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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff Writer
The Oklahoma Sooners have fired offensive coordinator Seth Littrell, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday amid multiple media reports.
Oklahoma is moving on from the first-year play-caller one day after the offense sputtered again in a 35-9 home loss to South Carolina on Saturday afternoon.
Co-offensive coordinator Joe Jon Finley will take over play-calling duties while analyst Kevin Johns, the former Duke offensive coordinator, has been promoted to the role of quarterbacks coach, sources confirmed to ESPN.
The unranked Sooners, who are 1-3 in their SEC debut, head to Ole Miss in Week 9 ranked 128th nationally in total offense and 107th in scoring. They have 11 turnovers in seven games.
Littrell was set to earn $1.1 million in his first season in charge of Oklahoma’s offense in a contract that was set to run through the end of the 2026 season. He assumed the OC role in December 2023 following Jeff Lebby’s departure for Mississippi State.
Ball security was a factor when Oklahoma benched quarterback Jackson Arnold in favor of freshman Michael Hawkins Jr. in Week 4. The Sooners turned back to Arnold on Saturday after Hawkins committed three first-quarter turnovers, and Arnold remained under center for the remainder of Oklahoma’s largest home loss since 2016.
Including the 34-3 loss to Texas on Oct. 12, it is the first time that Oklahoma had been held below 10 points in consecutive games since 1998.