Overview
- Multiple sports outlets reported on Monday that Jason Witten will be promoted from Oklahoma’s tight ends coach to the team’s offensive play-caller.
- The reported change follows the Sooners’ firing of offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle after a 42-25 loss to South Carolina.
- Witten is in his first season of college coaching at Oklahoma and was hired as the tight ends coach this year.
- Play-calling duties give Witten direct control of in-game offensive decisions and the role could be interim while the program evaluates results.
- The move is being framed as a major step in Witten’s coaching progression and could affect his longer-term prospects for NFL opportunities, though the university has not yet issued a formal announcement.