At Oklahoma – before Saturday’s latest embarrassment, anyway – they’d blame the injuries in the wide receiver room, USA TODAY Sports columnist Dan Wolken writes. They’d talk about how well recruiting has gone this year. They’d point out all the little problems that weren’t Brent Venables’ fault in his first couple years on the job and how he was still the right guy to fix them as the Sooners transition to the Southeastern Conference. It's why Oklahoma, for some reason, gave Venables a new contract with a $44.8 million buyout after last season even though it’s hard to imagine any scenario in which he’d have left Norman or even been a legitimate candidate for any other job. It’s why the Sooners went all-in: They believed they had the right guy to lead their program into the toughest neighborhood in college football. How’s that going now? More on Venables and the Oklahoma football program at the link in our bio. #BrentVenables #Oklahoma #collegefootball