Brent Venables 'not talking about' potential OU football staff changes following SC loss

NORMAN — Brent Venables isn't ready to talk about potential staff changes following Oklahoma football's42-25 loss to South Carolina.The Sooners' offense entered Saturday ranked 114th nationally but had shown incremental improvement the last few weeks. But at halftime, OU had been outgained by the Gamecocks 307-71."Yeah, I'm not talking about anything like that," Venables said when asked directly if he planned on making staff changes. Offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle was under fire Saturday in the first half when loud chants of "fire Arbuckle" rang throughout Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.More: Five OU football takeaways after ugly outing for Ben Arbuckle, Sooners vs South CarolinaArbuckle was asked after the game why he believes he should continue as OC."Because I believe in what this place is," Arbuckle said. "I believe in these players. I love these players. I love this university. I love the standards and expectations that this place has. I love that they want a really good product. I want a really good product, and I'm going to strive relentlessly to deliver that."Arbuckle is Venables' third offensive coordinator with the Sooners. Jeff Lebby left for the Mississippi State head coaching job and Seth Littrell was fired after seven games in 2024.OU travels to face Florida at Ben Griffin Hill Stadium next Saturday in Gainesville."We got better the last three weeks going into this game," Venables said, "so I do believe we can."Colton Sulley covers the Oklahoma Sooners for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Colton? He can be reached at csulley@oklahoman.com or on X/Twitter at @colton_sulley. Support Colton's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing adigital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Brent Venables 'not talking about' potential OU football staff changes following SC loss