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It's not every day that hiring a position coach creates national headlines but that's what Oklahoma football was able to accomplish in hiring Jason

Jason Witten, an Elizabethton alum and former Tennessee Volunteer and Dallas Cowboy, watches from the sidelines during the TSSAA Class 4A BlueCross Bowl football game between Tullahoma and Elizabethton held at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021.



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Sunday afternoon Oklahoma football landed its first commitment of the 2026 transfer portal window with Florida tight end Hayden Hansen picking the

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Some names that we have heard early on as Oklahoma looks to replace Sooners alumni and now former tight end coach Joe Jon Finley. As with the names

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Oklahoma tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley isn't expected to be retained by the program in 2026, sources confirm to OUInsider.com.  Finley, 40, just

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Sources: Finley not expected to return to Oklahoma staff in 2026

OU is expected to fire tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley, sources tell SoonerScoop.com.   Finley has been the tight ends coach since 2021 and was

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Sources: OU expected to fire tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley

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Sources: OU expected to fire tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley

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