SoonerofAlabama
6/29/2011, 12:21 AM
Top 10 Big XII Defensive Position Coaches (http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2011/jun/26/they-have-added-stopping-power-big-12-has-plenty/?sports)
3. Brent Venables, Oklahoma linebackers: Each of Bob Stoops’ defensive assistants merits consideration on this list, notably longtime aides Bobby Jack Wright and Jackie Shipp. Venables gets the nod for his assembly-line consistency for developing star linebackers, Travis Lewis being the latest.
7. Willie Martinez, Oklahoma secondary: The former Georgia defensive coordinator found new life on Stoops’ OU staff, rebuilding a secondary that included All-American safety Quinton Carter, nickelback Tony Jefferson, the Big 12 defensive freshman of the year, cornerback Jamell Fleming, who led the league in passes defended, and up-and-coming corner Demontre Hurst.
3. Brent Venables, Oklahoma linebackers: Each of Bob Stoops’ defensive assistants merits consideration on this list, notably longtime aides Bobby Jack Wright and Jackie Shipp. Venables gets the nod for his assembly-line consistency for developing star linebackers, Travis Lewis being the latest.
7. Willie Martinez, Oklahoma secondary: The former Georgia defensive coordinator found new life on Stoops’ OU staff, rebuilding a secondary that included All-American safety Quinton Carter, nickelback Tony Jefferson, the Big 12 defensive freshman of the year, cornerback Jamell Fleming, who led the league in passes defended, and up-and-coming corner Demontre Hurst.