Overview
- Coach Brent Venables announced Monday that he relieved Ben Arbuckle as offensive coordinator and named tight ends coach Jason Witten the interim play-caller.
- Oklahoma plans to start quarterback John Mateer despite lingering questions about the position after the coordinator change.
- Florida will start Tramell Jones Jr. at quarterback after he took most first-team repetitions in practice this week.
- Saturday’s game is the programs’ first on-campus meeting in Gainesville, will air on the SEC Network, and BetMGM listed Florida as about a six-point favorite.
- With Oklahoma 4-4 and Florida 5-3 the result directly affects bowl eligibility and late-season momentum and could shape Oklahoma’s coaching decisions next week.