Sources: OU to turn to Littrell, Finley for OC task

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

• Senior Citizen WriterNov 28, 2023, 07:59 PM ET Close College football reporter.
• Signed up with ESPN.com in 2008.
• Graduate of Northwestern University.Oklahoma is anticipated to promote expert

Seth Littrell, the former head coach at North Texas, and tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley to act as co-offensive coordinators, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.An official statement could come as quickly as Wednesday.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Littrell, who played fullback on Oklahoma’s 2000 national title group, likely would take the lead planner

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Sooners change Jeff Lebby, who delegated end up being Mississippi State’s head coach previously this week. The 45-year-old Littrell signed up with coach Brent Venables’staff this season after seven years at North Texas, where he went 44-44 with five bowl appearances. Before landing the North Texas task, Littrell developed his reputation as a gifted offending playcaller at North Carolina, Indiana and Arizona.Finley, a former Sooners tight end who hung around with three NFL teams, has actually been at his alma mater since 2021. He’s the group’s associate head coach for offense in addition

to dealing with the tight ends and H-backs. Finley worked with Lebby at Ole Miss in 2020, and also coached tight ends at Texas A&M in 2019. Oklahoma’s offense enhanced substantially this season, increasing to No. 3 nationally in scoring (43.2 points per game )and No. 6 in passing(321.8 lawns per game ).

SoonerScoop.com first reported Oklahoma’s anticipated promos of Littrell and Finley.