Former Tennessee standout Jason Witten is getting a bigger job at Oklahoma.
The Sooners have elevated Witten to interim offensive coordinator, and he’ll take over play-calling duties, according to the Oklahoman. The move comes after Oklahoma fired offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle on Nov. 2 amid the team’s offensive issues.
Witten had been on Oklahoma’s staff as tight ends coach after joining following the end of the 2025 season. Now he steps into the spotlight for a Sooners offense that has struggled to find consistency. Oklahoma is 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the SEC, and its 22 points per game ranks as the second-worst scoring offense in the league.
His first game calling plays will come against Florida on Nov. 7. Oklahoma does not face Tennessee this season.
Witten’s path to this point has been a winding one. Before landing in Norman, he coached high school football at Liberty Christian in Texas.
Long before that, he built a decorated football résumé as a third-round NFL draft pick who spent 16 of his 17 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. Over that stretch, he made 11 Pro Bowl teams and earned two First-Team All-Pro selections.
He also left a lasting mark at Tennessee, where he played from 2000-02 before heading to the NFL after his junior year. In Knoxville, Witten finished with 797 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 68 catches. He played his high school football in Tennessee at Elizabethton.
Oklahoma’s passing game has leaned on senior tight end Rocky Beers, who is the team’s second-leading receiver with 446 yards and leads the Sooners with four receiving touchdowns.
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