The Sooners’ trouncing of the Crimson Tide might not be the best win of Brent Venables’ OU football coaching tenure, but none have been more timely.

I wrote last week about why Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables deserved some grace. With everything going on in his personal life, the fact that the Sooners fought as hard as they did in every single game was a testament to the players' belief in Venables.