Brent Venables has placed his future in Arbuckle’s hands, with no runway to learn the SEC ropes. Arbuckle’s offense has to succeed and quick, else every OU coaching job will come open.

Brent Venables and the Sooners hired Arbuckle from Washington State, where the Cougars put up big numbers over the last two seasons.

Washington State’s Ben Arbuckle will be Oklahoma’s next offensive coordinator, sources tell SoonerScoop.com. Pete Thamel of ESPN reported the news first. It’s a three-year deal for Arbuckle. The Sooners have been searching for their next offensive coordinator since firing Seth Littrell on Oct.