WATCH: New Oklahoma OC Ben Arbuckle Interviews

The Sooners' new offensive coordinator has given plenty of interviews over the last two years; here are some of the more revealing ones.
Ben Arbuckle at Washington State
Ben Arbuckle at Washington State / Screenshot via WSU YouTube
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Watching a college football coach interact with the media to discuss the game, talk about his players, support his staff mates and reveal things about himself can help fans of the sport get to know the men hired to coach their team.

Oklahoma fans will get to know a little about their new offensive coordinator soon enough. Ben Arbuckle’s hire on Monday will likely be celebrated by head coach Brent Venables, who should be eager to let fans meet — at least virtually — Arbuckle.

Meanwhile there are already plenty of videos on YouTube where  Arbuckle can be seen and heard talking football at his previous stops. Sooners On SI has curated the following collection for Sooner Nation to get a sneak peek at their new play caller:

Here’s a one-on-one from September with Arbuckle on “Cougs Corner” telling a little bit about his own story before talking about the Boise State game and more.

Here’s Arbuckle at Washington State talking about spring football — including the quarterback battle — back on April 9, 2024: 

Here’s Arbuckle giving a midweek outdoor press conference in October 2023 before the Cougars played UCLA, talking about the “fourth down book,” what makes former WSU QB Cam Ward so special and more.

At Western Kentucky in March 2022, Arbuckle met with media after a spring practice to talk about the state of the offense, how much fun the start of his career has been and how he’s worked well with the rest of the staff.

Here’s Arbuckle at WKU in October 2022 talking midweek after a loss and talking about the framework of the offense and how the coaches try to make sure certain players get the football.

Here’s Arbuckle at WKU in November 2022 talking about a loss to Auburn, describing how he could have been better, going into details about pitch concepts scheming to get the ball to tight ends and preparing to play against Florida Atlantic.

Here’s Arbuckle in July 2022 at WKU Media Day talking about handling pressure, the Hilltoppers’ quarterback battle and what he thinks about how each position coach made his room better.


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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.