{
  "id": 11078616,
  "title": "Oklahoma HC Brent Venables discusses Sooners quarterback situation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/oklahoma-hc-brent-venables-discusses-sooners-quarterback-situation",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T01:39:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/oklahoma-hc-brent-venables-discusses-013930628.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables has shed light on the team's quarterback situation ahead of their Cotton Bowl matchup against Texas. In practice, Whitt Newbauer and Bowe Bentley have been taking a significant number of reps, with Newbauer receiving the majority. However, Venables confirmed that John is the starting quarterback for the upcoming game. The decision to keep John in the starting position came after an impressive performance in the second half of their loss to Georgia, where he completed over 75% of his passes. Despite some struggles, John remains ninth in the SEC in passing yards and tied for fourth in passing touchdowns. The team's choice to stick with John for now reflects their belief in his abilities to turn the Oklahoma offense around against Texas, a team that has been struggling offensively this season.",
  "summary": "After Oklahoma's practice on Wednesday, Brent Venables spoke to the media about the Sooners quarterback situation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Paul Finebaum on Brent Venables: 'You're stuck with him'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/paul-finebaum-on-brent-venables-youre-stuck-with-him",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:00:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}