The Sooners assistant will call plays for the first time this Saturday.
NORMAN — Joe Jon Finley, an Oklahoma alumnus, will call plays for the first time as OU’s offensive coordinator against Ole Miss, his former school, on Saturday.
Finley has led the tight ends since his hiring in January 2021 and was promoted to co-O.C. alongside Seth Littrell late last year. With Littrell’s midseason firing, Finley will serve as play caller for the remainder of the season. Under Littrell, OU’s offense that has anchored the team to its blue blood status consistently for over two decades, has been among the worst in FBS football. OU’s quarterback room, which had produced four Heisman-winning quarterbacks this century and several finalists, has produced one of the Southeastern Conference’s worst passing games this season. Its 9.8 yards per completion ranks last in the league and its 59.4% completion rate ranks fourth from last.
Finley, 39, played at OU from 2004-07. He arrived to Norman as a quarterback but was converted to tight end by offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson, now Tulsa’s head coach. He went undrafted in 2008 and, after a few years bouncing around the league, hung up his cleats for a headset. He joined OU as a graduate assistant from 2012-13 and received his first college gig as offensive quality control analyst at Baylor in 2015.
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