Oklahoma Head Coach Brent Venables on Jackson Arnold's Transfer to Auburn Tigers

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The Auburn Tigers and Oklahoma Sooners face off in Norman this season, and former Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold is likely to be leading the Tigers.

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00:00Yeah, I love Jackson, love his family, Sharon and Todd.

00:03They're amazing people.

00:05I hate that, you know, what happened, we wanted to keep him.

00:08We tried to keep him, but I think he just needed a fresh start.

00:11I don't want to speak for him, but he was wonderful.

00:15Never once was I disappointed in him.

00:19He handled one of the toughest moments of his athletic life in an amazing first-class way.

00:26And so, and I know this without reservation, he's going to play this game a long time at a really high level.

00:34And unfortunately for him, you know, we, everything around him wasn't helping him, you know, be successful.

00:43So he had no chance in some ways under the circumstances and dealt a really bad hand.

00:49But advantages, disadvantages, he'll be a different player.

00:54Circumstance, there'd be nothing the same.

00:56The only good thing for us is it's in Norman, but they are a very talented football team.

01:01Hugh Freeze is one of the best coaches in college football.

01:04He's a wonderful offensive coordinator, and he'll put him in position to be successful.

01:10And they've got tremendous football players on both sides of the ball.

01:14And they've got a great staff, an elite staff.

01:15They've got a great staff.

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