Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables is getting paid a ton of money.
According to Ryan Aber, Venables contract with the Sooners is for six years, and his average annual salary is $7.25 million. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
That means Venables deal is worth at least $43.5 million.
#Sooners Brent Venables contract is one of the highest for a first-time head coach. After reviewing the document a bit more, the average annual value will be $7.25 million on the six-year deal, beginning at $7 million annually
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) December 10, 2021
That is a whole lot of money for a guy who has never been the head coach in a college game during his entire career.
Venables had been widely-viewed as the best assistant in the country when he was Dabo Swinney’s DC at Clemson, and he passed on several other opportunities.
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Clearly, he was waiting for the right opportunity and the right paycheck. I think it’s safe to say being paid north of $40 million on your first head coaching deal is the definition of a great opportunity.
That’s the kind of cash only the best coaches usually make, and it never comes on their first head coaching deal.
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Now, he has to go out and prove he’s worth it. Something tells me he’s going to get the job done.