Sources: Sooners set to add Witten as TE coach

Key Highlights

• News of Witten's expected hiring was first reported by CBS Sports. Witten's arrival comes in the wake of Oklahoma's first College Football Playoff since 2019 this past fall.
• In addition to bringing instant NFL credibility to Venables' staff and the Sooners' presence on the recruiting trail, the move also reunites Witten with former Cowboys teammate DeMarco Murray, who has served as the Sooners' running backs coach since 2020. Witten spent all but one of his 17 NFL seasons in Dallas, earning first-team All-Pro honors in 2007 and 2010.
• He closed his career in 2020 trailing only Tony Gonzalez in the NFL's all-time record book for career receptions (1,228) and receiving yards (13,046) by a tight end.
• In 2012, Witten was honored as the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. Witten has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas.
• He helped guide the program to back-to-back state championships in 2023 and 2024 before leading Liberty Christian back to the state title game in 2025.