The former Oklahoma offensive coordinator said he learned plenty from Brent Venables on how to get a program up and running.
, who is about to begin his first season as the head man at Mississippi State, got his first experience at the podium in Dallas.first hires at Oklahoma, and he got to experience the same situation with the Sooners firsthand.Not only was he excited to work under Venables, he got to see how the OU coach handled the change in job description from one of the nation’s top assistants to head coach and CEO of a program — the exact transition Lebby made this offseason.
“It was all about what's best for the program, it's all about what's best for the people inside our room, as consistent of a leader and a man as there is, I believe that, in all of college football. Indebted to him forever for giving me that.” But Venables’ philosophy on how to attack the transfer portal still rings true with Lebby as he pieced together his first team in Starkville last winter.
Venables isn’t the only influence Lebby will draw upon as he takes the helm of his own program for the first time.“I love Jeff,” Venables said on Tuesday. “Jeff is one of my favorite people on this planet. He's always in a great mood, his perspective on life and the game of football and on the locker room, real juice and energy, genuineness and positivity.”
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