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Oklahoma ranked as a top 16 job by 247Sports

Oklahoma is ranked outside the top 10 in 247Sports best head coaching jobs rankings.

The [autotag]Oklahoma Sooners[/autotag] are one of the true “[autotag]Blue Bloods[/autotag]” in all of college football. The history of the program is only matched by a few.

It’s also one of the best jobs in the sport. One reason is because of its success. The proximity to Dallas-Fort Worth and Texas puts the Sooners in a prime recruiting area. With the Sooners about to move into the SEC, their profile and their recruiting stock is getting a bump as well.

One could argue that with Joe Castiglione at the helm, Oklahoma is one of the five best programs in the country.

The Sooners’ brand is one that carries a ton of weight as well. Despite everything that’s working in the Sooners’ favor, 247Sports‘ Brad Crawford ranked Oklahoma as the 11th-best job in the nation.

Oklahoma is one of the winningest programs of all-time and the Sooners have been elite in every decade — sans the 1990s — dating back to Barry Switzer’s incredible run of success. Bob Stoops’ tenure was remarkable leading the Big 12’s top program and the Sooners annually get their pick of the litter from the Midwest talent pool. They never have revenue issues from a strong contingent of supporters that sell out every home game. Oklahoma is one of the few programs that can legitimately sell ring-chasing aspirations to recruits. It’ll be interesting to see if Oklahoma remains a top job over the next decade or so in the SEC beginning in 2024. – Crawford, 247Sports

In no way should Oklahoma be outside of the top 10. The three teams ranked ahead of them on the list just aren’t better jobs.

One could argue that the Texas job isn’t even a top-five job with the enormous pressure from outside of the program placed on the head coach by fans and donors. Sure, the resources are there, but if you don’t win, there’s not a lot of patience in Austin.

As for the Sooners, they have a strong belief in Brent Venables as the head coach. He was at the top of President Joseph Harroz and Castiglione’s list when they began their coaching search back in 2021.

Hopefully, they won’t be looking for a new coach anytime soon, so how this job is considered in the nation’s eyes won’t matter. But if last time told us anything, there will be a line out the door of coaches wanting that job.

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