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Brent Venables explains why LaMar Morgan beat out 10+ candidates for OU job

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Michigan Wolverines football defensive backs coach LaMar Morgan was previously at Louisiana before joining the U-M staff in 2024. (Photo by Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK)
Michigan Wolverines football defensive backs coach LaMar Morgan was previously at Louisiana before joining the U-M staff in 2024. (Photo by Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK)

OU coach Brent Venables had a long list of candidates to replace cornerbacks coach Jay Valai.  Valai left the Sooners in February for a co-defensive coordinator position with the Buffalo Bills, leaving Venables with a big void to fill. Venables interviewed over 10 candidates, including a couple of in-house candidates, before landing on former Michigan defensive backs coach LaMar Morgan.

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