{"id":11184,"date":"2024-10-21T09:27:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T14:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=11184"},"modified":"2024-10-21T09:28:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T14:28:07","slug":"littrell-is-the-first-scapegoat-for-ous-offensive-woes-first-of-many","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=11184","title":{"rendered":"Littrell is the first scapegoat for OU&#8217;s offensive woes&#8230;&#8230;.first of many&#8230;&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #991111;\"><em><strong>SETH LITTRELL GONE\u2026..JOE JOHN FINLEY NEW PLAY CALLER<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #991111;\"><em><strong>Oklahoma fired offensive coordinator Seth Littrell Sunday.\u00a0 The Sooners suffered their third loss Saturday, a 35-9 beatdown to the Gamecocks of South Carolina on Owen Field.\u00a0 It was the third loss for OU and the second game in\u00a0 a row that the offense was shut down by a SEC defense.\u00a0 In the loss, OU fell behind 21-0 in the first six and one half minutes and that was all she wrote in this one.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #991111;\"><em><strong>While Littrell becomes the first scapegoat for head coach Brent Venables for the Sooners atrocious offense in 2024, it will not be the last.\u00a0 No mind that OU has an extremely impotent offensive line, a major injury bug that has sidelined the starting and second team wide receivers, and starting\u00a0 quarterbacks that lack experience at this level of college football.\u00a0 I really wonder if it is Coach Littrell\u2019s fault for the lack of production.\u00a0 \u00a0Joe John Finley takes over for Littrell as the play caller for OU come Saturday against Ole Miss.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #991111;\"><em><strong>Venables comments on the situation:\u00a0 \u201cSeth is an all-time great Sooner. He has a deep love for this university and football program and has poured his heart and soul into both. Despite that, our performance as an offense this season has <a style=\"color: #991111;\" href=\"https:\/\/mikefarrellsports.com\/news\/seth-littrell-and-the-oklahoma-sooners-offense-face-an-uphill-battle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">not at all lived up to the OU standard<\/a>\u00a0and I felt a change was necessary now.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #991111;\"><em><strong>A great read on the whole situation can be found here:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/sports\/other\/firing-seth-littrell-adds-to-brent-venables-perfect-storm-at-oklahoma\/ar-AA1sEzUf?ocid=socialshare&pc=LCTS&cvid=cf360648d9954ca28ca499bcc5d8b559&ei=7<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_11184\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"11184\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg 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