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Report: Roy Manning no Longer Listed Amongst Oklahoma's Coaching Staff

Cornerbacks coach Roy Manning no longer appears to be on OU's staff after potentially recruiting for the Sooners and USC this week.

Ryan Chapman

Report: Roy Manning no Longer Listed Amongst Oklahoma's Coaching Staff
Report: Roy Manning no Longer Listed Amongst Oklahoma's Coaching Staff /

Another coaching decision appears to have been made regarding Oklahoma’s remaining assistant coaches.

The Athletic’s Jason Kersey reported that maligned cornerbacks coach Roy Manning is no longer listed amongst OU’s assistant coaches.

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Manning found himself at the center of controversy earlier this week, as he was allegedly out on the recruiting trail with Oklahoma’s interim coach, Bob Stoops, trying to maintain the commitments in OU’s 2022 class, while also potentially recruiting for Lincoln Riley’s USC Trojans.

The removal of Manning from Oklahoma’s staff would close the book on one of the more bizarre recruiting stories this season, an unintended consequence of the blindside move Riley pulled on the Sooners last Sunday.

Assistants Cale Gundy, Bill Bedenbaugh, Calvin Thibodeuax, Brian Odom, Jamar Cain, DeMarco Murray and Joe Jon Finley remain listed as staff members in OU’s online directory, and their futures will be decided in the near future.

Oklahoma is reportedly closing in on hiring former OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables as their next head coach, and he’ll want to fill out his staff as quickly as possible with National Signing Day approaching on Dec. 15. 

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Ryan Chapman
RYAN CHAPMAN

Ryan is deputy editor at AllSooners and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City. Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more. Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com. Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK. 

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