By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Oklahoma is targeting Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables to be its new head coach. 

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because it deal was not done. The person said an agreement could be reached later Sunday. 

Venables, a Salina South High School alum, would replace Lincoln Riley, who left last week to take over at USC. Venables was Oklahoma's co-defensive coordinator from 1999 to 2003 and defensive coordinator from 2004 to 2011. He was there when the Sooners won the 2000 national title.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/12/1638745671543.jpeg" alt="Salina South alum Brent Venables. Photo by&nbsp;TigerNet.com, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>,&nbsp;via Wikimedia Commons" />
 <figcaption>Salina South alum Brent Venables. Photo by&nbsp;TigerNet.com, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>,&nbsp;via Wikimedia Commons</figcaption>
 </figure>By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterA person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Oklahoma is targeting Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables to be its new head coach. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because it deal was not done. The person said an agreement could be reached later Sunday. Venables, a Salina South High School alum, would replace Lincoln Riley, who left last week to take over at USC. Venables was Oklahoma's co-defensive coordinator from 1999 to 2003 and defensive coordinator from 2004 to 2011. He was there when the Sooners won the 2000 national title.

AP source: Oklahoma targeting Clemson's Venables as coach