Brent Venables the head coach of Oklahoma Sooners has been arrested for assaulting his wife over a statement she made about firing a divorce and this led the angry coach to attack and assault the helpless woman who is affected by cancer.
Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables was apprehended following an alleged assault on his wife. Reports suggest the altercation stemmed from a disagreement over divorce proceedings, during which Venables purportedly became enraged and physically assaulted his wife, who is reportedly battling cancer.
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The offseason has been good to the Venables family, and it has nothing to do with football.
Julie Venables, the wife of Oklahoma coach Brent Venables, has been declared cancer-free after previously being diagnosed with breast cancer last June. Julie Venables shared the news of her clean bill of health this week with The Oklahoman while her and Brent Venables watched their daughter Laney compete in the Class 3A girls state quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Brent Venables expounded on the good news Wednesday during a pre-spring press conference at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The third-year Sooners coach said they received the news of Julie being declared cancer-free “several weeks ago.”
According to The Oklahoman, Julie said she is still undergoing routine blood screenings but has otherwise been given a clean bill of health following a nine-month battle with the disease. After receiving the initial diagnosis last summer, Julie underwent surgery at the end of July to try to remove the tumors and had another extensive procedure completed in early November.
Throughout Julie’s bout with cancer, Venables has expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support from Oklahoma fans. A contingent of Sooners fans wore pink in support of the Venables during Oklahoma’s season-opening win against Arkansas State back in September. The Sooners’ coaching staff also wore pink shirts on the sideline during the team’s late-October win against UCF during Breast Cancer Awareness month.
— Adepoju Adebawore doesn’t have to look far for inspiration or even just advice. All he has to do is call up his older brother, Adetomiwa, a defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts.
That’s what Adebawore did this offseason, coming off his freshman year at Oklahoma, when he played in all 13 games and showed flashes of his five-star potential. Adebawore had his opportunities in Year 1, but he wanted to do more; he knew he was not only capable of more but needed to build off his performance as a freshman after arriving as the Sooners’ highest-rated defensive signee since DeMarcus Granger in 2005
The message from Adetomiwa was both clear and resonant, noy only because it was coming from big brother, but because the elder Adebawore had been in those shoes before. He was a three-year starter at Northwestern and twice earned All-Big Ten honors before being selected in the fourth round of last year’s NFL Draft.
“Keep on working,” Adebawore recalled his brother telling him. “You got to want it. It’s not going to be given to you. Prepare like you are already a pro… Just be consistent, and try to soak up knowledge of the game, whether you are meeting with coach or going through your notes on your own time. Just be hungry.”
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Adebawore took the advice to heart, and he has taken that last piece — “just be hungry” — quite literally this offseason as he has worked to bulk up from the 240 pounds he was listed at as a freshman last season. Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said midway through spring practice that Adebawore is floating around 250 pounds on his 6-foot-4 frame, while Adebawore said Friday he’s currently sitting at 248 pounds and is trying to add to his impressive frame to become a more imposing presence off the edge.
The goal, he said is to get up to at least 255 or 260 pounds heading into the season. It’s a considerable gain in weight from season to season, and it has been — and remains — a process for Adebawore as he works to develop his five-star frame.
“Just eating, constant eating, nonstop,” he said. “It’s got to be a mindset. You have to treat it like you’re lifting, the way you attack football or the way you attack the weight room. You got to attack food the exact same way.”It has required a diet that’s heavy on protein and carbohydrates while sticking to the standard three-meals-a-day approach—plus snacks to fuel up between meals: protein shakes, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and the like. Even before bed, he makes sure to eat something.
“I should never be hungry,” Adebawore said.
Adding the weight hasn’t been too difficult; sustaining it is something else, as Adebawore noted that his weight fluctuates a lot due to his metabolism. But he’s comfortable both on and off the field with the weight he has put on, and he knows it’s a necessary step in his development, especially as Oklahoma moves to the SEC this season. With an added emphasis on line-of-scrimmage play in that conference, Adebawore cited the need to be more “heavy-handed” as a pass-rusher going into this season.
“They are going to feel it; offenses are going to feel it whenever I strike,” Adebawore said. “It’s not going to be easy for them.”
As Adebawore adjusts to his added bulk — while still working to pack on additional pounds before the season opener against Temple on Aug. 30 — he hopes that, paired with continued development of his pass-rushing technique, translates on the field this year. As a freshman, Adebawore played 184 defensive snaps across 13 games. He was particularly impressive early in the season, but his playing time dipped after the bye week, and he finished the year with six total tackles, half of which went for a loss, including 1.5 sacks and 13 total pressures.
“I just go to really know my techniques better, know my job better and be more solid there going into this next year,” Adebawore said. “That’s one thing I’m going to work on every day. Again, gaining weight and just learning that it’s a different type of game in college.”
His expectation this fall is to see the field more consistently (he had just four games last season of at least 20 snaps) and become a more effective pass rusher that Venables, defensive ends coach Miguel Chavis and defensive coordinator Zac Alley can rely upon.
Oklahoma’s pass-rushing production was down in 2023, with the Sooners totaling just 24 sacks (they had 28 in Venables’ first season); part of that was due to how teams schemed OU offensively, with quick-strike passes and max-protection sets. Still, there was room for improvement for the Sooners on that front, and Adebawore believes he can be a difference maker off the edge in a room that includes Ethan Downs, R Mason Thomas, Trace Ford and Miami (Ohio) transfer Caiden Woullard, among others.
“He’s been looking freakish,” Thomas said. “He’s bigger now, some Myles Garrett-type. He’s going to have a big season.”
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