Brent Venables buyout

Updated December 1, 2026

Brent Venables buyout: $51,670,000 if fired Dec. 1, 2026. Then $41,670,000 if fired Dec. 1, 2027. That date is later than October 22, 2026, so it is not what a firing today would cost. A one-time cost if fired, not yearly pay.

Source: News 9 / KWTV (Oct. 16, 2026, 1:05 PM) — Dec. 1 buyout table from the released deal

Contract: News 9 / KWTV (Oct. 16, 2026, 1:05 PM) — Venables buyout table from the released deal · OU Daily (Joshua McDaniel, Oct. 16, 2026) — released documents; Dec. 1 figures · Tulsa World (Mason Young, Oct. 16, 2026) — $833,334 after the 2031 season, from the contract released through an open records request