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.

Heupel isn't the only current Tennessee coach that was forced out at Oklahoma by Stoops. Vols defensive backs coach Willie Martinez, who is in his second stint as an assistant at

Brent Venables was also forced to make "a hard, right-hand turn" when he didn't want to, but it allowed him to become an even better football coach.