Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

It was a big day on the Unofficial 40 as Joe Castiglione, the father of one half of The Family Business came in studio to talk with Carey and Eddie about a number of topics. We talked about OU's official move to the SEC and the events and celebration taking place July 1 on campus. We also talk about the new arena proposal in Norman after several city council meetings and a planning commission meeting. Why does Castiglione believe Norman needs this project as much as OU does? We also hit on NIL and the new 1Oklahoma Collective. How should OU fans approach giving to NIL with the new collective? And we can't wait to tour Love's Field with everyone else next Monday. Josh also comes in to put a wrap on all the recruiting action that has happened lately. And the Sooners are making a move for a 5-Star OT. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome to the U40! We have a VIP guest in attendance today, welcome to the show Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione 49:00 - Josh McCuistion joins the program … Sooners are hot on the recruiting trail 1:04:00 - Sooners make a move for 5-star OT Andrew Babaloa? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys are back in town as Josh McCuistion has been in studio all week and we've got another all present podcast waiting for you. It's recruiting season so this is a recruiting heavy pod. Josh gives us a preview of what to expect this weekend for the ChampUBBQ and we talk about how we think big recruiting weekends have changed with the times. We're also still in the middle of Brent Venables' football camps and offers are still going out. We give you the latest from camp. The Sooners received a couple of commitments since we last talked and Curtis Lofton is officially being hired as the General Manager of OU football. We'll talk about what that means. There have also been some arrests lately. We talk about it. And what we know or what we don't know about Nijaree Canady in the portal. We know OU is being aggressive in trying to lure here to Norman. But is the price so high that Patty doesn't want to deal with the potential disruption it could cause on the team? She kind of knows what good chemistry looks like. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome to the U40! SoonerScoop is approaching a 20-year anniversary 14:00 - Last week of Brent Venables Football Camp 42:00 - ChampU BBQ coming this weekend 49:00 - 2026 TE Ryder Mix & 2025 WR Marcus Harris 55:00 - Who does OU need to make up ground with this weekend during the ChampU BBQ? 1:03:00 - Curtis Lofton named General Manager for OU football 1:10:00 - Sooners summer arrest report 1:16:00 - OU softball in hot pursuit of Stanford pitcher Nijaree Canady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It did not go well last night at the City of Norman's meeting of the City Council. There was a lot of opposition to the city's $1 billion entertainment district that would be built around a new arena that would house the men's and women's basketball games along with gymnastics events. Carey and George were tuned in to the debate/meeting last night and have the latest on why it wasn't good for OU's plans of building a new arena in a massive new project spearheaded by the city of Norman. Josh is headed back to Oklahoma for another day of Brent Venables' Football camps and we preview some of the names coming in. The quarterback position will be one to watch. The SEC has released kickoff times for every conference team in 2024. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome to the U40! Makari Vickers was arrested early Wednesday morning 7:00 - Norman City Council meeting on new arena was … interesting 34:00 - Brent Venables Football Camp rolls into Day 3 on Thursday 44:00 - 2026 QB Jaden O’Neal camping on Thursday 1:03:00 - 2024 kickoff times revealed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh McCuistion just flew into town and came straight to the studios to join the podcast crew. We're breaking down what to expect as Brent Venables camps get underway in the morning. George Stoia and Bob Przybylo spent the afternoon at OU sitting in on a presentation about the potential entertainment district in Norman. How impressed was the crew with the new renderings released today? And how much is the school kicking in for the construction costs? The baseball season is over. Eddie Radosevich takes a look back on a good season but more importantly on the momentum growing in the OU baseball program. And plenty of stories from camps over the years, some of our favorite memories from camps. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome to the U40! Josh is back in studio (again!). We can’t keep him away 8:00 - Update on new hoops/gymnastics facility 16:00 - Brent Venables Summer Camp starts Thursday 27:00 - Josh put in a new 2026 QB prediction 42:00 - Josh’s best offer story from an OU camp 1:00:00 - Baseball ends season/facility upgrades? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew has never been busier and there's never been a better time for a podcast. George is in Destin, Florida, at the SEC meetings getting all the lowdown on OU's move to the SEC and the current state of things in Norman. Josh is in studio because he's touring the state of Oklahoma checking out the top prospects. This week he's out at team camps looking in on some of OU's biggest commitments and targets. The WCWS is about to start and Eddie is here to talk about baseball as long as Carey doesn't ruin it for him. We've also got the big recruiting updates from Josh McCuistion on Jonah Williams and Ty Haywood. And summer workouts have begun at the Switzer Center. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome to the U40! Josh is back in studio and George is in Destin at SEC Coaches Meetings 7:30 - George reports from Destin 17:51 - Brent Venables is happy about Branson Hickman and Damonic Williams 30:00 - Josh M is in Oklahoma hitting HS team camps 42:00 - NIL Elite Series in Nashville .. where does OU stand with Jonah Williams? 50:00 - Update on 2025 5-star OT Ty Haywood 60:00 - Summer workouts began in Norman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start this week with baseball as Eddie is at the Big 12 Baseball tournament in Arlington, Texas, after watching Oklahoma shut out TCU 4-0 in their tournament opener. Josh McCuistion is also in town to start his Oklahoma preps tour as he was in Owasso, Wagoner and Choctaw Wednesday to get a look at some of the top talent in the state. We also talk about a recent OU loss on the recruiting trail in Antoni Ogumoro. George wants to setup an EASports NCAA Football streaming room and Josh says he'd be all for it. We're also talking about changes coming to college football broadcasts next season and specifically the college football playoff. Some portal news to finish things off. The full rundown is below: 00:00 - Welcome to the U40! OU baseball opens with a win in Arlington 23:00 - Video game memories 27:50 - Josh M is in studio and on his OKPreps Tour 40:22 - What happened with 2025 OL Antoni Ogumoro 59:00 - TNT getting into the CFB broadcast game 1:03:00 - OU hosted Jacksonville State DL Chris Hardie on Wednesday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another week inside the Scoop Studios on Campus Corner and Carey, Josh, Eddie and George are back for another edition of the Unofficial 40. This week had us looking ahead to the SEC and how difficult the road could be for the Sooners. Vegas does not have the Sooners favored in a ton of contests in 2024. We're all pretty excited about the Thunder right now as Eddie and George are trying to scheme their way into the arena tonight. Josh has been out on the recruiting trail and the portal is still a thing for Oklahoma who is looking to add more muscle on the interior defensively. Which leads to a discussion about how well the Sooners have been doing and how hungry Brent Venables is for defensive linemen in his program. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome to the U40! Thunder hoops 14:00 - You can start listening HERE. OU over/unders in 2024 36:00 - What’s happening on the recruiting front? Josh went and saw a pair of RB commits 41:41 - DeMarco Murray's recent raise brings stability in RB recruiting 50:40 - General Booty finds a new home and he'll play against Texas next year 1:01:50 - Brent Venables can't sign enough defensive linemen. 1:18:00 - OU Men's Golf gets some love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with Carey, Josh, Eddie and George for another edition of the Unofficial 40. We take some time to relax and look back at OU's success in the transfer portal and why we think the Sooners are starting to figure this all out. What has changed? What caused that change? And is OU is a good spot to compete in the transfer portal in the future? Josh updates us on recruiting after Trystan Haynes committed to the Sooners yesterday. He's getting set to embark on a massive recruiting tour across Texas and Oklahoma as well. And OU's summer camps should be full of prospects we can't wait to see in action. You know who isn't doing well in the portal? LSU and Brian Kelly. Yikes! Eddie chimes in with some timely baseball talk as the Sooners are in great position to take home a Big 12 Championship with two weekends to go. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome to the U40! 3:00 - Start listening now … for Thunder basketball talk 12:00 - Okay really start listening now … 2025 Trystan Haynes commits to Sooners … fifth #OkPreps in the class 37:00 - Is Brian Kelly an idiot? Maybe. Transfer Portal talk where OU is all of the sudden in a comfortable place 1:00:08 - Baseball talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Unofficial 40 back and fully in football mode. We're talking about Damonic Williams. George has put in the work and has all the latest on the saga that has become everything the OU football program is about in this very moment. He's currently in Baton Rouge, but there's reason to believe OU still has a chance to land the biggest defensive player currently in the portal. Here from the gang on everything they've heard leading up to this point. We also talk about the departure of Gavin Freeman and how much processing is going on right now with NIL and the portal. And who else should we be keeping an eye on in the portal? We hit a little bit on the NFL draft, explore the weirdness happening in Colorado and we hit on OU's latest with recruiting. From the commitment of Courtland Guillory to the next steps in the recruiting process for Brent Venables. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome to the U40! 5:00 - The latest on Oklahoma’s pursuit of TCU transfer DT Damonic Williams 24:00 - WR Gavin Freeman enters the portal 29:00 - New names to know from the Transfer Portal 42:00 - 2024 NFL Draft talk 52:00 - Is Colorado imploding in front of us? 57:00 - Recruiting: 2025 DB Courtland Guillory commits to OU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring football has finished. And the entire gang is here to discuss what we learned and where this program is heading into the SEC. The transfer portal is obviously a big part of that and George is here to talk about Damonic Williams and whether the Sooners are moving on, or waiting to see what happens on these upcoming visits. Is OU willing to let this all play out? Or will they move on to other players in the portal at the defensive line position. We wrap up some of the loose ends in recruiting from the weekend as OU coaches have descended on Houston this morning. And Bob jumps on to tell us how awful things are going for Porter Moser in the portal. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring football is over, Portal Watch continues 10:00 - What’s happening in the Portal 33:00 - Who are the names to know moving forward in the Portal? 40:00 - Recruiting; Spring game weekend visitor wrap-up 45:00 - Need to get some hoops in; it’s a failure in the Portal right now 58:00 - Back to recruiting talk; Sooners coaches on the road Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back as we get ready for a huge weekend in Norman. The annual spring game takes place this weekend and there will be transfers and recruits all over the place. As long as the weather doesn't kill everything that is. We get started today though talking about the portal and where OU is looking to fix their issues. And even as we are doing the pod, we again have breaking news as a major defensive line target enters the portal from TCU. Outside of the offensive and defensive lines, are the Sooners even paying attention to other positions? Josh is here to breakdown the latest in recruiting. Any commitments expected out of this weekend. And exactly who is visiting from the portal? We breakdown what we learned from talking to Jackson Arnold and Danny Stutsman after practice on Tuesday. When Bob is done yelling at us from the other room, he stops in to talk about the latest with softball and the Portal Moser situation. It's not off to a great start inside the LNC. Some baseball updates and we reminisce about the awesome time that was Blake Griffin's two seasons in Norman. Congrats on a great basketball career Blake! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Game week 5:45 - Start listening here if you hate the banter 12:00 - Sooners get(ting) busy in the Portal 32:00 - OU OL talk 42:00 - Visitor(s) for spring game 51:00 - Jackson Arnold spoke with the media on Tuesday night 59:00 - Softball/Basketball talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back together talking spring football and this time we're really focused on the offensive line and how that might be affected some of the reports we're hearing about the quarterback position. How much concern do we have heading into the offseason? How much concern should you have if the line doesn't look great in the spring game? The Sooners are hot on the recruiting trail once again and Josh is here for all the latest, including the commitment of Maliek Hawkins just before we started the podcast. And what about the transfer portal? We all have very strong opinions about where the Sooners need to go and what they need to start doing (tampering) in the portal. The softball team is coming off their first series loss since 1907 and Bob is here to update how much of a terror Patty Gasso will be moving forward. Porter Moser also has no players on his roster but we'll talk about how aggressive the Sooners are going to be in the portal for men's hoops. Plenty of football to digest in this one. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 8:00 - 2025 Frisco Emerson CB and Sooner legacy Maliek Hawkins commits to Oklahoma 12:30 - Sooners secondary filling up in 2025 27:00 - Tough questions of spring ball 42:00 - OU defense *should* be very good; depends on interior DL 51:00 - Diamond sports talk 1:02:07 - Hoops Portal Talk 1:05:00 - 4-star DT Trent Wilson announcing Wednesday night Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The whole crew is back for another thorough breakdown of spring football camp. We're just off of our third viewing of the spring and we're also full of some scrimmage intel as well. Troy Everett is lost for the spring and the early part of fall camp next season. Where do the Sooners go from here? And what do we make of the offensive line so far. There have been few glowing reviews coming out of camp and what we've seen makes it hard to tell how much of a concern this unit really is. But other positions look like they are receiving some upgrades, like on the defensive line where David Stone is getting strong reviews from Brent Venables. We also talk about the buzz surrounding true freshman QB Michael Hawkins. From what we've seen so far, we believe it. Bob joins in and we talk about OU President Joe Harroz and his "threat" to move Oklahoma basketball to another city if the city of Norman doesn't come through with a proposed entertainment district. We also breakdown what is happening with Porter Moser's roster and where he goes after losing more players this week. Josh is here for your recruiting updates and it's a huge weekend for softball at Texas and baseball in Bedlam. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 11:20 - Troy Everett out for spring ball 16:00 - Michael Hawkins has impressed 21:00 - Interior DL/Defensive end talk 48:00 - President Harroz gets a little wild with the OU Daily 59:00 - Portal Moser has his work cut out 1:10:00 - HS Recruiting w/ Josh 1:20:00 - Big weekend for Stickball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I mean, there is not a more beautiful time of the year than right now. The entire crew is here. Almost all of us have been watching spring practice with our own eyes. We had 90 minutes of viewing on Monday, we have another hour and 45 minutes after the pod today. While Eddie and George did a Practice Report on YouTube, Carey and Bob weigh in today with what they saw and Josh is here as well to talk about what he's hearing. There's just so much to talk about regarding this team. We've got some insight into some of the new staff and how they fit in with the program as well as all the player analysis you can handle. Josh is here with the latest in recruiting as always and there was just so much football to talk about but we managed to fit in some hoops, softball, baseball talk in the end. Check YouTube for a brand new stickball episode that will get more in-depth to the baseball and softball. It's a great time to pod and a great time to listen to the pod. Enjoy! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 10:00 - Start listening here if you only want sports talk ... Spring ball is HERE 18:40 - Andrel Anthony set back 28:31 - Transfers making an impression 42:00 - Interior defensive tackle questions 48:00 - Specials teams improving; Excitement about Doug Deacon 1:02:00 - Recruiting Report 1:09:00 - 2025 RB Tory Blaylock announcement on Friday & 2025 DL Landon Rink decision ahead 1:15:00 - Portal Moser SZN 1:20:00 - Stickball recaps for the week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a little Porter Moser heavy with his press conference the other day. It got a lot more bizarre for those that watched Virginia play last night. But we're going football heavy as Josh has had back-to-back weekends of watching OU prospects in person at Under Armour Dallas and Houston. And we're also diving into what the latest Kevin Sperry movement could mean for his commitment to OU. We actually put Josh on the spot and ask him if Sperry winds up at OU. We were also blown away at the footage of 2026 RB Jonathan Hatton in Houston. And as we started the pod there was worry that DeMarco Murray might be stolen away by Ohio State. As we were halfway through the pod we got word that Murray had made a decision and was staying with OU. Bob is also here for some hoops talk and what Porter is going to have to do in the offseason so the end of this season doesn't send the program spiraling in a negative direction. Spring is never lacking for action. And that's without football practicing this week due to spring break. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Is DeMarco Murray going to Ohio State? 16:00 - Under Armour Houston recap 43:00 - BREAKING: DeMarco is staying at Oklahoma 55:00 - Kevin Sperry on the move for his senior season 1:03:00 - Hoops … GROSS! DISAPPOINTING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring sports is at it's height with Football, recruiting, basketball, softball and baseball and the Unofficial 40 has a lot to cover. We got to see Drake Stoops and others run their unofficial 40s at OU's Pro Day. What were our impressions? The board of regents met on Tuesday and there was salary news for Zac Alley. What does his salary say about his place in the defensive coaching pecking order? Also a big raise for offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh. We wrap up the Under Armour camp from over the weekend and talk about how many recruits are setting up official visits. It gives us a peak into what weekends the staff is setting up for big recruiting weekends. OU heads into the Big 12 tournament down some important bodies and the women put up a dud in the Big 12 Tourney. Little softball talk with Bob and baseball talk with Eddie. And we even had an appearance from Josh's oldest daughter and we planned her birthday party this summer. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Special guest Lanie McCuistion 9:00 - Sooners Pro Day wrap-up 17:00 - Board of Regents recap; Coaches salaries 45:00 - The Boneman joins the program; OU softball is BACK; OU baseball we’ll see 60:00 - Hoops heads into postseason 1:15:00 - Recruiting visits being scheduled; Under Armour wrap-up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OU held it's now annual media day for newcomers just before the start of Spring Football on Monday. We talk about our takeaways from all the players we talked to. And oh yeah, Brent Venables also held his pre-spring press conference. We talk about our biggest takeaways from Brent and we get into the structure of OU's football personnel/general manager staff. Josh has updates on the Future Freaks recruiting event this weekend and Norman and everybody is headed to Dallas Sunday for the Under Armour camp where a lot of those freaks will be headed. Bob and Eddie bring the hoops updates as the Sooners are almost guaranteed back-to-back games against Texas. Softball is trying to find their closer and getting used to bigger home crowds. Bob Przybylo with the updates there. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring football is here! Sorta. 8:05 - Future Freaks Weekend; High school spring circuit begins 23:15 - Brent Venables met with the media for the first time since San Antonio 45:00 - Bob Przybyło joins the program 49:07 - Hoops 60:00 - OU softball win streak comes to an end Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring is in full swing as softball, baseball are all underway while March Madness looms. The Sooners are looking better as members of the 68-team tournament after a win in Stillwater. With just a handful of games remaining, can the Sooners get one more win to make the NCAA's almost a certainty. The women can clinch the Big 12 with a home win over Texas Wednesday night! Bob Przybylo is here to talk about softball and the opening of Love's Field this weekend. Josh is here to give you all the latest on the recruiting front and George and Carey are joining in to talk SEC and next year's schedule which will be difficult. Vegas has OU at only 7.5 wins for the season. A lot going on and a lot to get to in this edition of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Big spring sports weekend 19:00 - OU hoops big win in Stillwater 31:00 - Recruiting info — big visits ahead & updated On3 rankings 47:00 - OU women’s hoops on verge of Big 12 reg. season title 51:00 - Sooners SEC schedule is tough; over/under set at 7.5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the whole crew locked in once again this week as we start of with the full gang, but first we get a little springy as Bob Przybylo is here to talk softball and hoops while Eddie updates us on OU's first weekend on the diamond. George joins the show and we're still talking hoops. Has the lack of support for OU hoops eroded some of the passion from the fanbase? A dinosaur arena doesn't really scream, "We care!" And are the Sooners closer to falling out of the NCAA Tournament field or staying in the field? A pretty serious state of the union discussion on OU hoops. Josh is here for all the recruiting talk and Carey is here to talk about his thoughts on what OU is doing to prepare for a new era of college football that has so many more administrative challenges than ever before with recruiting, the transfer portal, NIL, etc. How is OU navigating this new era and everything we know about how this is all being setup. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring sports underway 5:00 - Is it time to push the NCAA Tournament panic button? 17:00 - Softball/Baseball/More hoops talk 50:00 - Recruiting — Junior Days ahead/Spring visits 1:02:00 - Athletic departments are having to figure out what is going on in today’s college athletics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football officially ended with the Superbowl but several Sooners ended up world champions. Now we turn our attention to spring football. As soon as anyone lets us talk to anyone like maybe Zac Alley or any newcomers. Hoops is coming off a soul crushing loss. The boys try and talk out their hoops issues a lot more peacefully and respectfully this time around. And stickball is here. Softball is already underway and Kelly Maxwell shines as expected. Eddie is excited about the start of Skip Johnson's season. And Josh is here to talk about the latest in recruiting as Houston is becoming a hotbed of activity for the Sooners this year. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 13:00 - Spring football is near 42:00 - Hoops 54:00 - Softball/Baseball 1:03:00 - Recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh, Eddie, George and Bob are all here and we're back in action this week. We talk about National Signing Day even though there was no big signing for OU in the second signing period. Should we just get rid of this second signing day? The guys talk about where things stand with the recruiting calendar as coaches have been on the road, junior days have happened and we've already moved on to 2005 commitments. How will all of this be affected by what is happening with the College Football Playoff and the SEC and Big Ten looking to do their own thing? Will the NCAA even be in charge much longer? We also talk about OU's latest commitment and offensive line recruiting in general. We talk with George about the Senior Bowl and the shuffling of the support staff at OU with Jay Nunez leaving for Alabama. Some heated hoops talk with the crew as Eddie, Bob and Carey chop it up about where this hoops season is headed. Softball is coming and we all have our thoughts on Toby Keith's passing as OU started to honor his memory last night at the BYU game. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 15:00 - It’s National Signing Day and nothing is happening 29:00 - Senior Bowl/East-West Shrine Bowl wrap-up 35:00 - Staff changes with Jay Nunez leaving for Alabama 40:35 - Hoops was fun vs. BYU/Honoring Toby Keith 58:00 - #Nattys4Patty SZN upon us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a potentially huge night for OU basketball last night as the Sooners took on the Texas Longhorns in their own gym. But the Sooners didn't play with enough intensity and were beaten down until they were out. We talk about why it happened, what it all means and what does Porter Moser have to say about the loss in front of the best OU crowd of the year? We take a look at some of the recent offers that have been made by the Sooners. Josh highlighted 39 new offers this morning on SoonerScoop and we talk about some of them. What do coaches look for when they go visit players at their high schools? We talk about the QB transfer portal and how it might affect the future of quarterback recruiting in the high school ranks. And we celebrate Baker Mayfield's return to the NFL and wonder what his next stop might be. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Hoops disappoints vs. Texas 18:00 - Coaches are out on the recruiting trail & offers are going out! 31:00 - Sooners Elite Junior Day this weekend 35:00 - The CFB World is crazy 55:00 - The NFL season ends for Baker and the Bucs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back and we're talking about the hot issues on the Crimson Corner lately: OU and NIL. Can it be better? And who is supposed to make it better? We usually try and avoid a lot of NIL talk but it's time for the fanbase to get back to the basics on how this all works. Alabama has some big names hitting the portal as well. But would the Sooners be players for more high profile portal transfers? We're also talking about the 2025 recruiting class that is going very, very well at this point. And speaking of the program's biggest issue right now, there are a ton of offensive lineman available in the class of 2025. Josh tells us how the Sooners are faring with the biggest names out there in 2025. Bob is here for some hoops talk as OU gets a very winnable game tonight in the LNC. And Zac Alley has been officially announced as OU's next DC. His salary will give a good indication of whether he really is seen as the new lead dog on defense. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Let’s talk it out 22:00 - Zac Alley hire made official 34:00 - Anything new in the transfer portal? 37:00 - Focusing on 2025 class 56:00 - Hoops talk; don’t push the panic button yet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start out the show with a big announcement of two new additions to the Scoop family. The crew is all here and we're trying to figure out OU's position and standing with NIL and the transfer portal. Is OU willing to pay what it takes to land big-time transfers? Is Brent Venables unwilling to deal with transfers who are seeking top dollar? It's a philosophical discussion about OU's philosophy on the transfer portal. Meanwhile, Lane Kiffin is on a boat landing everyone he wants. Can the Sooners close on any of these key offensive line targets in the portal? Sooner hoops is set to take on TCU and Kansas on the road as they try and remain a top 10 team. Bob Przybylo is here to breakdown what is ahead for Porter and the boys. Josh talks about the All-American performances from the 2024 class and his impressions after talking to everyone in Orlando and San Antonio. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! We start with SoonerScoop announcement 7:00 - The Portal continues to be a weird confusing place 30:00 - HOOPS 42:00 - Josh wraps up the HS All-Star Game(s) 53:00 - More NIL talk 1:04:00 - How close is Oklahoma to winning a national title? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a four-man pod today with Carey, Eddie, Bob and George as Josh has the week off. We talk about the end of the season, assess what we saw from the offense and Jackson Arnold last week in San Antonio and talk about the additions that must happen for OU this offseason for OU to contend in the SEC next year. We also catch up with Bob Przybylo to talk the latest in OU men's hoops as the Sooners get ready for conference play. What are the biggest unknowns about this conference heading into some big battles to come? We also hit on the College Football Playoffs and what we saw this weekend. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Thunder are the best team in the NBA 8:00 - You can start listening here for FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL 25:00 - HOOPS opens conference play Saturday vs. Iowa State 42:51 - Wrapping up Alamo Bowl; Jackson Arnold’s first career start 1:00:00 - CFB Playoff Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie, George and Carey met up after this morning's coaches press conferences to breakdown the matchup with Arizona and talk about everything they've learned this week while in San Antonio. Jackson Arnold's debut is the main headline, but the defense shows up to the Alamodome almost fully intact and ready to show what they can do against an explosive Arizona defense. Could Woodi Washington join Danny Stutsman and Billy Bowman and return to Oklahoma for another season? How do we feel about the offensive line heading into this one? And how do we feel about the newcomers we saw this week during practice? All that and more in this edition of the Unofficial 40. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As you can tell by Eddie's rundown, he basically boycotted the pod today. We also had some audio issues between the 42:00-43:00 mark but it was quickly fixed when George took over for Bob. We hit on national signing day and got into some of Josh's thoughts about the biggest early impact players in the class. Could Danny Okoye be a better player early than David Stone? We had a strange hoops conversation with some awkward fighting. Carey addressed the whole Dillon Gabriel controversy even though there wasn't one as we found out later in the day when we interviewed Dillon. George then came on the pod and told us he was burnt out on OU football this week and wanted to talk about other stuff. Josh and Carey talked whiskey. George went to a Birthday party and we're looking forward to a couple of days off before heading to San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl. Josh decided we didn't have enough Alamo knowledge and decided to give us some. We may have peaked this week. Merry Christmas everybody! The massive rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Early National Signing Day has come and gone 15:00 - Sooners signed 27 on Wednesday 39:00 - Hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The full gang is here and we're trying to make sense of the situation with Cayden Green. He just snuck out of Headington Hall without telling a soul and left his teammates wondering what happened. Hell, he left everyone wondering what happened. We talk about yesterday's open practice portion as well as Jackson Arnold's first start against Arizona in the Alamo Bowl. And what is this offensive line looking like heading into the bowl game? How does it look next year? How is this going to get fixed? Bill Bedenbaugh has some work to do. National signing day is almost here and coaches are out on the visit trail. Josh has the latest from that side of the program. We also finally wrap up the return of Danny Stutsman and Billy Bowman who had their chances to talk to the media for the first time since announcing their decisions. We've even got a little hoops talk for you as the 11th ranked Sooners are getting ready to take on North Carolina next week. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! There’s a lot going on 6:30 - What has happened with Cayden Green? 28:00 - Danny Sutsman/Billy Bowman speak with media on decisions to return 39:00 - Jackson Arnold is *officially* QB1 48:00 - Does OU have an OL problem? 53:00 - Purdue WR Deion Burks commits to Oklahoma 1:01:00 - OU coaches 1:11:00 - Hoops might win the Final Four by a million Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OU men's hoops team is 8-0 and Bob Przybylo is here to talk about what Porter Moser has cooking inside the Lloyd Noble Arena (maybe he will accidently burn it down). And we're mainly here for transfer portal talk as we talk over the main targets we're seeing early at tight end, defensive line and even offensive line. We also talk Dillon Gabriel and what led to his decision to play another year of college football and why it wasn't at OU. You can't ignore that OU is taking a risk here. We get into some high school recruiting as well as Josh says OU still has a real shot at a five-star defensive lineman. The changes at A&M continue to open up OU's chances to land some elite talent on the defensive side of the ball. Also some typical office shenanigans and Carey thought George looked nice yesterday and we've never been more uncomfortable talking about it. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Book your Final Four tickets now! 13:55 - Okay let’s talk Portal 30:00 - Let’s talk Oklahoma football 44:00 - OU needs from the Portal 1:12:00 - Sooners still in the mix for Dominick McKinley? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The full crew is back this week as Carey, Josh, Eddie, George and Bob all take part in the show. That's right! Bob Przybylo has made his triumphant return following his battle with the black plague. He drops in to get us ready to root for some hoops this season as the Sooners are finally in the AP Top 25 for the first time under Porter Moser. We also hit some more on the new coaching hires as they became official just after our podcast finished taping. The transfer portal is opening and the Sooners will have some definite targets to chase. Some decent names are already starting to enter. Where do the Sooners look first? We also talk about Jackson Arnold's reaction to the Seth Littrell/Joe Jon Finley hires. And is concern over Kevin Sperry? Josh takes us down the recruiting road and Grant Brix is probably best to be where he is. And guess what Josh? He did like the equipment truck! And George spends his time on the U40 taking shots at Eddie apparently. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Seth Littrell & Joe Jon Finley are Oklahoma’s new OCs … maybe you have heard? 8:43 - Oklahoma *should be* really, really good offensively in 2024 20:00 - Jackson Arnold is the face of OU football; run game will be better 27:00 - Talking some defense 37:00 - Portal Watch has commenced 49:20 - Hoops; Sooners are a top 25 team 1:02:00 - Recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OGs are back at it again this week because it's a compressed week and Bob and George have to write, write and write some more. Carey, Josh and Eddie, the original U40 crew is back to fight a little bit. Carey is fighting with the Crimson Corner on the pod again. Josh is trying to play peacemaker and Eddie is just stirring the pot as usual. The guys also try and help Carey fill out his Maxwell and Nagurski ballots. And the biggest question of the week. Will it be Dillon Gabriel or Jackson Arnold throwing passes to Drake Stoops in his final regular season game as an Oklahoma Sooner. We also talk about national and Big 12 awards season and the transfer portal is opening soon. Marcus Hicks has already announced his intentions to enter. Who would be surprise entries into the portal? We throw around some ideas. And Josh is here with the latest in recruiting and particularly Grant Brix. Is Oklahoma finally getting off the Brix wagon? And what about the A&M situation? We also make sure to give you plenty of TCU talk since we got killed for not talking any BYU last week. Where do the Sooners have the edge this weekend? The rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! OG gang is back 12:00 - Carey is a national award voter 17:00 - Who starts on Friday: Dillon Gabriel or Jackson Arnold? 40:00 - Danny Stutsman was robbed by the Butkus committee 53:00 - Marcus Hicks entered the portal; who else? 1:05:00 - RECRUITING 1:25:00 - OU plays TCU this weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's BYU week and the Sooners set out to see how many refs will be throwing flags this weekend. We're kidding. Maybe. We talk about the uneasiness surrounding Oklahoma and the Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 went ahead and changed their tiebreaker rules, even though they continue to say they are just clarifying what the rules already are. Where does that leave Oklahoma? What has to happen for the Sooners to end up in Arlington for the Big 12 Championship? Also, did the Big 12 plot for Eddie's elevator to fail just before Brent Venables' weekly press conference. We though we lost him for no minute. Could any OU assistants get caught up in the coaching carousel that has only just begun? Eddie had some thoughts on the Porter Moser 3-0 hoops team after catching them in action last night and Josh is here for your recruiting addictions. We pod! The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40. We’re headed to Provo 11:20 - Eddie was stuck in an elevator at the stadium 16:30 - The Big 12 is an incompetent conference 44:00 - OU assistants being courted during silly szn 1:05:00 - OU hoops 1:11:00 - RECRUITING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West Virginia is ahead for the Sooners, but Josh and Carey weigh in on everything they've heard this week in regards to the state of OU's football program. It's also a throwback episode to the original Unofficial 40 crew that started it all over 9 years ago. So we start from the top. We go back and look at Bedlam and where this program is on offense and defense. No panic, no proclamations of impending doom. Just some level-headed discussion of what we're seeing. We also talk about how the coaching staff is handling things personally. George's steely response from Brent Venables during yesterday's presser and the public missteps that have happened recently with Venables and Lebby. We also dive back into Bedlam, what we saw and what it means moving forward. We also want to shower some praise on some of the good things we're seeing. Like Kip Lewis. And we ask the question, should he be starting? Big love to Drake Stoops as well. And we get the latest on recruiting with Josh who has a big visitor confirmed for this weekend. The rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40. It’s a throwback episode 8:00 - Bedlam wasn’t fun. How bad was it? 34:00 - Kip Lewis looks to be a big deal. Needs to be on the field. 46:00 - We would die for Drake Stoops; the message board needs love 54:00 - Lincoln Riley is not well 58:00 - RECRUITING 1:03:00 - 2024 OT Grant Brix visiting this weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh, Carey, Eddie, George and Bob are back for another full crew episode. We're putting Kansas in the rearview mirror and moving on to Oklahoma State. The college football playoff rankings have been released and it at least gives the Sooners a path back to relevance. But that won't mean anything if the Sooners defensive front doesn't get that chip back on their shoulder as they did against Texas. Oklahoma State's running game and Ollie Gordon will test the Sooners who may or may not have Danny Stutsman in the middle. And if they do have him, how effective can he be? Bob Przybylo is here with his first basketball update of the season as the Sooners tip off tonight with a scrimmage that is free to everyone. We talk about the new faces in the program and try to paint a picture of what this team is going to look like. Josh has the latest in recruiting and the latest on offensive lineman Grant Brix, who many believed was on the verge of committing to Nebraska after his trip. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Bedlam week is here 12:00 - Should OU DL have an advantage vs. OSU OL? 16:00 - Brent Venables place in the OU offense 24:00 - Is the defense getting a pass? What about Brent Venables game-management? 43:00 - OU No.9 in first CFP Rankings 53:00 - Hoops season is upon us 1:03:00 - RECRUITING 1:06:00 - 2025 Carl Albert LB Marcus James announcing Thursday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back to work covering another game on the road and we wouldn't have it any other way. The entire crew gets together for this family dinner of podcasting goodness. And we're doing it with half the building recovering from a flood. Josh trolled USC earlier this week on the YouTube recruiting roundup show and we do weigh in on the public mess that is happening in Lala land. We also talk about the sign stealing scandal at Michigan. Do we expect the NCAA to do anything about it? But we're really here to talk OU football and we look ahead to the matchup in Lawrence, Kansas, this weekend. What is going on at the running back position after the suspension of Tawee Walker? Will it be Gavin Sawchuk or could another name appear that we haven't been talking about lately? Josh breaks down what he has seen after film breakdown on the offensive line. Is Savion Byrd ready to finally step up on the right side of the line without Mettauer? We also get into a bit of recruiting with the visit of Reggie Powers last weekend. Also, has Nebraska reached desperation levels with Grant Brix? All that and more in this week's episode of the Unofficial 40. The rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! The office flooded. Please pray for us. 9:15 - The world of CFB is wildin’ 31:00 - OU is headed to Lawrence, Kansas 49:00 - RB situation 1:00:00 - Offensive line talk 1:08:00 - Quick hitters on Grant Brix/Reggie Powers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bye week is behind us and it's time for Oklahoma to get back to the business of football. And lately business is booming. As Dillon Gabriel's former school, UCF, comes to town, the offense has some holes to fill with Andrel Anthony out for the season and McKade Mattauer out for at least a couple more weeks. We also talk about the defense who will be tested by UCF's offense. Is Brent Venables ready to hit the portal again this offseason with so many big-time programs having down years? We'll talk about that as well as your weekly dose of recruiting with Josh McCuistion. We also talk about some of our favorite interviews of the week like Jacob Lacey and Caleb Shaffer. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 20:42 - Let the good times roll in Norman, Los Angeles and College Station 35:00 - Jacob Lacey’s story is unbelievable 49:00 - Defensive turnaround; In a word: unbelievable 1:01:00 - AP All-American Team 1:08:00 - RECRUITING; 2024 Michael Boganowski announcement on Thursday 1:13:00 - Bill Bedenbaugh’s 2024 o-line coming together Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the only time during the week that the entire staff gets together for one show. It's the Unofficial 40 where we all get together on this bye week to discuss how things are going for the Sooners. Some more thoughts on how the Sooners move forward without Andrel Anthony and who best fills his role. We talk about the elevation of Danny Stutsman after the video that came out last night from OU. We also take some time to recognize Todd Bates for the job he has done with the defensive line this season. And of course, Josh takes us into the recruiting realm as some big commitments are on the horizon. And what did the win over Texas do for recruiting? The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40. It’s a bye week … and uhhhhh OU is in a national title race 2:20 - DRAMA at the Scoop offices 6:50 - Andrel Anthony lost for the season 14:00 - Danny Stutsman is the face of the Oklahoma program 21:00 - Todd Bates. Take a bow. 28:00 - Does OU have a Jim Thorpe type winner in the secondary currently? 43:00 - RECRUITING - OL Daniel Akinkunmi announcing decision on Thursday 50:26 - How does the OU-Texas outcome play a role in recruiting? 1:02:00 - Taking a lap around the Big 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is the biggest week in OU football since... well, since a while. It's a chance for the Sooners to do something really special. But it won't be easy. Josh, Carey, Eddie, Bob and George all weigh in on this weekend's matchup. Will it be the last time these two teams meet this year? How will Dillon Gabriel respond in his biggest game as a Sooner? Will the offensive line hold up? Will the defensive line win enough battles? We break it all down and then some in this edition of the Unofficial 40. What we do know is this is going to be really fun. Josh also recaps his recent recruiting trip to California and OU's newest commitment from 2026. We pod! The full breakdown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! It’s OU-Texas week! 22:32 - OL/DL concerns vs. Texas 42:00 - George Stoia joins the program 1:00:00 - Dasan McCullough’s role on Saturday 1:04:00 - Carey thinks Billy Bowman is built for OU-Texas 1:11:00 - OU run game concerns 1:15:00 - RECRUITING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa State week is here and we know even though OU is 4-0, this team can't look past the Cyclones and dream about the Corny Dogs and wax cups full of beer just yet. The defense is still worth praising but like most fans, we're starting out on the offense. Josh and Carey have their chances to weigh in on the running back rotation. And Eddie asks the question: Are there really people who want to replace Dillon Gabriel at QB? There was some strong language in there too. We talk about the future of OU this season with Gabriel and with Jackson Arnold at QB. Brent Venables is also very high on Key Lawrence right now. Is he a part of the starting lineup moving forward? George also has some interesting stats on Danny Stutsman and a preview of a big feature he's working on for a guy we think is a legitimate Butkus Award candidate after 4 games. We also talk the recruiting trail with Josh. Welcome back to another episode of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 17:40 - Running back rotation; Brent Venables calls out the RB room! 30:00 - OU offensively — BIG tests ahead 39:10 - Let’s focus on Oklahoma defense; we’re excited! 1:01:00 - Fast forward to here for Recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Unofficial 40 podcast where the entire gang gets together. This is the ultimate power unleashed on the world as Carey, Josh, Eddie, Bob and George all contribute to this week's show where we talk about the questions being asked of this Oklahoma team. Questions such as whether the culture has changed at OU? Questions like if Dillon Gabriel is a Heisman candidate yet? Didn't OU start 3-0 last season before it went terribly, terribly wrong? Even we may have been responsible for some of the optimism coming out of Nebraska in 2022. We talk about recruiting as a big decision was coming just hours after we recorded. Danny Okoye is making his choice tonight. We also get into yet another LIncoln Riley debacle at USC as he is now banning reporters. And plenty of Cincinnati talk as well. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40 10:00 - Has the culture changed at Oklahoma? This week should start telling the story 33:00 - Danny Okoye announcement Wednesday @ 6:30p 49:00 - 2025 WR commit Elijah Thomas was impressive 53:00 - George Stoia joins the program 1:01:00 - What can Jalil Farooq turn into? 1:04:00 - Lincoln Riley … still a jerk 1:20:00 - OU football’s challenge in Cincinnati 1:33:00 - WR group a strength for Oklahoma offensively Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're problem solvers. So we're here to fix the OU offense. We all have the answers. Some of the answers may be different, or conflict or be the same. But we have them. Carey, Josh, Eddie, Bob and George all partake in this week's podcast. We talk about the offensive issues, the running backs, the offensive line, the tight ends. We talk about Jeff Lebby. We don't talk a lot about Art Briles. We're sick of it too. We also have plenty of praise for the defense and Josh gets into the latest on recruiting with commitment dates approaching on key OU targets. Eddie also dunks on everyone over his social media following. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Is Texas back? 8:00 - Sooners defense has been fun; are they back, too? 30:00 - Offensive problems start on the OL? 53:00 - Recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have an actual football game to talk about this week! Josh, Carey, Eddie and Bob are on the pod this week as George has the week off to concentrate on some big stories. One of which included the City of Norman introducing a billion dollar arena and entertainment district. Josh takes us through the latest recruiting buzz with a couple of official visits this weekend and a big decision coming this weekend from a coveted OU recruit. We also bat around the results from the weekend. TCU and Colorado, Clemson and Baylor's upset loss. Then we get into the Sooners as we talk about how easily the Sooners dispatched Arkansas State while also looking ahead to the challenge of SMU this weekend. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Week 2 ahead 7:00 - Sooners knocked it out of the park with Danny Okoye 20:00 - Melissa (Texas) DL Nigel Smith decision coming Friday 31:52 - Around the Big 12 … not great! 46:00 - OU football enters Week 2 1:07:00 - What do we want to see Saturday vs. SMU? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh, Carey, Eddie, George and Bob all chime in on this week's Unofficial 40 podcast and it starts off with a bang as Carey is airing reporter grievances once again. But this time against George. We talk depth chart as Josh, Bob and Carey have their go at things. Josh is also here for some recruiting talk as things could be heating up with OU and another big-time defensive line prospect. We also talk about our impressions of how Brent Venables has changed over the past year as he heads into his second home opener in Norman. And back to Josh for more on recruiting visitors coming in this weekend. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - We’re back and Carey has grievances! 13:50 - Sooners making a run at another 5-star DT?! 36:00 - Talking Sooners depth chart 1:03:00 - Brent Venables Year 2. Efficieny. 1:15:00 - Recruiting round-up 1:26:00 - Official visitors this weekend in Norman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Only 1 more pod before the season begins and the gang is all here with plenty of excitement and plenty of questions about what we're going to see out on that field when the Sooners take on Arkansas State Sept 2. After two more media sessions this week we have plenty of things to talk about. Jeff Lebby had plenty to say this week about the offense and the running back room. And we all had our takes on who the best running backs on this roster really are. Who are we kidding, we went down the entire roster for the most part. We're probably most confused by the starting cornerback spot. Everybody kind of took turns throughout the show and there was even some fighting about certain players. We also hit on another big week of commitments coming up, including the biggest, David Stone. Move over YouTube Eddie and George, it's time for the Unofficial 40 to take back center stage! The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! So many questions … left unanswered through preseason camp. Who’s stepping up? 11:40 - Are we buying the OL hype? 24:00 - Concern at linebacker? Are they ready? 34:15 - Cornerback talk; Jasiah Wagoner has impressed, could he start? 38:13 - Everything Sooners offense 52:00 - Jayden Gibson time has come? 1:06:00 - RECRUITING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a recruiting heavy edition of the Unofficial 40 this week as we finally put to rest the drama that has been OU recruiting this week. Josh breaks down everything that happened on his end and we look ahead to how the Sooners proceed. But we first start by recognizing the huge victory by our own Eddie Radosevich as tailgating is finally back on Lindsey Street. There have been some recruiting wins of late so we catch up on everything that has happened and is still happening for the Sooners. Bob Przybylo stops by for some hoops talk on a schedule release and an addition to the softball team. We're finally back in the studios and we could see all the times Josh muted himself while back at home. The rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back. We did it. Lindsey Street is BACK! 10:00 - Williams Nwaneri situation revisited 15:00 - Switiching gears 36:00 - More recruiting (Nickens, 56:00 - There is good news on the recruiting front; Jaden Nickens commits, Nate Roberts decommits from Notre Dame 1:06:00 - 2024 Union DB Devon Jordan 1:10:00 - Some 2024 DT David Stone talk 1:14:00 - Hoops releases non-conf schedule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh, Eddie and George get together just before Josh heads out on vacation. We get a rundown of everything that is coming up on the recruiting trail and where things stand with some big names who are getting ready to make their decisions. Josh's vacation usually means commitments. So it's a great time to leave. With fall camp going on we've already had two media sessions and a viewing this week. The guys are here to talk about what they've seen. And we're getting in the weeds. We go so far as to talk about punters and kickers and return men. What position are we most concerned about? It's actually not on the defensive side of the ball. We took a moment to ask ourselves if we're drinking the kool-aid. Because we all think we're seeing a lot of good stuff out at practices. But we've all been hurt before. And the question around the office this week. What if one of us died? You'll find out what we mean soon. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 8:00 - First couple days with OU football 18:00 - Sooners have a big month on the recruiting trail --->> 32:00 - Three 5-star DL = big month of August 40:00 - Jaden Nickens/Caden Durham announcement ahead this week 1:03:00 - Camp talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fall camp is almost underway as OU held a big media day Monday that lasted most of the day. The SoonerScoop staff was there to take it all in as every single OU assistant coach was made available as well as all the new transfers and freshman. We breakdown our biggest impressions from yesterday while we also hit up Josh about the latest on the recruiting front from a big week of commits and visits. Bob is here to talk about a strange media session with Porter Moser. Not the media session itself, but the odd timing of a media session. Another super sized pod with lots of information and discussion about the upcoming season and position battles heading into fall camp. LET'S GO!!! The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40. Media Day Wrap Up 23:00 - Little hoops talk 29:00 - Sooners recruiting is booming 1:15:00 - Back to team talk; Camp starts Thursday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh, Eddie and George talk about the latest developments around the OU football program and recruiting. With special guests from Barbie's movie review, Carey getting duped by the youngs on the road, and maybe the hardest to watch OU game in recent memory. But the meat of the pod sticks to recruiting with the Under the lights football camp and the Party at the Palace coming up this weekend. Josh breaks down the latest with OU's biggest targets remaining and we also had some David Stone, Jr., Twitter meltdowns happening during the podcast taping. OU is set to open fall camp and the gang has plenty of thoughts on Dillon Gabriel, the receivers, the secondary, the defensive line, the tight ends, and damn near everything. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 10:00 - No.1 nations RB Taylor Tatum commits to OU 19:20 - 2024 OL Eugene Brooks commits to OU 26:00 - Party at the Palace/Sooners under the Sun 50:00 - Football starts next week; let’s talk Sooners 1:35:00 - New NIL federal legislation thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From SEC Media Days in Nashville, Tenn., Carey, Eddie and George breakdown what the last couple of days have been like as OU and Texas prepare to enter the SEC following the 2023 season. Shane Beamer and Josh Heupel were two of the coaches talking Thursday and we breakdown what the former Sooners had to say about their current teams. Where is Josh Heupel with his feelings toward Oklahoma these days? Shane Beamer seems pretty clear he still has fond feelings for the Sooners. And maybe a bit too fond as the head coach of another team. We explain. We're also joined live by On3's J.D. PicKell who talks about the Sooners in 2023 and beyond as they enter the SEC. We also noticed that complaints about the current state of NIL continue to be amplified this week in Nashville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back together after Big 12 Media Days. We breakdown what went down in Arlington with OU's reps and Brent Venables. Also plenty of talk about other teams in the conference and our impressions there. The Sooners had a big recruiting week and Josh is taking some vacation from his vacation to talk the latest in recruiting with us. We also learned that George is not as good at Galaga as he thinks he is. But he is really good at getting interviews from Joe Castiglione and we talk about his one-on-one. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! 20:00 - Oklahoma Big 12 Media Days 1:04:00 - Oklahoma has had a big week recruiting 1:31:00 - Wrap up. George Q/A with Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices