WATCH: Oklahoma great Roy Williams uses video example to praise Brent Venables
Oklahoma Sooners legend Roy Williams rolled back the tape on Wednesday, sharing a clip of then-OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables coaching during a game versus Texas.
Although the video doesn’t have sound, you can see Venables passionately yelling at his defenders, including Williams.
“Coach Venables doesn’t play man. Doesn’t matter who you are, 1st string or 3rd string, he’s going to coach you hard,” Williams posted with some flexing emojis.
Joining the Sooners staff in 1999, Venables coached the former All-American and NFL safety for three seasons in Norman. Williams started for the 2000 team that went undefeated and in 2001, he won the Jim Thorpe award as the top safety in the nation. After the mentorship of Bob Stoops and Venables, he went No. 8 overall in the 2002 NFL Draft.
After finding so much success under the new Sooners head coach, it’s no surprise that Williams backs Venables all the way as he tries to recapture the Big 12 title.
Roy “Superman” Williams
Roy Williams earned the nickname Superman during his time with the Sooners. During a heated Red River Showdown rivalry game versus Texas, Williams made a play on defense that would become known as the Superman play.
With the Sooners leading 7-3 with just over two minutes in the game remaining, Texas took the field for a potential game-winning drive. Backed up against their own end zone on the three-yard line, Texas ran the first play of their drive and Williams made history.
Williams jumped at the snap. He blew by the offensive line and lept over a Texas running back before he could set his block. Texas quarterback Chris Simms had barely begun to drop into his passing motion before “Superman” dove into his blindside. He forced him to throw the ball forward awkwardly.
The errant throw landed directly in the hands of Williams’ teammate, Teddy Lehman, who caught it and walked it into the end zone himself. The play secured the win over their rival and became a legendary moment in the school’s history.