CLEMSON -- Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables is headed back to Oklahoma, this time as its next head football coach, Tigerillustrated.com has confirmed tonight.

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STATEMENT FROM BRENT VENABLES: "This is an incredibly special opportunity. Julie and I and our family are extremely grateful for the belief in us — and certainly in me — to be the next head coach at Oklahoma, one of the winningest and most tradition-rich programs in college football history.

"Our memories from Norman, where all four of our children were born, have been nothing but great. We're looking forward to making another decade-plus of incredible memories as we transition to a new era of Oklahoma football, especially with the opportunity and the challenge to join the SEC, the premier conference in all of college football. Joe Castiglione, President Harroz and the Board of Regents have given us incredible support that equals the best of the best in our sport.

"There's no question we are equipped to compete at the very highest level and attract the best players from across the country. The OU logo has never been stronger."

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Tigerillustrated.com will have more on this story later.

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