Eli Lederman, ESPN Employees Author
The Oklahoma Sooners have fired offensive coordinator Seth Littrell, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday amid a number of media studies.
Oklahoma is transferring on from the first-year play-caller at some point after the offense sputtered once more in a 35-9 dwelling loss to South Carolina on Saturday afternoon.
Co-offensive coordinator Joe Jon Finley will take over play-calling duties whereas analyst Kevin Johns, the previous Duke offensive coordinator, has been promoted to the function of quarterbacks coach, sources confirmed to ESPN.
The unranked Sooners, who’re 1-3 of their SEC debut, head to Ole Miss in Week 9 ranked 128th nationally in whole offense and 107th in scoring. They’ve 11 turnovers in seven video games.
Littrell was set to earn $1.1 million in his first season accountable for Oklahoma’s offense in a contract that was set to run via the top of the 2026 season. He assumed the OC function in December 2023 following Jeff Lebby’s departure for Mississippi State.
Ball safety was an element when Oklahoma benched quarterback Jackson Arnold in favor of freshman Michael Hawkins Jr. in Week 4. The Sooners turned again to Arnold on Saturday after Hawkins dedicated three first-quarter turnovers, and Arnold remained beneath middle for the rest of Oklahoma’s largest dwelling loss since 2016.
Together with the 34-3 loss to Texas on Oct. 12, it’s the first time that Oklahoma had been held beneath 10 factors in consecutive video games since 1998.
