The 2000 team claimed OUs first Big 12 title and its 37th conference title overall by beating Kansas State in the Big 12 conference championship game. Do you have a sports website? Dec 9, Oklahoma (6-1) Win vs. North Texas, 100-72, 8. Join our linker program. He hired Steve Spurrier Jr. to help spread some of his dads offensive genius and swagger. Oklahoma's Calvin Thibodeaux, defensive line coach, watches from the sideline during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the West Virginia. He worked for the program for four years. Source: Calvin Thibodeaux will be the new defensive line coach at SMU. He comes to the Sooners from Kansas State, where he was an assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator. Its a nice little goal-line play for man coverage, its a nice little fourth-down play if theyre in man coverage. Valai is a Euless native who was All-District at Colleyville Heritage. Mike Stoops, Hayes and Shipp were all 37. Wilkinson, Switzer, and Stoops have each received National Coach of the Year honors from at least one organization. Heupel then got into coaching, first at Oklahoma as a graduate assistant, then at Arizona as a tight ends coach. He then got a 12-yard pass interference call to the K-State 39. Roof will also serve as the Sooners linebackers coach in the wake of Odoms departure for USC. This upstart, undefeated, rag-tag bunch, dusting off a page from Barry Switzers wishbone days with a passing quarterback and a spritely running back? Gundys long-standing connection to the program, and his relationship with head coach Brent Venables and new offensive coordinator Jeffy Lebby would seem to indicate hell still have a role on this staff, but it remains to be seen in what capacity. It was a guessing game and we didnt guess correctly., That was just some Oklahoma football of old, Bob Stoops said at the time. Other Assistant Coaches: Bob Diaco (OLB Coach) Shane Beamer (AHC/TE/HB Coach) Kerry Cooks (Ast D-Cord/DB Coach) Jay Boulware (ST Cord./RB Coach) Tim Kish (ILB Coach) Dennis Simmons (OWR Coach) Calvin Thibodeaux (DL Coach) Bennie Wylie (Dir of Sports Performance) Clarke Stroud (Dir of Operations) After Cale Gundy's resignation in the summer, the Sooners promoted L'Damian Washington to interim wide receivers coach. He started his coaching career at his high school alma mater in 1981 and coached at high schools and small colleges in Ohio and Pennsylvania before Snyder hired him at K-State in 1991. That was, I thought, really key when Bob put the staff together, Long said. Bill Bedenbaugh. But two former prominent Sooners are defending the staff and calling out the players. There can only be one chief. Mangino was the offensive coordinator and called the plays, but he let Long coordinate the passing game, and long had significant input on the play structure. Defensive Ends. Do you have a blog? But Lebby never tapped the brakes on his offensive tempo, and Oklahoma let its in-state rival back into the game with poor clock management. He lasted just three seasons in the league, before having a brief career in the CFL. In these cases, the average was taken. He played defensive back and was a captain at UCLA before moving on to finish his career at New Mexico State. Todd Bates is expected to be named co-defensive coordinator in addition to his role as defensive tackles coach. R.J. Coyle, Digital sports producer. Sep 6, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Mississippi Rebels offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby talks to the crowd after a victory against the Louisville Cardinals in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Brent Venables indicated in his introductory press conference that he intends to hire a defensive coordinator. Were not running any of those. Venables, 28, is married to the former Julie Ann Fisher. Lebby also has a history with Oklahoma he was recruited by OU as in offensive lineman in 2002 before eventually transitioning to a role as a student assistant. Finleys been out working the recruiting trail to affirm commitments of tight ends Kaden Helms and Jason Llewellyn. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Spurrier chimed in. You know, its one thing to preach it and say it, but theres a lot of guys on staffs that that look to elevate themselves. The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma. As a player, Roof was All-ACC in his senior season at Georgia Tech and had a brief career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bob Stoops, head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners from 1999 to 2016 and interim head coach in 2021. SJ.T. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. KSU's running game was 10th nationally and third in the Big 12 last year. The 26-year-old was a wide receiver at Duke University. Alex Grinch, Roy Manning, Dennis Simmons, and Jamar Cain joined Lincoln Riley at USC and there have been some hires as well. Most of the coaches OU retained from Rileys staff DeMarco Murray, Bill Bedenbaugh, Joe Jon Finley are on the offensive side. Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman. Oklahoma hired its No. Hes currently a security specialist at Yale Enforcement Services in Tampa. Previously they played computer animations I made for touchdowns. Big thanks to my guys for visiting me today! Roof brings a wealth of experience to the staff, a 35-year collegiate coaching vet who worked under Venables last year at Clemson as a defensive analyst. Dec 30 (Neutral), Oklahoma (11-1) Win vs. Southern Methodist, 79-78, 13. The Sooners finished the season 13-0, claiming Oklahoma's seventh national championship in football. He now resides in Norman, Okla., and works for Big Red Sports/Imports, which sells new and used cars. Its me, and I made up my mind at that spot that the way they were blitzing linebackers and safeties, if we could walk them off and get the back side on the option, we have a chance for a big play on it, and it turned out that way.. Oklahoma won 16-13. Rv Dealer ArizonaEasy living floor plan with two TV's. Used RV Listings Class A Class B & C Travel Trailer 5th Wheel Nelson RV is the family-owned Used RV dealer in Tucson you can trust. He is not a five-time NBA champion, to our knowledge. One of the things I did as a coordinator at Oklahoma is, I wanted to be a good listener in the staff room, Mangino said. Nov 18, Oklahoma (2-0) Win vs. La Salle, 89-72, 3. They were hungry. 3 (2020) and No. He was also the head coach at Pori, Finland (1989), in the European Football League and has been an assistant at College of the Desert and Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. OU was shut out for the first time since 1998, an unacceptable outcome in the Sooners biggest game of the year. The beauty of Mark was, he wanted me to call the plays but if it wasn't a stellar game, he would protect me in the media. https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/lists/oklahoma-sooners-football-coaching-staff-tracker/, Oklahoma Sooners officially announced that Brent Venables would be their 23rd head coach, broke Tuesday night that the hiring was a done deal, Oklahoma Sooners have announced the hiring of Ted Roof, Todd Bates is expected to be named co-defensive coordinator in addition to his role as defensive tackles coach, Clemson assistant Todd Bates as co-defensive coordinator and defensive tackles coach, defensive player development coach by Clemsons official website, Alabama assistant Jay Valai to coach the Sooners cornerbacks, the Sooners also may be adding Troy defensive coordinator and safeties coach Brandon Hall, Jerry Schmidt will be returning to the Oklahoma Sooners along with Russell Dennison, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. You know, and Bob needed that. He was defensive run coordinator last season, just as he is for the Sooners. Absolutely. RB Josh Norman: 34 catches for 518 yards (15.24) and 1 TD. He hired former Sooners Jackie Shipp from Alabama and Cale Gundy from UAB to remind everyone what OU football was supposed to look like. Feb 19 @ Missouri, Oklahoma (21-5) Win vs. Missouri, 63-61, 27. (It was 54.). Gundy, 50, the younger brother of Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy, played quarterback for the Sooners from 1990 to 1993, setting nearly every school record by the time he graduated. Now, keep in mind, Heupel was not an option quarterback. If the early returns from the recruiting services are any indication, Brent Venables and the rest of the Oklahoma Sooners coaching staff have assembled an impressive crop of signees in the. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. He has since played multiple stints with the now defunct Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz in the Arena Football League, and according to an article by NewsOK, he works for Farmers Insurance. There have already been some departures. The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 106th season of Sooner football. We checked our ego at the door we checked our personal ambitions at the door for the good of the team. Lebby seemed like the favorite to be named offensive coordinator from the moment Venables was hired. Chris Wilson, OU defensive ends coach. Josh Heupels option pitch to Quentin Griffin. That night in Kansas City, in the 12th game of the year, it all came together with one bold call. Bryant Crews. Bobs not only going to fire me, hes going to escort me out of town.. Klein has worked for the Cedar Creek Lumber Company since 2006 and is currently a sales manager. He has spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach to former OU offensive coordinator Watson Brown at Ala.-Birmingham. Lebby spent the last two seasons at Ole Miss where, similarly to Venables, his side of the ball ranked highly in several different categories. All rights reserved. Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman. 2000 Oklahoma Sooners Roster Previous Year Next Year Record: 13-0 (1st of 116) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 1st in the Final AP poll Conference: Big 12 (South Division) Conference Record: 8-0 Coach: Bob Stoops (13-0) Points For: 481 Points/G: 37.0 (9th of 116) Points Against: 194 More Team Info Oklahoma School History 2000 Oklahoma Statistics Oklahomas Calvin Thibodeaux, defensive line coach, watches from the sideline during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the West Virginia Mountaineers at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. Savage led the 2000 Sooners with 50 receptions and 621 yards, and finished his career with 1,931 yards and 13 touchdowns. He has spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach to former OU offensive coordinator Watson Brown at Ala.-Birmingham. He currently runs his own landscaping business in Franklin, Tennessee. Like Calvin Thibodeaux, Brian Odom played for Brent Venables and has only been on staff with the Sooners since 2019 coaching the inside linebackers. He works full time as a health/physical education teacher at Americus-Sumter High School after receiving his degree from Albany State University in 2013. This new Sooner squad, loaded with underrated but athletic receivers, triggered by a junior college left-hander who threw the ball over the yard, running the option in a key moment of a championship game? Dec 23, Oklahoma (9-1) Win vs. Arkansas, 88-79, 11. Had a great at-home visit with @OU_CoachB @DeMarcoMurray @OU_CoachGundy and coach Venables. Venables not only has put together an intriguing crop of transfers and had a solid December signing day since his arrival, hes also crafted a very stout coaching staff, many of whom, like Venables, come with a national championship pedigree from Clemson. The Wildcats have been among the country's best defenses under his direction. He's now at Medtronic as a regional business director. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. A running total of the number of coaches of the Sooners. The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 106th season of Sooner football. Beginning at the end of September, OU defeated #11 Texas (63-14), #2 Kansas State (41-31), and #1 Nebraska (31-14). He now owns Frank Romero Roofing in Oklahoma City. Read more about our data coverage. A week later, the Sooners then blew an early 24-6 lead against Texas Tech, and had to head to overtime. All rights reserved. The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma. Three OU players were named consensus All Americans after the 2000 season: linebacker Rocky Calmus, quarterback Josh Heupel, and free safety J. T. Thatcher. Nov 17, Oklahoma (1-0) Win vs. Alcorn State, 75-56, 2. Venables was 28, Spurrier was 27 and Gundy was 26. The team has had 23 head coaches since organized football began in 1895. He was signed by both the Dolphins and the Green Bay Packers, but never made a regular season roster. Jan 20 @ Kansas State, Oklahoma (13-4) Win vs. Kansas State, 64-63, 18. Another who migrated over from Clemson, Bates had spent the last five seasons under Venables coaching defensive lineman. January 10, 2023 1:06 pm CT. Oklahoma looks to have completed its search for a permanent wide receivers coach. 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