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Oklahoma's Ted Roof out after 2 seasons as defensive coordinator

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Ted Roof is out as Oklahoma's defensive coordinator after two seasons.

Roof, 60, joined coach Brent Venables' staff in 2022 after working alongside him at Clemson in 2021. Oklahoma tied for 46th nationally in points allowed this past season at 23.5 points per game, a significant improvement from 2022, when the Sooners finished 90th at 30 per game and lost seven games.

The Sooners' defense ranks in the top 10 nationally in interceptions and other categories and produced two first-team All-Big 12 performers in safety Billy Bowman Jr.