Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

It was a big day at the University of Oklahoma as the university unveiled their new tailgating initiative at the North Oval. SoonerScoop was invited to see it for ourselves and to record a podcast for the fans in attendance. OU President Joe Harroz dropped by and discussed the new tailgating area and we got to chat about the search for a new athletic director, Brent Venables giving up $1 million for revenue sharing/NIL, the west side stadium expansion and what is the deal with this Randall Stephenson guy? We also made Gabe Ikard sit down and talk about his impressions of the new tailgating area and we talked a little bit of football as well. The Oklahoma Breakdown co-host also talked with Carey about maybe doing a crossover episode in the North Oval for the Michigan game. Anyone interested? George and Carey are back together! We edited this down and left out a lot of the Illinois State commentary but you will get our thoughts on Jackson Arnold's first game at Auburn last night. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome to the brand new North Oval tailgating scene. Our thoughts. 11:33 - Talking Jackson Arnold's debut with Auburn 21:32 - OU President Joe Harroz joins us on the Unofficial 40 40:11 - The Oklahoma Breakdown's Gabe Ikard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's game week and all the media duties are over. We've talked to Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle and all the team captains for Team 131. We don't know exactly what this is going to look like Saturday but we're interested to see how it goes down. Depth Charts? We're not too caught up in who is sitting where. There are reasons. We talk about some of that. We also talk about Ben Arbuckle's debut. Will he go through some of the same issues that guy out west went through early in his Oklahoma playcalling career? And what type of year could this be for Kendal Daniels? Could he be the one player whose NFL stock raises the highest on this team after a good season. Lots to discuss as we are officially in game week! Also find out if George ever came back to the pod. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Game week so Carey starts the pod talking about things we don’t care about but Eddie does send his best to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on the engagement. GEORGE HAS LEFT THE PODCAST. Carey says that a lot of people make their wives listen to the podcast with them so he's taking a bullet so the husbands will be able to keep listening. 26:00 - Brent Venables met with the media on Tuesday to kickoff game week 34:00 - Feel better about CB or WR? 43:00 - Josh believes win the talent on this roster 51:00 - Carey’s biggest question of Ben Arbuckle 1:00:00 - Kendal Daniels could be the most intriguing player on the defense 1:13:00 - 2026 DL T-Ron Richardson commits to Oklahoma con’t. good news on the recruiting trail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It started out like just another Unofficial 40 podcast in studio. And then after 30 minutes, Al Eschbach just decided to drop by the studios unannounced. So we did what we always do when people come into the studio during a pod. We put him on the air and talked some OU football and the future of OU's offense along with the future of Brent Venables. What is going on in Auburn with their offense and Jackson Arnold? We of course get into some recruiting with Josh McCuistion, but we're still a little bit in awe of The Legend, Al Eschbach coming on the pod with us for the first time. We even hit on the state of media, Al's vacations and how much longer he's going to keep doing this radio stuff. 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! OU kicks the season off in 10 days! Rejoice. Week Zero is an appetizer 15:00 - Congrats to Auburn winning a national title! Eddie would like to personally congratulate head coach Tommy Tubberville! 29:00 - George wants to doom pod 33:50 - *SPECIAL GUEST* Al Eschbach in studio 1:01:35 - George welcomed back to the program 1:09:00 - Recruiting Report; Sooners get DL commit with 2026 Tank Carrington + 2027 Sooner State Rankings 1:20:00 - Update on 2027 QB Peyton Houston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Bedenbaugh spoke this week about his offensive line and Carey, Josh, Eddie and George are here to give it all a hard look. Bedenbaugh has to find the right mix of experience versus talent on the offensive line if he wants to play two star freshman. We examine all the options and give our two cents on what we could see happening. The secondary also intrigues us with the talent and the buzz coming out of camp surrounding corners who haven't played a lot. And Peyton Bowen isn't a bust. He's just been hurt most of his career. Are we going to see Bowen step up at some point and take over with Billy Bowman type play in the secondary? We are ready for the John Mateer Venmo controversy to be over and we think that it is. And stop yelling at us for writing about it! It's our job! And the wide receiver spot might be a little concerning as far as quality depth now that we look at it closer. And of course we talk more recruiting with Josh and how big the official weekend will become for the Michigan game. THE FULL BREAKDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Week three of the preseason includes a little drama! Sooners offensive line at the very least has good options 21:00 - That John Mateer. What a character! 36:00 - WRs talk; anyone emerging? 46:00 - Defensive backfield talent is somewhat overwhelming 60:00 - Recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a great preseason for the Scoop crew to get out and watch portions of practice thanks to Brent Venables' media friendliness this August. Carey and Josh get to weigh in on what they've been seeing and hearing from fall camp as we break down the standouts, the injured and maybe some disappointments so far. Josh updates us on the recruiting trail and whether OU fans should be worried about Jake Kreul moving up his commitment date. We also look at what's left for OU in recruiting. While we also get breaking news about a first commitment for 2027 as the pod is recording. A little bit of talk about OU hiring the Athlete Group to help with the Athletic Director search as well. 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Week Two of the preseason. George’s family expands 8:00 - Plenty of team talk ahead but what’s up with OU recruiting … why so quiet? Jake Kreul? Elijah Golden? 20:00 - What’s the concern level for 2027 OT Cooper Hackett? 24:40 - T-Ron Richardson set to announce Aug. 26; Sooners in good shape? 27:00 - Small update on Sooners AD search; Jake Rosenberg’s Athlete Group joining the fold 35:00 - FOOTBALL TALK FINALLY. Let’s start with the great Josh McCuistion & his thoughts on early portions of camp 44:00 - Anybody making a move at MIKE linebacker? How’s Sammy Omosigho doing? 1:00:00 - There’s been some scare but minor injuries ONLY so far for Sooners 1:18:00 - One week into camp do you feel better or worse about the season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is finally back together after honeymoons, flight delays and the start of fall/preseason camp. We just had a media gathering with 7 players, Brent Venables and Ben Arbuckle. What did we take from the preseason get together? First off, we're shocked by how big Jaydn Ott actually is as a running back. We pine over him for a bit during the show. We're also not going into a doom pod, but we're questioning as much as possible about the makeup of this team heading into the season. How big is this year? It's as big as it gets for the future direction of the program. We try and work our way through various positions and how we see things playing out this season. From the offensive line to the secondary we have plenty of questions. It's a full on preseason think tank going on in this episode. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Sooners are back on the practice field! 22:48 - Jaydn Ott certainly looks the part 30:00 - Happy thoughts on a dominant OU defensive line 38:00 - Recruiting 55:00 - Back around to the magnitude of the 2025 season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a busy day as Josh is back from vacation and Carey and Eddie spent the afternoon at the OU coaches luncheon where Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle and Todd Bates talked some OU football to raise money for Fostering Futures. Ben Arbuckle got to talk about his receivers and the offensive line while there was plenty of praise for some key defenders by Brent Venables and Todd Bates. We also had some breaking news mid-pod as Donald Trump announced an executive order for NIL. And Josh was back from vacation to catch us up on the latest in recruiting. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Football is kind of here 8:00 - Coaches Luncheon on Thursday where we heard from OU HC Brent Venables, OC Ben Arbuckle and DT coach Todd Bates 13:00 - Arbuckle talks OU offensive line 25:00 - Could OU be better than they were last year defensively? 35:00 - WR talk 41:00 - NIL talk specific with OU/House Settlement 1:00:00 - Recruiting. Con’t good news for 4-star WR Davian Groce? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brace yourselves Sooner fans. There is a member of the Scoop crew who is high on the hopium after SEC Media Days. We take a look back at what we learned from OU's trip to Atlanta for talking season. And we learned that a lot of national media is high on the Sooners heading into 2025. Granted, hearts have been broken around here and we're coming off one of the worst seasons in recent OU history. But are the national people seeing something we're just not allowing ourselves to see? John Mateer was definitely one of the biggest stars in Atlanta. We've catch up on recruiting with Josh and find out what's left the rest of the way. Is OU trying to crack open some opportunities with players already looking elsewhere? It's just a massive edition of the Unofficial 40 with plenty of talk throughout about the upcoming season. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Eddie & George are back from SEC Media Days in Atlanta where the media are buzzing about Oklahoma 29:00 - Brent Venables takeaways from ATL 36:00 - Success this season WOULD lead to a better recruiting class in 2027. Duh. But thems the facts. 54:45 - Daniel Odom shuts down recruitment 1:00:00 - What’s left for the Sooners in 2026? 1:12:00 - Georgie boy is a married man 1:19:00 - CFB roundtable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Eddie and George reconvene after a long week of surprises and press conferences. And we're diving head first into what we feel is going to happen inside the OU athletics department. Football is a beast of it's own, but there were a lot of other coaches at Joe Castiglione's retirement press conference that are left wondering where they stand in the new world order without Castiglione at the helm. We talk about the power structure of OU's athletics department moving forward. What does OU need that they don't have? Do they know what they need? Or is that for the next AD to decide. And where with this new AD come from? Intercollegiate athletics, or from the outside world, like business or marketing? THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Joe Castiglione announces retirement attempting to upstage George’s wedding this weekend 34:14 - Bob Stoops doesn’t want to be your next Athletics Director 50:00 - Talking BALL 1:02:00 - Joe Jon Finley doing it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back for another episode as the Thunder euphoria has died down. You're welcome Mavs fans who also listen. It's July so we're hanging on and hoping for a quick return of football. Today we caught up with George on his visit with John Mateer as he's ready to run an extensive series on OU's QB after talking to Mateer, family members, former coaches, analysts, everybody. We're not giving away anything, but we have seen the nearly hour long transcript and George has previewed some of the quotes for us. And we have one big takeaway about John Mateer. We also hit the recruiting trail and give our thoughts on some of the OSU wins over OU on the recruiting trail. And we also ask Josh to look back on his biggest impression about summer camps and offers. Are the Sooners being too aggressive? Or not aggressive enough? THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Happy 4th of July! 14:00 - George spent time with John Mateer at the Manning Passing Academy 33:00 - Are people sleeping on Jaydn Ott? 42:20 - In-state recruiting discussion 58:00 - Wrap-up CFB discussion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may not have been something that was aesthetically pleasing to us, but the Jaden O' Neal/Bowe Bentley worked out as we believe Ben Arbuckle wanted. We are left to wonder, how much did John Mateer play a role in swinging Bentley to OU over LSU? A Fong Bomb that caught everyone's attention. We finally make Eddie happy and get into the Thunder parade discussion as Carey, Eddie and George all were in OKC for the big event. We're also looking at the wide receiver position in 2026 and how it could all play out. And a little more conversation about how things are going in the front office with Jim Nagy & Co. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Thunder won the World Championship. Big deal. I guess Carey doesn’t care as he doesn’t even mention it. 2:10 - Jake Kreul Fong Bomb 7:00 - Bowe Bentley joins the Sooners 2026 class 20:00 - FINALLY! Thunder talk 40:27 - Beau Jandreau & Daniel Norman also committed to Oklahoma 45:00 - Looking ahead to commitment announcement dates 52:00 - WR will be really interesting in 2026 58:00 - Is Jim Nagy college football’s Billy Beane? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey is trying to jinx the Thunder right from the start this week. But we quickly get into the news of the day for recruiting. And that is the decommitment of Will Conroy who flips to North Carolina. We also talk some Elite 11 and what performing well at the Elite 11 has meant over the years. Spoiler, it sometimes means nothing, sometimes it does. Josh talks about the upcoming BBQ recruiting weekend and we're trying to let you know we're not the ones pumping out all the John Mateer hype. We've barely reached peak offseason so that means time to talk OU's schedule. Also some baseball, some hoops and some softball. 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Thunder playing for a world championship; 2026 IOL Will Conroy flips to UNC 19:00 - Bowe Bentley @ Elite 11 44:30 - 2026 RB DeZephen Walker commits 47:00 - BBQ Recruiting Weekend 59:00 - John Mateer hype continues to build 1:10:00 - Oklahoma schedule talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew is back as we have some offseason news to talk about. OU continues building better infrastructure to operate in the modern era of college football. Jim Nagy officially announces his staff and OU adds to their sports medicine staff. We also give you the latest we're hearing on Bowe Bentley as the Celina, Texas, QB could make his decision between OU and LSU any day now. We're also getting set for another round of Brent Venables football camps on Thursday and Friday. Josh talks about the guys who could be coming in to workout for the staff. A little offseason football talk with the SEC schedule coming out today and OU knows where and when they are headed. Also no one believes Carey's car is clean when he proclaims it so during the pod. Eddie rushes out to check the parking lot to catch him in a lie? FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 5:00 - Bowe Bentley post-official visit 23:00 - OU FB kickoff windows announced 45:00 - BV Camp Day 3 on Thursday 57:00 - OU new hires: FB Trainer + Front office Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's almost impossible to believe. The OU softball season and baseball season have come to an end. Really within hours of each other. But that doesn't mean it wasn't a productive year for the softball team and this team took an entirely new roster back to the WCWS and was just a run away from being back in the championship series. Baseball might have had some more issues. And they didn't make it past the regional round. We discuss what's next for both. We're fired up for the Thunder being in the NBA Finals, so forgive us a little Finals matchup talk. And Josh is heading back to Oklahoma for another big summer camp tomorrow. Oh yeah, Bowe Bentley is visiting this weekend as well and then we have another huge week of summer camps after that one. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Sooners diamond sports season come to an end 10:00 - Softball wrap up 30:00 - OKC THUNDER ARE IN THE NBA FINALS 42:00 - Camp SZN has begun in Norman/OKPreps Spring Tour wrap up 57:00 - New offers going out from BV Camp Day 1 1:02:00 - Bowe Bentley official visit this weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the upside down world on the Unofficial 40 as Josh McCuistion is here in studio during his Oklahoma spring football tour and George Stoia is in Florida at the SEC Meetings. We catch up with George on everything that's been going down in Florida as he's had a chance to speak with Brent Venables on multiple occasions. We talk about all the news that's come out as well as what that means moving forward. Josh is here going all over the state checking out the top prospects in Oklahoma. We also hit on a larger discussion on how Brent Venables and his coaching staff are working with Jim Nagy and his staff in the front office. Recruiting, scouting, offers, decision making... It's a lot for two different departments to figure out how to work together. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Josh in studio; George in Destin at SEC Spring Meetings 8:10 - SEC Spring Meetings 22:00 - George’s takeaways after talking with Brent Venables 41:00 - Josh talking OU recruiting strategy; difference with front office running things? 45:00 - Venables excitement about Cal transfer RB Jadyn Ott 52:00 - OKPreps Recruiting Round Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's May and we're struggling. Welcome to probably the most random podcast we've done in a while. George is back from wedding vacation, baseball and softball are in full swing and recruiting is getting ready to take the stage as Josh heads to Oklahoma next week for a full tour of the best talent in the Sooner state. The Sooners are actually in the running for a legitimate high school tight end and they've made a new offer to a 2026 running back. We've got some football talk regarding impact players for 2025, but we've also got the latest on how to make more money because George thinks we're leaving a lot of money on the table. A Scooper has also trolled both Carey and Josh by purchasing certain things on his wedding registry. Yes. It's a weird pod. Embrace the awkwardness. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! It feels like summer. OU baseball playing in Hoover at the SEC Tournament 13:00 - Camp SZN has arrived but first OKPreps spring ball 20:00 - Sooners making moves at TE? DT Brian Harris making his announcement on Friday 28:00 - Where will the 2026 recruiting class rank? 29:00 - Sooners made a new 2026 RB offer 4-star Ryan Estrada 40:00 - Newcomers that could make an impact in 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recruiting is officially heating up after Oklahoma football picked up a commitment from Niko Jandreau, a safety from Chandler, Arizona. It's an exciting pickup because he also has another brother who is also highly regarded. Josh McCuistion is here to breakdown the latest on the recruiting trail as he and Carey are getting ready to go see Bowe Bentley this week. Big visits are also being lined up for summer camp. We also examine the OU offense and get into how we see this offensive line developing early in the 2025 season. And somehow we go down the rabbit hole of how awful last season's offense was. It's the offseason. Officially. George will also be living in Destin, Florida, the rest of this month for weddings and SEC meetings. And we won't have to listen to his panic in the office over the Thunder, who are doing just fine after a big win over Denver last night. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Thunder basketball was awesome on Tuesday Game 5 10:00 - Sooners snap commitment draught with addition of 2026 Safety Niko Jandreau 23:00 - 2026 Sooners class as a whole discussion 31:00 - Little 2025 OU football talk 56:00: Stickball 1:07:00 - SEC spring meetings ahead at the end of the month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a stressful time in the office as the Thunder are down 0-1 and George's marriage may be riding on the outcome of tonight's game. We talk with Josh about what the commitment of Jared Curtis to Georgia means for OU's QB recruiting saga. Coaches are out on the road and making new offers all over the place. Are Jim Nagy and the OU personnel department looking to reshape this roster with different types of athletes? And what is up with the snails pace of recruiting commitments so far this offseason? We also welcome Eddie back from Mexico as he was stranded at a beautiful resort when he got the big On3 news last week. Carey also hates everything on George's wedding registry and wants to go off catalog to get a wedding gift. Go-carts are also potentially disastrous for a bachelor party. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Back to full strength 23:00 - Recruiting … What’s going on? Why so quiet? 37:23 - OU signs Mercer QB Whitt Newbauer 48:00 - Stickball Softball/Baseball 1:03:00 - Back around to some FB recruiting 1:16:00 - If you’re still listening … you’re a real U40 fan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The news hit yesterday and On3 is acquiring Rivals. What does this mean for SoonerScoop other than the Crimson Corner being one of the most entertaining places on earth? Carey and Josh break it all down. What it means for you? What to expect from SoonerScoop moving forward and everything we want to address right now. We also clean up the portal talk and take a deep dive into the receiver position. How good is this unit after the portal entries have been added? Carey is calling for Jaren Kanak to become the next Cam Skattebo but as a receiver. He also has some ideas for Bill Belichick's girlfriend in UNC recruiting. And Josh hits on some in-state recruiting. And guess who will be going to see in spring football practice soon? The whole office might descend on Celina, Texas. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW (GEORGE DID IT THIS TIME) -1:45 - On3/Rivals acquisition, history of SoonerScoop, and covering recruiting. -16:00 - What does the merger mean for SoonerScoop? -22:10 - What happens with subscriptions to On3/Rivals? -25:45 - Jer’Michael Carter lands at Oklahoma from the transfer portal. -35:00 - What the hell is going on at tight end in the portal? -45:30 - Porter Moser winning in the portal -52:30 - Josh talks recruiting -1:02:15 - OU’s 2028 QB offer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George was under the weather today so we had an OG podcast with Carey, Josh and Eddie. It's been a busy week so we kind of used this podcast to clean up our thoughts on everything that's been going on lately. David Stone and the QB decision. Why shouldn't Ben Arbuckle be able to make his own choice at who he wants his QB to be? We also talked plenty of portal and looked ahead to where the Sooners could go next. The defensive line is a real strength that we probably haven't talked about enough. And coaches are all over the country visiting some of the top prospects on their board. Some reminiscing, so old school podcasting, the original crew is back together and remind you of the greatness that was the start of the Unofficial 40. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! This is a trip down memory lane … Carey, Josh and Eddie 12:00 - David Stone situation was WILD 21:00 - Sooners 2026 QB decision? Bowe Bentley vs. Jaden O’Neal 33:00 - FB portal targets left for Oklahoma 1:00:00 - Recruiting: Coaches visiting prospects across the country Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the announcement that Jake Maikkalu and Jaydn Ott signed with Oklahoma football the day before the portal officially opened, OU made a big statement that they are willing to do what it takes to get back on track. We talk about what the signings mean for the Sooners as well as what the portal still could hold in store. We also dive into where we are as a sport right now with Nico Iamaleava and why we feel better about OU's approach with Jim Nagy in this age of chasing the bag. Josh recaps the Houston Under Armour and we talk about Ben Arbuckle's 2007 quarterback and how far along he is in that process as well as where the Sooners stand with one of their top 2006 recruiting prospects. High School spring football gets set to start at a lot of schools in Texas. The baseball team got a big run rule over Oklahoma State last night and today is the day that Aalyah Chavez can officially sign with the Sooners. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Jim Nagy working quickly to save the OU football program; Commitments from OL Jake Maikkula/RB Jadyn Ott 10:00 - Lofty comparison for new Sooners RB Jadyn Ott 40:00 - Brent Venables defensive staff is impressive 47:00 - Recruiting - UA Camp wrap-up/HS FB starting to kickoff in Texas 57:00 - Diamond sports and a little hoops talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Unofficial 40 is back and we're ready for another magical time of the year as OU puts on their spring finale, the Masters is underway and we're on the verge of recruiting awesomeness with high school spring football and summer camps. But we've also had some interesting developments in the NIL space with the House vs. NCAA settlement being in the spotlight on Monday. What comes out of that? And does that bring us any closer to settling the mess that is NIL? Meanwhile, hoops is paying out some real money and landing big players in the portal. And we talk about the Crimson Combine. What might it look like? Is it worth attending? Here's a hint, we don't know, but what else are you gonna do with your $10 on a Saturday with perfect weather. The bats have also gone silent for Skip Johnson's baseball team. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 06:00 - The Crimson Combine anticipation builds 17:30 - WR Javonnie Gibson injury talk 34:00 - TE unit … we just don’t know 41:00 - NCAA Court Case Decisions 49:00 - HS spring football ahead 54:00 - Ft. Gibson OT Cooper Hackett has a chance to be the biggest OKPreps recruit since? 1:00:00 - Diamond sports talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back in the studio together on the heels of another football practice viewing. The linebacker group appears to be stacking some depth at the position even with the losses of Danny Stutsman to the NFL and Jaren Kanak to tight end. That's because Sammy Omosigho appears to be transitioning to the MIKE linebacker spot quite well. And players continually rave about Kendal Daniels being on campus. We also got to see some one-on-one battles but the Internet commentary might have been a little over the top after people saw the video. We have observations about Ben Arbuckle, Kevin Wilson and Brent Venables and how they react to things during practices. We also talk Trae Young being named an assistant GM for the basketball program and what that job description might look like. Josh is in with the latest in the recruiting world, especially the QB position. We also take a stab at who OU might look to land in the transfer portal this spring. We are getting ready for the Final Four in men's and women's hoops and the diamond sports had some losses this weekend. A big show this week! Dive in! THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 5:00 - Thoughts from Tuesday with the Sooners 34:00 - Crimson Combine … excitement abound … best and worst of spring 56:00 - Recruiting breakdown with Josh 1:08:00 - OU/LSU battle for Bowe Bentley? 1:25:00 - Trae Young donates $1 million to OU basketball and is the assistant GM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh is back from his cruise and in his absence, OU lost a running back battle to Texas A&M for Jonathan Hatton. Where does OU stand at the running back position? Could they be looking to the portal for their next big bruiser out of the backfield? Jennie Baranczyk also pulled off one of the biggest commitments in OU women's basketball history when Aaliyah Chavez, the nation's No. 1 player, committed to OU yesterday. And it seems more and more likely that Porter Moser will return to OU unless some things change quickly. How can OU improve their men's NIL to truly compete with the big boys? And we've got more impressions about the team after another viewing session on Tuesday. We also got to talk to several players after practice. You'll hear our impressions on the attitude of this team and the development of the offense. OU baseball has won both of its SEC series so far this season but it's about to get a lot tougher. And softball finally loses their first game of the season. It's a spring sports jam-packed edition of the Unofficial 40. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 4:00 - No.1 player in the country Aaliyah Chavez commits to Oklahoma 20:00 - Men’s hoops wrap-up 29:00 - Spring football talk 58:00 - Spring games with two different programs the next wave? 1:04:00 - Recruiting; Jonathan Hatton to A&M; Kaydin Jones announcing today 1:26:00 - Stickball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We literally brought in everyone for this one today. Bob even joins us for a full NCAA Tournament preview segment today. But first, Carey, Josh, Eddie and George talk a little bit about the new hire of Taylor Redd as the Assistant General Manager under Jim Nagy. And OU fans can relate to what West Virginia is going through right now. Could Porter Moser turn into Portal Moser and leave for Villanova? Josh with the latest in recruiting including how things are going with Bowe Bentley's visits to LSU and Ohio State. And is A&M starting to separate for Jonathan Hatton? Then we have Bob Przybylo making a triumphant return to the U40 for an in-depth preview of OU's matchup with UCONN and George is here to break down the women's tourney chances. Lots of hoops to come. We can't wait. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! March Madness is here, the Chicago Cubs are 0-2 but it doesn’t count because the games were played in Japan and George is now the office handyman. He fixes things. Not the other thing. 02:00 - Finally out of the weird office talk 11:00 - Jim Nagy makes first assistant GM hire - The Athlete Group’s Taylor Redd 19:00 - Porter Moser/Villanova rumors? 27:00 - Recruiting updates; 2026 RB situation 40:00 - Full NCAA Tournament Hoops Preview for Sooners Men/Women Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring practices are in full spring as we've now had two viewing sessions and a Pro Day to take in since last week. Carey, Josh, Eddie and George breakdown what they've witnessed out on the practice fields and what they've been hearing behind the scenes. We go over the newcomers that have stood out, the players fans want to see more of that have been on campus, like Davon Mitchell, and basically cover our impressions from every position group up to this point. Some players we thought were injured or limited are getting more action than we expected. We dive deep into what we're seeing from the offensive line and talk about what the starting lineup could look like coming out of spring. It's better to just dive into the podcast and hear for yourself. Josh updates with some recruiting updates and the guys were really impressed seeing Zane Row out at practice Monday. Kid is getting bigger and bigger every time we see him. We also talk about Trace Ford's impressive day out at Pro Day. Hoops is getting set to tip off tonight in Nashville and the women await their NCAA Tournament seeding after a good showing in the SEC Tourney. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring football has begun. 11:30 - Start listening here unless you’re into power tools and being a man. Jim Nagy is on a 12-hour drive to Norman 20:30 - Media viewing session No. 2 48:00 - Offensive line 54:00 - Running back 1:05:00 - Tight end 1:14:00 - Pro Day observations 1:21:00 - Future Freaks wrap-up. Watch the You 1:34:00 - Hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma football introduced Jim Nagy as Oklahoma's new General Manager. And Carey says there is way more to OU's vision than most college programs right now. We talk about our impressions of Nagy's approach and what he had to say yesterday. Brent Venables also spoke to the media for the first time since the Armed Forces Bowl. He dropped some injury news and we have plenty to say about that as well. John Mateer took to the podium and his comments gave people a first look at who he really is. So who is he? Brent's explanation about cancelling the spring game did make a lot of sense. But some of us still think it would have been smarter to put together some type of game for the good of OU's pocket books, especially with OU needing as much money as possible for revenue sharing and NIL. Josh updates us on the latest in recruiting and with Future Freaks coming up. Also, can Porter Moser save his job? What does it mean if the men's basketball team makes the NCAA Tournament? Could he still be fired? Should he? We break down everything spring in this edition of the Unofficial 40. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring football has begun. Let’s start with meeting the new GM Jim Nagy 11:00 - Discussing how OU’s front office will work with the coaching staff when it comes to recruiting 34:00 - John Mateer 47:00 - First impressions of the transfers/freshmen 1:06:00 - Future Freaks Weekend ahead 1:20:44 - Hoops; SEC Womens Tourney + Men get a big win on Senior Night Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OU announced they have hired former Executive Director of the Senior Bowl, Jim Nagy, to fill their General Manager role for OU football. Carey, Josh, Eddie and George are here to breakdown the hire and what happens next. Fans have reason for excitement as this is one of the biggest and flashiest hires in college football this offseason. How do Nagy and Brent Venables and Joe Castiglione work together? Will there be any issues to work through regarding personnel, recruiting, scouting, NIL, etc.? And what are we hearing about how Nagy fits into the athletic department? Just a lot to work through on a huge news day. We also get in some Porter Moser talk as OU basketball needs to continue to momentum down the stretch. The latest in recruiting and a hot start on the diamond for the OU baseball team. It's a big day, join us! THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Oklahoma makes significant waves with GM hire of Jim Nagy 35:00 - Structuring the front office & the future of scouting departments in CFB 49:00 - Hoops 1:00:00 - OU QB commit Jaden O’Neal drops in On3 300; OU QB target Bowe Bentley rises 1:14:00 - Spring football talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ice has cleared from the roads and we were finally back in the studio for a marathon edition of the Unofficial 40. Joe Castiglione released an email detailing OU's plan with NIL moving forward and it caught some people by surprise. Isn't money still king when it comes to NIL though? We discuss. The SEC and Big Ten are trying to take control of the College Football Playoff. Are we OK with that? The baseball team is off to a strong start. But we are looking forward to seeing more. Got warmer Oklahoma! And we dive back into the basketball situation. Is the panel unanimous on moving on from Porter Moser? Josh is here to talk recruiting and new info since the Monday Recruiting Report. We also discuss Steve Wiltfon's new intel surround OU QB target Bowe Bentley. All that on more on a brand new edition of the U40. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 10:00 - Joe C letter to the fans 27:00 - SEC/Big Ten looking for change in CFB 45:00 - Baseball/Softball 54:00 - More Porter Moser discussion … it’s time 1:34:00 - Recruiting/Sooners making in-roads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys gather back after a freeze took over OKC on Wednesday and we're airing grievances. Men's basketball is falling off a cliff once again, so where do things stand with Porter Moser? And with that said, where do things stand with Joe Castiglione. With Brent Venables coaching for his job in 2025, how far behind is Castiglone? The guys discuss where everything currently stands in the athletic department. We're also breaking down what has gone wrong with the OU basketball program. How much has a lack of NIL hurt OU hoops? And who would even take over the job at Oklahoma the way things are. It also seems like the new entertainment district is dead with a new mayor taking over in Norman. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! We had a ball with the Thunder, JP Losman moving on to Washington U 13:00 - DeMarco Murray is staying at Oklahoma despite a flirtation with Penn State 25:00 - Men’s basketball is embarrassing … let’s have a discussion about the athletics department 50:32 - Josh dishes on HS FB recruiting and NIL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With just one more football game left, we're about to officially hit the offseason. But the Thunder are getting back Chet Holmgren Friday night! In other OU news, signing day has come and gone and we wonder how coaches and front offices will co-exist in the recruiting game. OU fans were criticized by the SEC announcers during the OU-Auburn basketball game and it sent us down a rabbit hole of exciting OU basketball teams over the years. We also talk about the future of spring football games. George used to cover the NFL and we talk about NFL offseasons vs. college offseasons and how they might start looking more and more similar. There is a framework being worked on by members of the Power 4 conferences to rein in NIL and make things more manageable for colleges. But there is still so much work to be done to make NIL what it was supposed to be. And can it ever really be what it was supposed to be? And happy Superbowl weekend everybody! Whether the Chiefs or Eagles win, there will be Sooners on one side taking home a NFL Championship. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Things are going great for the OKC Thunder. National Signing Day is dead 10:00 - Some Nate Dreiling background info 15:00 - Talking hoops. Will OU make the NCAA Tournament? 50:30 - Will spring games be canceled in the future? 1:05:00 - REPORT: Framework for house settlement structure 1:15:00 - Super Bowl Sunday with the Sooners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sooners are hitting the recruiting trail and making a mad dash to make big impressions. And it looks like they are. Coaches are all over the country making visits to homes and high schools. And even though Brent Venables doesn't have an official defensive coordinator, it's not slowing him or his staff down from making good impressions on defensive talent. But the surprise so far is what Ben Arbuckle and the offensive staff have been doing on the recruiting trail. After a very successful junior day, the Sooners picked up a commitment from 4-star WR Daniel Odom. Are they close on another big time pass rusher? We also delve into OU's build of a personnel department with a General Manager. The process is underway. What to expect? We've got that too. We've got some hoops talk and of course some updates on George's wedding. And it appears betrayal is in the air as one key member of the Scoop staff has already said he won't be coming. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 8:00 - What’s the latest on Oklahoma 2026 QB recruiting 20:00 - 4-star WR Daniel Odom commits + wrapping up Junior Day 21:50 - 4-star DE Kevin Ford ready to commit? 29:24 - 4-star safety Kaiden Hall impressed with visit 34:20 - Football staff on the recruiting trail 42:00 - First impressions of Ben Arbuckle as a recruiter 46:00 - No Jim Knowles. Who does Brent Venables hire? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Wednesday and we're still waiting. As we continue to monitor the Jim Knowles/defensive coordinator situation, we're still waiting in neutral with no new news developing at the time of the podcast. Why is that? We explain. It's also ramping up on the recruiting trail as coaches are out making visits. There is also a massive junior day coming up. Josh McCuisition is here with all the details of what's going on with the high schoolers. We talk a little bit about the national championship and the men's hoops team finally wins a SEC basketball game. And they did it in blowout fashion. It's snowing in Houston and we're stuck waiting on Knowles. Plus much more on this edition of the Unofficial 40. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Jim Knowles watch continues 7:00 - Ohio State wins the Natty! 20:23 - Latest on Oklahoma’s pursuit of Ohio State DC Jim Knowles 38:00 - Recruiting - Junior Day ahead 1:21:00 - Hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back as we've seen plenty of reaction to us naming Jim Knowles as a potential candidate for the open defensive coordinator job. And we're here for everyone's doubts. We think it's crazy too. Josh gives his thoughts on the Navy All-American game and Ryan Fodje's day at center. We're also looking at OU's two-deep and we keep getting positive vibes about the future of the offensive line. How has OU done in the portal since it started? George has some kind of depressing numbers to share. And we also talk about the possibilities of Jaren Kanak as an offensive player. And of course our thoughts on the national championship game and the coaching carousel. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring semester has begun. But for real … is Jim Knowles really a target? 18:50 - Navy All-American Recap 32:00 - Projecting Oklahoma’s two-deep in 2025 43:00 - George doing research and presents his findings 52:00 - Jaren Kanak to H-back? 1:13:00 - CFB Roundtable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh took off to San Antonio for a day of Navy All-American bowl practices where he caught up with OU commitments Ryan Fodje and Trystan Haynes. Find out from Josh how guys performed and some of the takeaways from talking to players after practice. We recap the latest from the portal as R Mason Thomas is back and the Sooners land a couple of nice defensive additions from the portal. Which goes to speak how players are viewing the defense without a defensive coordinator. And on that subject, what about the rumors that are surfacing about Ohio State DC Jim Knowles having potential interest in coming to Norman. We talk about it, after Eddie forces Carey and George to stop being coy. We talk a little bit of hoops as the Sooners need to rebound from an embarrassing loss at Alabama. And we end it with some CFP talk. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Josh is in the beautiful city of San Antonio, Texas for the Navy All-American game practice 20:00 - R Mason Thomas leads the pack of returning players to the program in 2025 28:30 - Marvin Jones Jr. (Florida State), Kendall Daniels (Okla State) joining the program 38:00 - What’s going on with the DC search? 50:00 - Hoops updates; Conference play has begun 58:00 - CFP Playoffs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Unofficial 40, we are talking about the changes to Oklahoma football from a General Manager perspective. Chuck Lillie is leaving for a GM role with West Virginia and everyone wants to know what that means. We are diving into OU's plans for the future as the football program will develop a front office structure more similar to the NFL. What that means and who that affects are questions that still need to be answered. But we breakdown what we know and what that means for the future of OU football and college sports in general. With the outflow of players to the portal, we're also starting to get a feel for what the team is going to look like next season. A lot of unanswered questions there too at certain positions. But we feel pretty good about the overall strength of this roster as things stand today. One player we're still waiting on to declare his future is R Mason Thomas. He put out an interesting video today. And Michael Fasusi shined this week during Under Armour practices. Josh tells us what that means moving forward. And we have some general CFP discussion to round things out. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Chuck Lillie departing for GM role with West Virginia 4:30 - What does restructuring of the football front office mean? Here’s an elementary understanding of what’s goin on behind the scenes 28:00 - Will 2025 be the most talented *defensive* roster? 37:00 - What’s going on with R. Mason Thomas? And Florida State’s Marvin Jones Jr./Oklahoma State’s Kendal Daniels visited Norman 45:00 - Michael Fasusi named MVP at Under Armour 1:03:00 - Thoughts on CFP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the SchwabMeat.com Unofficial 40. We've been a little all over the place with podcasts lately, so here we are again. Zac Alley has left Brent Venables for West Virginia. The gang is here to breakdown what happened as we know it. What does this mean for the future and more importantly, what does this say about the direction of the program under Brent Venables? The changes in this football program are going to make things look a lot different as NIL and front office personnel become a reality. Carey and George breakdown what's happening and why that will affect everything moving forward. And other staff changes coming? We talk about potential changes in the coaching staff and on the faculty side. As things stand, Venables is going to get another year to try and fix this football program. But can it be fixed? We also talk about Joe Castiglione's role in all of this. It's an informative pod, but maybe not the easiest listen to get through all the things going on inside the OU football program. We do lighten things up with tales from Eddie and George's weddings they were attending while all this was going down. And George is taken to the court of public opinion after potentially betraying Carey after he was given Christmas gifts. Also George ran into the infamous Grimlock at his wedding. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Zac Alley bombshell. WHAT THE F*CK IS GOING ON? 22:00 - Are more staff changes ahead? 35:00 - Joe C doesn’t go without blame 49:00 - How is this thing so unorganized? 1:13:00 - Where do they go from here? 1:18:00 - George met Grimlock at a wedding Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merry Christmas everyone from the SchwabMeat.com Unofficial 40 podcast! A very early podcast this week as we get set for Christmas and then on to Ft. Worth for the Armed Forces Bowl. We're talking about expectations for the Sooners in the bowl game with a depleted roster and how the roster could be reshaped in the portal. We also talk about the latest portal news as the Sooners have landed their first tight end. And why does it seem like OU is not competing for bigger names in the portal? Why are they evaluating guys and paying less? Are we back to a money issue? Where does Josh see the high school recruits fitting in best with this portal class getting more and more full? And back to the bowl game, we'll all get a good look at Michael Hawkins, Jr. again as he will be the guy at QB. Ben Arbuckle was in studio this week talking about how impressed he was watching him in bowl practices. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! George got a fiancé for Christmas! 16:00 - Sooners get a TE commit from the Portal - Kennessaw State’s Carson Kent 21:00 - What does OU get out of the bowl game? 29:00 - Ben Arbuckle really likes Michael Hawkins Jr 40:00 - Josh highlights Portal commits vs. 2025 signees 47:00 - Sooners got a 2026 OL commit Will Conroy 52:00 - OU’s NIL efforts 1:10:00 - CFB Playoff Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Unofficial 40 presented by SchwabMeat.com. In this episode we stayed up late and waited for the decision from Washington State quarterback transfer John Mateer. Now that Mateer's a Sooner will tell you about some of the crazy details we learned about how this all came to be. A bizarre battle between NFL legends and NFL Sooner legends to be erupted. In the end, OU donors and the 1Oklahoma Collective did a ton of work to make sure the Sooners secured Mateer. The Sooners also had more commitments today at the wide receiver position and we tell you all about them. The momentum continues with Mateer on board and the portal recruiting continues with the hope of bringing in even more receivers. We're still a bit concerned about the tight end room as we try and find answers how to fix that situation. A full recap of everything that happened on another crazy day for the Sooners. But one thing is for sure, this program doesn't have to worry about heading into the 2025 season with an offense in shambles. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! OU gets a commitment from QB John Mateer 30:00 - We don’t think Wazzu is a threat for Ben Arbuckle. Sorry not sorry. 51:00 - Upcoming Portal visitors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Unofficial 40 brought to you by SchwabMeat.com. It's day 3 of the transfer portal and the Sooners are starting to take in visitors with decisions starting to come. Andrel Anthony enters the portal and now the Sooners have lost Anthony, Jalil Farooq and Nic Anderson. Deion Burks, you're our only hope! And what the hell is going on at the tight end position? Is Joe Jon Finley doing anything in the portal? We're trying to figure out what is happening there. None of these has been easy, and the fans are understandably up in arms. What about the finances of this entire thing? Where is the big donor money? Most of it is going to secure key players already on the roster. But how much of a wave can the Sooners make with the bigger names in the transfer portal? The whole crew is here to break it all down. Part therapy, part venting, all Unofficial 40. Let's go! THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Are you in the Transfer Portal? 20:00 - Tough decisions will be made/have been made in this cycle of the Portal 25:00 - John Mateer … we wait. 30:20 - Portal visitors headed to Norman this weekend 40:00 - OL portal options; Program outlook talk 1:07:00 - CFB as a whole is a little disgusting right now 1:20:00 - CFB Playoff talk Use promo code SOONERSCOOP at SchwabMeat.com and get free shipping on orders over $75. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a massive podcast with so much to cover over the last few days. Ben Arbuckle was hired as Oklahoma's new offensive coordinator and then Brent Venables announced that all of Seth Littrell's assistant coaches would be retained. Are we really buying that? Or is this just a united front for signing day? And who will be OU's quarterback in 2025? Is it better to sign Washington State's John Mateer in the portal for instant chemistry? Or should the Sooners try and stick behind Jackson Arnold, mend those fences and rely on his ceiling and potential to lead the offense into 2025? Much more on Arbuckle but we take a look at signing day as well and portal season which comes next. Will the Sooners lose Michael Fasusi or Cortez Mills on signing day? Texas and Nebraska are pulling at them. We also talk some hoops after OU wins the Battle 4 Atlantis and Joe Castiglione declares his vision for the future of the football program in the age of revenue sharing. It's a packed episode on this week's SchwabMeat.com Unofficial 40. * Order over $75 of Schwab Meat Co. products on https://www.schwabmeat.com and use the promo code SOONERSCOOP to receive FREE shipping! THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! 4:52 - Oklahoma hires Wazzu’s Ben Arbuckle but that wasn’t the headline on Monday 17:45 - Sooners QB in 2025 26:30 - Insight into the Ben Arbuckle hire 50:45 - Portal Opens Tuesday, Dec. 9/NFL decisions ahead 58:10 - National Signing Day on Wednesday is a bit different; sign of the times 1:10:00 - What’s the latest on 5-star OT commit Michael Fasusi 1:13:00 - 4-star WR Cortez Mills in or out? 1:20:00 - Joe Castiglione announces OU’s plan for rev share 1:30:00- Hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Schwab's Meat Unofficial 40! It's a crazy time of the year as the Sooners are trying to finish off a 7-5 season as they travel to Baton Rouge to take on LSU at Death Valley. The offensive line is showing promise and Xavier Robinson is becoming a force out of the backfield. But with all of that going on, the Sooners still have to make an offensive coordinator hire. We talk about the latest in the search for the new offensive coordinator and how that will affect everything in the OU football program. Jackson Arnold's future, Bill Bedenbaugh's recruiting class, including Michael Fasusi. And how will that affect other players that may be needed to be replaced in the portal? So many moving parts depending on this one hire. And what staff members will be retained? We keep going and going and going on how things could shake out in the next 7 days. We also talk recruiting with Josh and Bob Przybylo makes a return to the U40 to talk about hoops. As the Battle 4 Atlantis gets started, we preview the matchups. And the OU women keep winning and climbing the rankings. Happy Thanksgiving everybody! And welcome back to the Unofficial 40! THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Oklahoma is the hottest team in college football (over the last week) 10:33 - Latest on OC search 34:05 - Positive news on the 5-star OT commit Michael Fasusi front 46:23 - Who & what position should/would Oklahoma target in the portal? 51:30 - What’s the latest on QB in 2025? 1:00:11 - Can OU flip 2025 LB Kaleb Burns? 1:04:00 - Mens & Womens Hoops 1:25:00 - Bob P gives his thought on the status of OU football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back to talk about the biggest issues surrounding OU football. Where is Brent Venables on his offensive coordinator hire? What are the names to still keep on the board and who can we take off? We breakdown why it was or wasn't the right fit for some candidates while others are coming more into focus as being potential hires. What is the latest with 5-star offensive tackle Michael Fasusi? Has Josh been ghosted? Have the coaches been ghosted? Is there still a good chance Fasusi ends up signing with the Sooners? We breakdown that situation as well. Oh yeah, the Sooners are playing Alabama. George doesn't care. We also have an injury report coming out tonight. Is OU getting back some offensive linemen? And we talk about Brent Venables visit policy as it concerns Fasusi. What does the policy mean and how are people overreacting to what it really means. Welcome. Come take a load off and listen to everything you want to know about what's happening with the OU football program. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Hello, Alabama. Latest on the OC happenings 19:40 - What’s the latest on 5-star OT commit Michael Fasusi 27:00 - Dan Mullen discussion; Eddie won’t have to delete tweets 42:00 - Brent’s visit policy 60:00 - Predicting OU-Alabama injury report 1:00:00 - Miscellaneous CFB talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the middle of the week on a bye week. But yesterday's Board of Regents meeting gave us some answers as to where Brent Venables sits and his future. President Joe Harroz and AD Joe Castiglione both went on record lending support to Venables. We talk about the road forward. What happens to the quarterback room? Where we see Oklahoma looking for an offensive coordinator. What would it mean to buy out Venables now? Both financially and program stability. There are a lot of numbers thrown around. But the true cost is much, much higher. We still haven't seen in cracks in the recruiting front and signing day is just a few weeks away. And what does signing day even look like now? Lots to go over in this week's edition of the Unofficial 40. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Do not. And I mean DO NOT let this team get hot. 11:00 - Okay, but was Saturday night in Columbia ROCK BOTTOM? 14:00 - The Joe’s give a vote of confidence to Brent Venables 35:00 - Concern at Quarterback not just this year but the future 52:00 - Can’t blame the defense (again) 56:00 - RECRUITING; surprised it hasn’t fallen apart? 1:10:00 - CFB Roundtable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back and we're all pretty jacked for Oklahoma versus Missouri this weekend in Columbia. The Sooners have become the betting favorite. They have more momentum than they've had all season on offense. The defense is still playing well in a lot of areas and Brent Venables is poised to become bowl eligible. That's not something a lot of people had hope in after South Carolina. Has Jackson Arnold become a new quarterback and come out of his benching with a renewed sense of confidence? Is the OU run game getting to a point where it can help the offense produce explosive plays in the passing game? Is the offensive line any better? Or will we quickly find out not much has changed? And is there help on the way at receiver with Jalil Farooq and Deion Burks? What would a win at Missouri do for recruiting momentum with Alabama coming to town for the final home game of the 2024 season. It's a lot to get through as this roller coaster of a season reaches the top of its biggest peak. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Can Oklahoma get bowl eligible? Help on the way at WR? 15:00 - Biggest game of Brent Venables career? 27:00 - OL injury updates; 47:00 - Jackson Arnold reborn? 55:00 - Recruiting 1:06:00 - 2025 Jenks DL Cash Jacobsen offered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The entire crew has plenty to break down from the hour long Brent Venables press conference on Tuesday. And with Maine coming to town, it's a perfect week to work on this offense. What have we liked from Joe Jon Finley and Kevin Johns after the Ole Miss game? And how does OU hold things together on the roster and the recruiting trail while Brent Venables makes the OC hire that will determine if he survives as OU's head coach. Have we been surprised or did the move to the SEC just confirm what we thought? Injuries are still ravaging the OU roster but the goal ahead has to be building even more depth. Plenty of people have had their say in Bill Bedenbaugh's future, but Venables defended him quite staunchly yesterday. How do we see his future in Norman? And how much are the Sooners willing to spend on a new OC? Josh gives us an update on the recruiting trail and we also talk a lot about the tight end position and the clamoring to see Davon Mitchell out on the field. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! It’s Maine Week and the excitement is through the roof for Oklahoma football 19:20 - Brent Venables Maine Week Press Conference was a marathon 29:00 - Bill Bedenbaugh’s future in question? 38:00 - Everything is tied to who they hire at OC … they’re ready to spend $$$ 53:00 - Expectations offensively/defensively vs. Maine 1:08:00 - Recruiting 1:13:00 - Circling back to Jackson Arnold and Oklahoma/Brent Venables Tuesday comments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Unofficial 40 we're getting ready for the Sooners to take on Ole Miss. How much hope do Sooner fans have that OU can actually win a tough game this season? Has all hope been lost? We have plenty of opinions on how OU should handle the offensive line situation moving forward. Jacob Jordan was impressive last week. But how bad has some of the OU receiver production been this season? We take a look at some numbers. And those numbers are not fun to look at. How does the administration feel about everything that has transpired? How secure is Brent Venables' job right now? And how much difference can someone like Kevin Johns make with this offense moving forward. Plenty of ups and downs in the season and just as many in this episode as Carey starts to hope again but everyone else is not willing to join him. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! 7:00 - Brent Venables talks young OL on the SEC Teleconference 20:00 - Danny Stutsman leading the defense 29:00 - Big Money Donors concern with trajectory of program under Brent Venables? 34:00 - Brent’s message to recruits/commits resonate? 47:00 - Can Kevin Johns realistically help things, specifically at QB? The Unofficial 40 is presented by SchwabMeat.com. Enter the code SOONERSCOOP and place an order of $75 or more and get free shipping on your next order. Schwab Meat. The official hot dog of Gamedays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sooners are at a crossroads as South Carolina heads to town. The offense is full of mistakes and Brent Venables is finally talking about it. The future of the quarterback position may depend on Michael Hawkins Jr.'s performance against the Gamecocks. How do we see Saturday breaking down for the QBs? Brent Venables held his weekly press conference and Josh and Carey had a chance to weigh in on what was said. It wasn't all bad. The Sooners had a true freshman shine on the defensive side of the ball. And we breakdown the future of the offensive line and what things look like moving forward there. How about injured receivers. What's the latest on their return? Josh gives us a wrap on everything recruiting, including some visitors incoming. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! Things are hard right now offensively. It’s offensively offensive. 16:00 - Is there a QB controversy? 28:00 - Josh thoughts on BV’s presser; Brent’s involvement in helping the offense 35:00 - Frosh CB Eli Bowen has a role in this defense 43:00 - Perhaps some WRs return to the mix in coming weeks 47:00 - OL lessons from the past 50:00 - Josh went and saw 2025 OT commit Ryan Fodje 1:06:00 - Sooners hosting pair of big time visitors this weekend The Unofficial 40 is presented by SchwabMeat.com. Enter the code SOONERSCOOP and place an order of $75 or more and get free shipping on your next order. Schwab Meat. The official hot dog of Gamedays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's OU-TX in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Quinn Ewers expected to return. OU's defense expected to be there. Michael Hawkins Jr., becomes the first true freshman to lead the Sooners into this battle with just six other redshirt freshman doing it before. What weapons will Hawkins have available? Will he have to carry the Sooners on his shoulders? And will Ewers be rusty at all? Can the OU defense continue to hold up? Has Texas played a team like the Sooners? Or are they just a default No. 1 right now? So many questions to be answered. We go over everything we can think to go over. Josh is here to talk about the recruits who should be taking in the game from the stands as well. We also talk about the transfer portal and signing day and how this is all changing right now. And we look over some of the other teams in the SEC and abroad. It's a huge weekend for the Sooners. It's a huge weekend for all of us. Why not get ready with your best friends from the Unofficial 40. We'll help keep you entertained until the butterflies take over just before kickoff. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! It’s OU-Texas Week, friends. 7:00 - Josh is trying to bring down the OU program 24:00 - Quinn Ewers returns to QB1 for the Horns 31:00 - Josh’s opinion on OU OL + Texas DL 50:13 - Sooners are the home team and will be ‘hosting’ visitors 1:05:00 - National Letter of Intent has been murdered 1:15:00 - Good ol fashion CFB talk The Unofficial 40 is presented by SchwabMeat.com. Enter the code SOONERSCOOP and place an order of $75 or more and get free shipping on your next order. Schwab Meat. The official hot dog of Gamedays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a bye week in Norman so on this week's Unofficial 40 we start out talking a little recruiting with Josh McCuistion. Have the Sooners made a mistake not putting together a bigger push for tight end Dakotah Terrell from Pocola? We also breakdown what's going on with the tight end position in recruiting as well as a potential new commit at the linebacker position. With Texas coming up and Michael Hawkins Jr., establishing himself as QB1 coming out of Auburn, how would a big performance against Texas affect the future of Jackson Arnold in Norman. We're going hypothetical. Brent Venables actually answered George's injury questions without wanting to kill him on the SEC teleconference. What we're hearing on the injury front heading into Texas. Texas is off. OU is off. We should have a relatively healthy couple of teams in the Cotton Bowl next week. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40! We sort of stan the bye week; OU-Texas next 4:00 - Let’s start with recruiting talk. In depth TE talk 17:15 - Josh has logged a new RPM for 2025 Cy Falls LB Kaleb Burns 22:30 - QB recruiting hypothetical 30:00 - Michael Hawkins impressions 39:00 - Injury updates from SEC Teleconference; Offensive line most healthy they’ve been The Unofficial 40 is presented by SchwabMeat.com. Enter the code SOONERSCOOP and place an order of $75 or more and get free shipping on your next order. Schwab Meat. The official hot dog of Gamedays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices