USC fans have taken an interest in the coaching career of Brent Venables, since he is Lincoln Riley’s replacement at Oklahoma. One can easily imagine what Trojan fans are thinking and feeling after Venables’ ship crashed upon the rocks of difficulty in Year 1 at OU.
We want to be fair to Venables. He doesn’t have his starting quarterback. He shouldn’t be unfairly or excessively judged at Oklahoma. We need to wait until he gets his recruits into the program. He could still be good, but he obviously needs to make the kinds of adjustments Lincoln Riley has made at USC. You can read our piece and get more details on Venables’ situation.
Meanwhile, another coach in his first year at a big-name program is struggling. What’s going on with Mario Cristobal at Miami? Let’s take a look: