OU coach Brent Venables relayed the story of seeing Josh Heupel for the first time during his weekly news conference. "He was skinny and just frail."

After being asked a question during the SEC weekly coach’s teleconference, Brent Venables paused, before offering a quick chuckle.

Josh Heupel led Oklahoma to the 2000 national title as a star quarterback while concealing a serious injury to his throwing arm, Brent Venables says.