4.4 seconds flashed on a stopwatch and Brent Venables thought it was a mistake.
"Go run again!" said the 28-year-old linebacker coach at OU.
Moments before, Venables had told a high school senior from Fort Gibson if he ran a 4.6 in the 40-yard dash, he might offer him a scholarship.
Teddy Lehman ran once, then again, then again and then another time around. Time after time, the number was sub 4.4. Lehman was on the verge of getting his dream offer from OU.
After the entire staff was pulled to watch Lehman run, they were all in shock. The decision was easy. Lehman had the OU offer before he left camp that afternoon.
Lehman would go on to be one of the best linebackers in OU history, winning both the Butkus and Bednarik Awards, along with being a two-time All American.
Teddy Lehman days until kickoff in Norman.
Sources: Oklahoma and coach Brent Venables have agreed to a new 6-year contract that averages $10.5 million per year. It adds two years to the current deal and goes through 2031. Venables led Oklahoma to the College Football Playoff in 2025, OU’s first CFP since 2019.
1. Crowd pop. Oklahoma fans showed out again.
2. Still early, but this felt like THE moment. Best on best. And the kid from Fort Cobb does what he’s done all postseason.
What a moment for Jaxon Willits. #Sooners
BREAKING: Elite 2027 CB Gabriel Osborne Jr. has Committed to Oklahoma, he tells me for @Rivals
The 6’2 190 CB chose the Sooners over Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, & Miami
He’s ranked as a Top 30 Recruit in the 2027 Rivals300
“Mama, I’m Staying Home.”
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