It has undeniably been a challenging year for Brent Venables, the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners. In addition to grappling with the team’s declining performance this season, he is also contending with significant setbacks in his personal life. Presently, the Sooners hold a 5-5 record overall and a 1-5 record in the SEC conference game this season. As difficult as this is for Venables, it pales in comparison to the immense hardship he is experiencing with his wife’s battle against cancer.

Today Sooners insider George Stoia III took to X to share heartbreaking news about coach Brent Venables’ wife Julie Venables’s health condition, saying, “Brent Venables says on his coaches show that his wife’s cancer returned in May and last week she had surgery to remove a tumor. A big part of the battle was her choice to fight, and she’s going to keep swinging. What a tough situation. #Sooners” This not only shook all the fans but also left them in grief. 

Brent Venables’ wife, Julie, was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer. She underwent surgery in August, after which she shared the news that she is now cancer-free. Only if that could have lasted for a long period. Although the journey is challenging, Coach Brent confirmed that Julie is doing well and determined to continue fighting this battle. Let’s see what fans have to say about the whole situation.

Fans despair over Brent Venables’ misfortune

Soon after the tweet came out, fans couldn’t hold themselves from sharing their heartfelt condolences towards Brent and his family. Battling cancer and going through one of the most painful treatments after already going through that misery is not easy. And someone who does that is a true fighter. But this difficult period calls for prayers and blessings, and Oklahoma Sooners fans are not leaving any chance to shower Brent Vanables and his wife with love and support.

An X user commented, “Prayers for this family 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻.” It is a very unfortunate and exhausting moment for the family. Going through mental and physical stress is something that no one wants to go through in their life, but as we say, God always chooses their strongest child for difficult battles, and Julie is one of them. Even this fan stands by this notion, saying, “I hate it for her and her family. I’m praying for the best possible outcome.”

Not a single fan can make peace with the fact that this actually happened. But it’s not the time to sit in grief and sulk; it’s time to fight back and come out of this situation with full strength. Even coach Brent Venables highlighted the fact about his wife Julie that she has been a fighter since her diagnosis, saying, “Her spirit and her strength are just nothing short of amazing.”

Even though it’s a hard time, fans prayers will surely give them power as they say, “Damn this s—s. 🙏 for her and the family!!!” It’s a tough situation, and all they need is time to heal, and it’s kind of fans to understand it and make this journey easier for them with such wholesome comments saying, “Man, horrible news prayers for Coach V.” Hopefully, Julie Venables and her family will emerge unscathed from this.