SoonerScoop YouTube Breakdown: Jeff Lebby out, now what?
OU offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby is out, and SoonerScoop is here to break it all down.
Lebby accepted the Mississippi State head coaching position Sunday afternoon, leaving a hole for Oklahoma at the offensive coordinator spot.
One massive believer in Lebby? Sooners quarterback Dillon Gabriel.
“I’ve always believed in him. I know as coaches, they journey and wanting to be a head coach is something that I think he’s always wanted to be, as well as a bunch of coaches on our staff,” said Gabriel after Friday’s game. “But just the growth I’ve seen him make since my freshman year to now, same he’s seen with me. It’s crazy what two, three years can do.
“He’s very special offensively, what he does, which he’s grown in that way too, but just the man he is. I think he’s learned a bunch. I played today for a big reason for him and being able to do it again together so if that doesn’t speak enough of being able to suit up and run through a brick wall for that guy, shoot, then I don’t know what does.
SoonerScoop’s Josh McCuistion, Eddie Radosevich and George Stoia held an Instant SoonerScoop YouTube Livestream Sunday evening to sum it all up and look ahead to where OU goes from here.
Livestream Quotables
“I really didn’t. I didn’t think Mississippi State was going to go in that direction. I’m happy for Jeff.” – Radosevich
“They’re going to need to answer some questions.” – McCuistion with offensive recruits
“I expect Jackson (Arnold) to be the quarterback at Oklahoma next year.” – Stoia
“Don’t think there will be a ton of movement there.” – Stoia about OU position coaches going with Lebby
“I don’t see anybody on that staff where you say, OK, that is absolutely the case.” – McCuistion about position coaches leaving with Lebby
“I wouldn’t be shocked if OU loses no one from their offensive staff.” – Stoia
“He is one of the hottest names in all of college football right now.” – Stoia on Liberty’s Willy Korn
“There’s no doubt for me, Ryan Grubb at Washington.” – McCuistion on dream candidate
“I don’t think that’s an option (Cale Gundy).” – Stoia
“Who coaches in the bowl game?” – Radosevich
“This is going to be a very attractive job. This is going to be a massive hire for Brent Venables… Brent has to hit this out of the park. I think he will… They have a list.” – Stoia
“There’s nobody that sends out a real red flag to me.” – McCuistion on the offensive recruits potentially decommitting
“You come to Oklahoma and be an offensive coordinator and do a good job… you’re probably going to become a head coach.” – Stoia
All that and a whole lot more in the Instant SoonerScoop YouTube Breakdown.
