Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

On this week's edition of the Unofficial 40 podcast we take a look back at the players standing out most on the defensive side of the ball. Is Isaiah Thomas becoming a legit NFL prospect? And how much has he been hiding some superior athletic ability? We also talk about the upcoming matchup with Texas Tech and the expectations for this OU team. We're all going to be paying attention to see if the defense can put another solid performance on tape. And what could the return of Rhamondre Stevenson mean for OU's running game and the emergence of T.J. Pledger? It might not be such an easy transition for Stevenson and the OU offense. We hit up the recruiting trail and talk about the Sooners newest commitment Tayln Shettron and what we've seen lately out on the high school circuit. And what does the recent decommitment of Caleb Johnson mean for recruiting going forward? Also, what we know on the latest with #FreeThe3 and when is it OK to start putting up your Christmas tree? All this and more on the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Surviving an Ice Storm 6:00 - Josh reviews TCU ... Hey OU's defensive line is good 24:00 - What to do with Bookie 29:15 - OU slot WR problems? 33:16 - OU Offensively 48:00 - Putting sights on Lubbock 53:00 - #FreeThe3 1:04:00 - Recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is all here after surviving a bye week and we've talked all we can talk about the Texas win. It's time to move on to TCU and the expectations that have been reset coming out of the overtime win over Texas. Can Spencer Rattler keep building chemistry with receivers like Theo Wease, Marvin Mims, Austin Stogner and Drake Stoops? Can the offensive line continue to run the ball effectively even if Rhamondre Stevenson doesn't come back until Texas Tech? Can the defense build off of their emerging playmakers like Perrion Winfrey, Woodi Washington, Nik Bonitto and Isaiah Thomas? And are the Sooners expecting another huge commitment this weekend for Lincoln Riley's offense? We've talked to the players and coaches on both sides of the ball this week, all our media interviews are over. Here's all the latest to get you ready for the Sooners as they get back in action against TCU this weekend. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome back 17:25 - Suspensions and more 22:00 - Chris Murray. How will he fit? 25:30 - Running backs; Seth McGowan returning to the fold 35:07 - Can Oklahoma build off Cotton Bowl victory? 50:46 - OU defensively 1:08:00 - Recruitng news/notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The entire gang is back together to breakdown the crazy win over Texas. What did we see that OU can build on heading into the rest of the season? Is OU still the most talented team in the Big 12? Alex Grinch has a defensive line, but he's starting to find young playmakers in the secondary as well. And can anyone keep David Ugwoegbu from taking over a starting spot on defense? We also hit up recruiting as COVID cancellations are taking a toll on our scouting trips. Some Big 12 talk and plenty of opinions of Lincoln Riley's benching of Spencer Rattler as well. Bob jumps in with some hoops talk as well. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Hello and welcome back. OU/Texas recap. 16:00 - Talking Spencer Rattler's day at the Cotton Bowl 29:00 - OU secondary; Youth takeover coming? 36:50 - David Ugwoegbu/Nik Bonitto 40:00 - Recruiting ... OU/Texas do anything for recruits? Billy Bowman,D'Tavious Sanders, Bryce Foster 53:12 - Back to Team Stuff ... Second half of the season is upon us. Theo Wease is alive. 59:00 - Where we'll be headed this weekend 1:04:00 - Hoops practice begins today 1:10:00 - Chris Murray eligible 1:13:00 - 2022 WR commit Luther Burden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you want to get ready for OU to take on Texas? Having trouble getting over the losses and need something to pick you up? Then check in on the Unofficial40 podcast where we have plenty of anger left over and plenty of criticism of the OU football team to cleanse your palette and get you ready to clean the slate for Texas in Dallas. The confounding secondary, the lackadaisical offensive line, we break it all down once more. Which team is more capable of blowing the other out in OU-TX? That's always the question to ask before it starts. But that doesn't always mean that team will win. Also hear from Lincoln Riley on the state of the offensive line and the poor tackling. The full rundown is below: 0:00 - Uh, it's OU-Texas Week. Let us solve the Sooners problem. 24:00 - So add Ronnie Perkins to the mix 35:00 - OU offensively; OL problems? 48:00 - We have no idea what will happen Saturday? 59:00 - Importance of OU/Texas on recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey and Eddie got their licks in on the OU loss to Kansas State on the Eskridge Lexus postgame podcast. Now Josh and Bob get to join in with their impressions of what went wrong. The defense, the offensive line, the quarterback, the running backs, the receivers. Nothing goes without being broken down after the 38-35 loss. Can the Sooners turn things around and fix the problems before taking on Iowa State this weekend? Also, where is Alex Grinch with this defense right now? Are they mentally in the tank? And the turnovers are still unbelievable. At least, the lack of them. We also hit on the commitment of Jalil Farooq as well as the latest scouting trips across the region. It's not great right now, but a win at Iowa State could get things back on track in this bizarre season. Get ready for another edition of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Jumping right in. Josh and Bob's thoughts on Kansas State loss 5:00 - How bad is OU's offensive line right now? Can it be fixed? 12:47 - OU defense problems 36:57 - Why can't OU force turnovers? 50:20 - HSFB; We went and saw Jordan Mukes 57:05 - R250 WR Jalil Farooq commits to OU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're heading toward another real football game... we think. OU gets set to take on Kansas State in their first Big 12 contest of the 2020 season. Alex Grinch and the defense took center stage as the secondary and the defensive line gets a tougher test this week. We also found out LIncoln Riley was not happy about the extension of the dead period and we wonder what kind of fallout no visits with an early signing period will have over the next year. Transfer central with no restrictions? Alex Grinch talked in detail about Ronnie Perkins and how he's responded to his suspension and we look forward to seeing a lot of faces we missed out on in the opener due to COVID. Plus, lots of recruiting nuggets from Josh and a hoops recruiting update from Bob. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back. They're gonna football, we think. 8:30 - Theo Howard was a medial miracle 9:53 - Lincoln Riley was honest this week about some things. 21:51 - Ronnie Perkins. Team leader. 29:00 - Riley on NCAA recruiting period 52:00 - Recruiting/Where will the Scoop crew be? Mario Williams, Danny Stutsman recap. 1:03:00 - Should you be on Camar Wheaton watch? 1:07:30 - Jalil Farooq announcement on Sunday, Sept.27. 1:10:00 - Hoops: Rivals150 SG CJ Noland commits to Sooners 1:13:00 - Who do we want to see this weekend? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew is back together as the Sooners take on bye this week. The hope is this team gets players back and doesn't lose anymore as Big 12 Conference play looms. Josh gives his breakdown of what he saw against Missouri State as he breaks down the newcomers as they go from high school to college. We also talk about the Big Ten joining the party as they get ready to play football. More receivers are going to be involved this season thanks to Spencer Rattler's passing prowess. Also, Eddie brings a streaming recommendation to the pod that none of us have ever seen. What world is this? Josh heads to Florida to check out Mario Williams this weekend as well. Also, OU back in it with Tristan Leigh? The full rundown is below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome back. It's football season. Phone etiquette. Thoughts. 5:40 - Josh on OU/Missouri State 36:00 - COVID/OU 45:00 - Embarassing Big 12 51:00 - Big Ten/Pac 12 want to play football again 1:01:00 - Chris Murray appeal 1:07:50 - OU releasing own Web Series 1:13:20 - Josh is headed to Florida/OKPreps Round-up 1:24:00 - Hoops recruiting notes 1:27:00 - You thought it was over ... Tristan Leigh news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's finally game week after six months of trying to reboot college football after the NBA first cancelled their season. It's been a long, stressful road, but the gang is here to talk about what we were born to do, depth chart breakdowns. We talk about what we know and what we're skeptical about, we go position by position with our impressions of what we'll see on Saturday. We also hold our breath waiting for any kind of COVID outbreak that could postpone the opener. And spoiler alert, we won't handle a postponement well. Not well at all. We also talk about our impressions of Spencer Rattler, who will be leading the charge on offense and who needs to step up immediately on defense. We also breakdown the suspensions once again and let you know fact from fiction on how Ronnie Perkins, Rhamondre Stevenson and Trejan Bridges could hit the field early this season. Plus the guys have been taking in some high school games across Oklahoma as Josh, Bob and Eddie breakdown everything they've seen lately. The full rundown is below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome. Eddie is back in studio. 6:34 - It's gameweek. OU releases depth chart 32:00 - Suspension talk (Ronnie Perkins, Rhamondre Stevenson, Trejan Bridges) 47:15 - Kennedy Brooks, Jalen Redmond opt outs 52:55 - Spencer Rattler ... expectations? 1:11:00 - High school/Recruiting News 1:21:00 - Tristan Leigh visited Baton Rouge ... and is going back 1:28:00 - Final thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The next time we podcast it will be game week. This week, we got the official announcement from Lincoln Riley that Spencer Rattler will be the starting quarterback. We also got a little preview of the defensive line from Calvin Thibodeaux as well as some talk from Shane Beamer about h-backs and tight ends. Josh, Eddie and Bob have all been out to high school games in Oklahoma over the last week and they catch you up on the recruiting and scouting trail for OU recruiting. We have gametimes and a pay-per-view game for the season opener against Missouri State. We're also ready to launch our #FreeThe3 campaign The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Hello and welcome; we are two weeks out and the Big Ten is backtracking while no one cares about the Pac-12 14:00 - Opener on PPV 19:00 - Spencer Rattler is the Quarterback at Oklahoma 31:06 -- Still talking team stuff; we met with Shane Beamer and Calvin Thibodeaux today. Eddie is in love the H-back/TEs. 57:00 -- Carey talked to Carl/Caleb Williams/High school football in full swing/Josh/Eddie/Bob will be out in full force this weekend 1:18:00 - Josh loves David Blaine 1:23:00 - Wrapping up with running back talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sooners have been reporting more positive coronavirus cases than usual the last couple of weeks. Lincoln Riley seems positive about the road ahead with players returning. We talk about where Oklahoma stands as they prepare for a football season and how much the current positives and quarantines are affecting the team. The Sooner Summit was a big success over the weekend and Josh and Bob breakdown who it might have helped the most in terms of getting them to consider committing to the Sooners. Also, it's interesting to see the backlash from other fanbases to the Sooner Summit. The guys talk about OU's role in the summit as they can't see where anything that happened during the weekend was against any rules. Also, the AP is ranking teams that aren't already playing? The entire crew is here once again for another edition of the Unofficial40. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - And we're back! 5:00 - Tailgating CANCELED 13:00 - Opt out players in college/high school 26:25 - What's happening in Norman? 52:48 - The Sooner Summit 1:06:00 - How big is the commit of Rivals250 DT Kelvin Gilliam Jr? 1:10:00 - What were the eyes and 'O' about Saturday night? 1:16:00(ish) - Wrap up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football is back in Norman as we head to a potential 2020 football season. Since we last talked we've spoken with Joe Castiglione, Lincoln Riley, Alex Grinch and Dennis Simmons. What are we learning about camp? What are we learning about how the virus is affecting life in camp? The SoonerSummit is underway as Caleb Williams has rounded up a group of super recruits to descend on Norman. Who all is joining him in Norman? Also, we get a quality COVID freakout from Carey who is kind of tired of living media life interrupted. The whole crew joins in once again. The full rundown follows bellow: 00:00 - Hello and welcome! 5:30 - COVID and college sports are a lot like everyone else 7:37 - TEAM TALK 23:15 - Dumb SI report that OU doesn't want to play 29:00 - Impressions after talking with Lincoln Riley 35:30 - NCAA eligibility questions 45:18 - THE SUMMIT 1:00:15 - Kelvin Gilliam announcement; OU still in great shape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been a crazy few days. Lincoln Riley sent his players home this weekend and we didn't know if they'd ever practice football again in 2020. The Big Ten cancelled their season. The Pac 12 cancelled their season. The Big 12 did not cancel their season. We talk about how all that happened and why it was Riley sent his players home in the first place. Lots of injuries as well. Can spring football even happen? So much has happened and we haven't even gotten to recruiting. Oklahoma high school practices are underway and we'll have you covered there as well. Where are we heading? And Josh got his dream pod today. He got to have dad talk and air grievances. It was definitely his day for a COVID therapy session. It got really dorky. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Well it's good to talk to you. Things are happening. 23:00 - Finding normalcy in camp 49:00 - Josh got himself a new laptop/Josh's airing of grievances 1:02:00 - Recruiting segment starts; Welcome back to the Unofficial40 1:12:00 - Kelvin Gilliam 1:18:00 - Josh's 5-star RB Forecast 1:22:00 - Sooner Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not often we invite guests on to the podcast, but Gabe Ikard joins us this week to talk about the potential of broadcasting OU games in a pandemic this season as well as the latest from camp and the latest on whether football is going to happen. We have a schedule format from the Big 12, players seem to be going down like flies in camp and Josh brings us the latest on recruiting. When will the Sooners kickoff against Missouri State? And yes, we are confident Missouri State will remain the non-conference game. Are OU players being courted to boycott by the Pac-12 group? Anything to worry about there? Every day brings something new. Today is a new episode of the Unofficial40. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome. No one has any idea what's happening. 15:00 - Pac-12United infiltrating other schools? 20:40 - *Special Guest: Gabe Ikard* 47:00 - Team News 55:00 - Justin Harrington injury doesn't sound good 1:01:00 - Recruiting goes on; Damond Harmon commitment 1:12:00 - Kendal Daniels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, last week we got pretty controversial with our takes on the Sooner Summit, or at least the potential of the Sooner Summit. This week, Josh McCuistion joins back in and gives his take on what is fact from fiction. We also breakdown the Caleb Williams factor in recruiting and whether it's fair or not that fans are placing so many expectations on him to sign top players from all over the country. The OU Board of Regents voted for raises for all football assistants this week and Alex Grinch is getting paid like one of the top defensive coordinators in the country. It appears the administration is more than happy with the way SpeedD is starting to develop under Grinch. We also get a little bit of basketball breakdown and we talk about COVID19 and it's affect on playing a season. College football and the NFL aren't in a bubble, but they need to live that bubble life if we're going to play an entire season. Just look at those idiot Marlins for proof. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome, Josh is BACK! 4:00 - The Sooner Summit 18:00 - Amarius Mims cuts OU 24:40 - Kendall Daniels situation; what happened? 33:00 - What's next for OU? 37:00 - Damond Harmon ... next member of LincUp21? 39:00 - Could Caleb Williams transfer & early grad? 45:00 - Board of Regents approve extensions, raises 1:02:00 - State of College Football; 31 days from kickoff 1:20:00 - Wrapping up with Hoops talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie, Bob and Josh went to Durant over the weekend to take in one of the best football camps of the summer with some of the best local talent around. They breakdown their impressions of what they saw (well at least Bob and Eddie who didn't abandon the pod this week) as well as who surprised them the most. We talk about restarting the season and more supervised practices getting underway in Norman. And how are things trickling down from pro to college to high school that are going to make this year different. Army appears to be a no-go for fans this year. We also talk the latest in commitments for the Sooners who had a couple new verbals since our last podcast. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome 10:00 - Elite Underclassmen Wrap-up 22:00 - OU picks up a couple commitments since we last talked 35:00 - A little CFB talk for ya 45:00 - What's the plan for non-conf? 58:00 - 2022 Jordan Hudson commitment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The whole crew is back together this week and Bob and Eddie get a chance to talk about going to cover an actual football camp this week to see some of the more intriguing names in-state. We also talk about announcements coming up as well as how recruiting is working with so much uncertainty surrounding a college football season. How in flux are mid-semester transfers like Isaiah Coe from junior college? We also talk about some of our impressions of early workouts and what the hell? Let's talk some football just like the season is going to be played as advertised. We've got plenty of football talk as well as the state of things at OU with two straight weeks of no new COVID cases. And everyone is coronavirus free for the time being. Also plenty of off the wall banter as well. Carey's G.I. Joe collection and Eddie has actually watched 5 movies. The full rundown is below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome! We're back at full strength 12:15 - Recapping actual football camp -- I-4 Camp 27:00 - New COVID numbers for OU 32:00 - NCAA testing guidelines announced 39:00 - Breaking down team videos ; Carey has a man crush on Brayden Willis 46:00 - Justin Harrington status 53:00 - OU-Army 1:02:00 - Kendal Daniels decision Aug.1 1:11:43 - JUCO effect/ Isaiah Coe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh and Eddie are together this week to talk about all the talk that is floating around about the coronavirus and the season. With the Texas State Fair being cancelled no one here is panicking about the season. Lots of steps to go and we trace our way through them. We also breakdown the biggest recruiting weekend so far for the Sooners and the guys talk about why Caleb Williams wasn't the biggest commitment to talk about from July 4th. We also take a minute to reset recruiting and what's coming next. We relive some of the odd results out the Elite 11 QB camp over the years as well. Also, Carey wants to know about the murder in Field of Dreams. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome 3:30 - There will be no State Fair of Texas BUT the show goes 22:00 - Recapping OU's big recruiting weekend 35:00 - Mo 5-stars, Mo problems? Only if you're an idiot. 1:04:00 - What's next for #LincUpXXI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh, Eddie and Bob record a special emergency podcast after all the dust settles from the 4th of July as OU finally receives the commitment of 5-star QB Caleb Williams late last night from DC. He joined 4-star DB Latrell McCutchin who made his commitment to Oklahoma earlier in the day to make it a nice day for Lincoln Riley and the OU football program. We break it all down in this special podcast and even talk about what's next for the Sooners and what went wrong with Keon Coleman who committed to KU Saturday. It's not Dirty Mike and the Boys. It's just Josh, Eddie and Bob talking recruiting after a big day of commitments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The potential is there for a huge recruiting weekend for Lincoln Riley and the Oklahoma Sooners. The guys are all back together and we starting breaking down recruiting in a big way to start this week's podcast. Voluntary workouts started today in Norman and we got a little sneak peek via Bennie Wylie's Instagram account of what it looked like. OU sure is being careful as most players were wearing masks during the weight training and conditioning drills. No Karen's allowed at the Switzer Center. We also talk about Lincoln Riley's comments to Pete Thamel of Yahoo!Sports about the potential of football carrying over into the spring. We don't know what's going to happen, but we do know we're going to be learning more every day now that the Sooners are back on campus and working out. The season is on it's way, we just don't know exactly what this season is going to look like just yet. Josh also recaps his trip across the state last week and gives you some new names to know on the Oklahoma high school scene this season. Come back home and join us for the full crew edition of the Unofficial 40 podcast. Full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome back 3:30 - Big recruiting weekend ahead. Let's talk about it. 22:30 - How many croots we talkin' about this weekend? 33:22 - Players back on campus. College football season in jeapordy? 58:00 - Josh recaps OKPreps Tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a special edition of the Unofficial 40. For the first time in a long time, no coronavirus talk on the podcast. But we are joined by longtime media favorite Zack Sanchez who gives his perspective on that turbulent spring during 2015 when the team turned in their helmets for the right to protest after a racist incident rocked the OU campus. We talk with Sanchez about what it was like then and what the team is facing now as social unrest in intertwined with athletics all over the country. We also wanted Zack to give us some insight into his days at OU including what it was like to watch Trevor Knight and Blake Bell battle to replace Landry Jones before the start of the 2013 season and a much rumored incident between OU and Clemson before the 2015 College Football Playoff game in Miami. Bob and Josh join in to talk recruiting as Josh has been on the road all week in Oklahoma checking out the top talent in the state. It's a different format, but we hope you'll take something away from our talk with Sanchez to give you a little insight into the mind of young, Black athletes during an interesting time in our country. The full rundown follows below: INTRO - Welcome to a little bit of a different Unofficial 40 this week 00:02:35 - Looking back at the SAE incident from 2015 00:10:00 - How the demonstrations and protests helped the team get through that time. 00:17:00 - The difficulty in reaching out or speaking up for so many 00:21:00 - The message for young, Black players who will be in the shoes of OU players one day 00:26:00 - His expectations on what we will see from players moving forward into the season 00:29:00 - His thoughts on LIncoln Riley in 2015 and how he's handling things now 00:31:00 - "I don't hate white people." - Zack Sanchez 00:32:10 - What it was like watching Trevor Knight and Blake Bell battle to replace Landry Jones in 2013 preseason camp 00:35:30 - 2013 was an underrated season overall 00:39:50 - The real story about Clemson, Charles Tapper and the bus 00:44:10 - Bob and Josh talk recruiting. We start with Kendal Daniels 00:46:30 - 2022 class and Gentry Williams. Can he be a 5-star? 00:48:45 - Josh's in-person thoughts on Jordan Mukes 00:53:10 - Could OU offer an in-state QB in 2023? 00:55:45 - July 4th predictions 00:58:50 - Isaiah Coe is now a take for OU? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Unofficial 40 is back as we watched some local controversy with the Oklahoma State program play out this week while also getting to see what's happening with other schools around the country with COVID-19 cases. The Sooners are still just sitting back and learning. Are the Sooners about to get another commitment? Things are looking good as we record this episode. Josh and Bob are hear for all your recruiting breakdowns as well. Why can't the Sooners take two running backs this year? The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome; Eddie is healed! 9:00 - Mike Gundy 22:00 - The actual U40 begins NOW 40:00 - Recruiting; Sooners with a big day? Yes! Today. 55:00 - Christian Leary Alabama commitment a surprise? 60:00 - Could this 2021 class be completed without visits? 1:05:00 - Where do things stand with DeMarco Murray and RB recruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of the Unofficial 40 podcast we recap our media call with Oklahoma Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione. It looks like fans will be in the stands this season. But what will that look like? We talk about Joe C's search for answers as well as the players getting set to return to campus. July 4th could also be a huge recruiting weekend for the Sooners if 5-star QB Caleb Williams joins him. And who else might join in? We also talk about the mystery of Isaiah Coe's commitment and what's really going on there. We don't have him listed as a commitment on Rivals.com. Why? Also, Eddie wants you to know he's the first podcaster in the state to do a show with the coronavirus. Carey worries about karma coming for Eddie. All that and more on a brand new edition of the Unofficial 40. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is all here after Lincoln Riley held a zoom call with reporters yesterday to talk about dealing with his team during major civil unrest. He also went into newer details about bringing players back to campus. How will the Sooners handle things as other schools are finding plenty of positive tests for the coronavirus as their players return to campus? The Josh and Bob recruiting mini-pod is also included to get you caught up on all things recruiting. We're just four white guys not pretending to have the answers. We tried to keep the social unrest talk to a minimum being white and all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The plan has been set forth and the players will be able to return to the OU football facility July 1. The entire gang is back together and we're here to break it all down. What stood out to us most about OU's plans to reboot football after spending time away? How will the Sooners navigate the pandemic moving forward? We also talk about how this layoff could affect the team and what players it's most likely to affect. Josh and Bob give you some recruiting time as we talk about Caleb Williams becoming a recruiting coordinator as he has yet to announce anything officially. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome 5:30 - Sooners headed back to campus July 1 28:30 - Bryan Carrington Name, Image & Likeness tweet 32:20 - Where the 'croots at Josh?! 45:00 - Fans in the stands? 52:00 - OSSAA decision 1:08:00 - Who misses out the most from time away? 1:15:00 - Pro sports will be a test for CFB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys are back with more positivity than ever that a football season will happen in 2020. Universities are making plans to open, plans are being made for players to return to campuses. And it feels like football is about to start happening again. Josh tells us about some potential big news on the recruiting trail and we wonder as usual when Caleb Williams will pull the trigger on his commitment. It certainly looks like Williams is getting more and more comfortable with OU the players inside the program. We also brought up the end of the Last Dance and all braced for impact not knowing if Bob would go off again. The full rundown is below: 00:00 - NCAA approves return to campus 25:00 - Big things happening on recruiting trail 31:00 - Of course your weekly 5-star QB Caleb Williams talk 55:00 - What's the situation with Rivals250 DE Shemar Turner? 57:00 - Are they eyes as we knew them dead? 1:01:00 - Bob's The Last Dance final review 1:04:00 - Which period of OU would we like to see in a documentary? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone has been waiting for the recruiting momentum to build for the class of 2021. The Sooners got rolling in a big way Friday with the addition of the No. 1 player in the state of Florida, WR Mario Williams and the No. 1 OLB in Texas, Clayton Smith. In a special Unofficial40 podcast Bob Przybylo and Josh McCuistion breakdown the recruiting news of the day, talk about what types of players the Sooners are getting and what this means moving forward. And does this signal a major shift in recruiting fortunes on defense for Alex Grinch? Jamar Cain gets his first big fish as an OU assistant. It's a special pod with Josh and Bob talking exclusively about recruiting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a lot of buzz in the air and the Scoop crew is here to tell you there are reasons to be optimistic about some big decisions coming down the pike. 5-Star WR Mario Williams is scheduled to announce Friday along with 4-star LB Clayton Smith. Josh McCuistion says there could also be a defensive recruit windfall over the next few days. It hasn't been as fast as some would like, but are the Sooners ready to make their marks on the national recruiting stage once again? And what is a virtual visit like for these recruits? Also some talk about restarting football and things seem positive everywhere but out west. OU is ready to move forward in their plans now that Joe Harroz has officially been named the new President of the University of Oklahoma. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome back. Still alive? Lets jump right in. It's a BIG week for OU recruiting 6:30 - Help coming on the defensive side of the ball? 20:33 - Where do things stand with Caleb Williams? 26:16 - QBs being the leader of a class 30:00 - OU is kicking ass on virtual visits 46:00 - Your weekly Jalen Hurts clickbait but on a podcast 51:00 - When do sports come back? 1:01:00 - New OU President Joseph Harroz 1:20:00 - Courtney Paris returning to Oklahoma 1:21:00 - Thanks for listening Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we focus more on recruiting talk as the Sooners get a commitment from Florida LB Danny Stutsman. Josh McCuistion breaks down what OU is getting with this commitment. We also take a deep dive into the history of the 5-star recruit at Oklahoma. There have been more misses than hits over the past couple of decades. We also talk about the latest with Caleb Williams at QB. If the Sooners get his commitment will they still be fighting until the day he signs to keep him? Some hoops news this week and what was Roy Manning talking about in his latest Twitter video? The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Hello and welcome 15:00 - Slowly but surely sports are coming back and that's great 22:00 - Murder Hornets 26:00 - Danny Stutsman commitment 42:50 - What's up with Oklahoma and 5-Stars 51:00 - OU's pursuit of 5-star QB Caleb Williams 59:00 - How big would the Caleb Williams bump be in recruting? 1:09:00 - HOOPS OU vs. Arkansas series set 1:20:00 - Roy Manning taking shots on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FAIR WARNING: This is a completely uncensored version of the Unofficial 40 podcast because we would like to commemorate the first f-bomb ever dropped by our Bob Przybylo in this pod. You heard that correct. When the Detroit Pistons came up for discussion, Bob couldn't help himself. We talk a lot in this episode about name, image and likeness of student-athletes and how this is going to work. What are our reservations? It's not us feeling bad for the schools. We also talk about the results of the NFL draft and the latest in recruiting as well as the recent news of Jadon Haselwood's torn ACL. Also, Eddie is using his crockpot and Carey is having a bidet delivered tomorrow. Sheltering in place has gotten weird. Also Josh is raising a criminal. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Quaratine episode a billion; The McCuistions are into bootlegging videos. 7:50 - Carey has a bidet coming to his home; Full disclosure: He can wipe his own ass 12:30 - NCAA Name Image & Likeness 40:00 - Jadon Haselwood has torn his ACL 52:30 - Recruiting updates -- Virtual tours 1:12:00 - Bob's The Last Dance review; pray for Isaiah Thomas 1:21:00 - Last takeaways from 2020 NFL Draft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL Draft is getting underway and there should be some Sooners making some waves in the first round. The whole gang is here to break it down. We talked with Lincoln Riley during a draft week teleconference and we have a little to say about what he had to say. Lincoln Riley got stood up at the altar by Jantzen Dunn and we talk about how Ohio State is just killing it in recruiting. Josh also updates on all the latest in recruiting and what a nice defensive draft class can mean for Lincoln Riley and Alex Grinch moving forward. Lots to digest in this week's NFL draft edition of the Unofficial 40. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome! Let's jump right into this thing. 1:00 - What's up with the Jalen Hurts NFL Draft love? 8:00 - Lincoln Riley Teleconference Recap; Lee Morris a real draft candidate? 16:00 - Can CeeDee Lamb be WR1 from Day 1? 23:00 - Kenneth Murray. Symbol of OU's defensive turnaround? 30:00 - NFL Draft importance to #SpeedD 37:40 - Neville Gallimore 45:00 - Building recruiting success defensively 52:16 - What happened with Jantzen Dunn? 59:00 - Are the Eyeballs DEAD? 1:03:00 - Ohio State has 17 commits right now. What's up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special edition of the Unofficial 40 podcast as Carey and Eddie are joined by the Oklahoman's Ryan Aber and the Athletic's Jason Kersey to have a little beat writer discussion about dealing with covering a college athletic program during a pandemic. Aber and Kersey are no strangers to the Unofficial 40 so it was a pleasure to welcome them back on the show to talk about all things OU, including all of our thoughts on what football might look like when it's played again, the upcoming NFL Draft and what we're all doing to pass the time while quarantined at home. Just a little extra Unofficial 40 for you to enjoy while you are stuck at home. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Jason Kersey comes out firing 0:05:00 - People seem to be handling this thing well on a social media perspective 0:10:00 - Most shocking moments or decisions made throughout this pandemic 0:17:45 - Could media members handle being quarantined along with players if it comes to that? 0:30:00 - Recent developments that affect where we are and where we're headed 0:35:00 - How is this going to change athletic departments moving forward? 0:43:55 - Facilities development will really take a big hit 0:50:25 - Gabe Brkic getting some love on this podcast 0:55:00 - What we might have seen this spring with Aber/Kersey 1:07:00 - Maggie Nichols got messed over more than anyone with the cancellation of spring 1:14:00 - NFL Draft coming up this week 1:24:40 - The Last Dance documentary 1:32:00 - Streaming recommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The entire crew is back again as we talk about some of the best talk we've heard so far about the season potentially restarting. We talk about the possibilities and what it might look like if college football did resume. We also talk about what could have been if we were in an alternate universe and a global pandemic didn't happen. We'd be covering the spring game this weekend if that was the case. NFL Draft talk as well as the latest in recruiting. We also catch up with Bob on the latest basketball transfer news. Plenty of talk this week to keep you interested and busy in the world of college sports under quarantine. The full rundown follows below: OPEN - Hello and welcome 0:13:00 - A look at the college sports and COVID 0:18:30 - Wholesale changes coming to NCAA? 36:20 - Time has stoodstill; spring game was supposed to bre this weekend 0:48:20 - Recruiting; was supposed to be a big weekend 1:01:10 - Sooners starting to make a move for Kendal Daniels? 1:11:18 - NFL Draft 1:35:10 - Hoops transfers; Two IN, Two OUT 1:42:00 - Closing out the POD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode we breakdown more of the media's hunt for answers in regards to getting back to football. With almost two months left until the Big 12's on-campus shutdowns of athletic departments Mike Gundy went rogue and put out a timeline of his own and added some other off-the-wall stuff. We talk about not only Gundy, but the pressure on every coach to get his players back on campus to prepare for this season. How much could this hurt mid-year enrollees and their hopes to become impact players in 2020? We also hit the recruiting trail and talk about some big in-state offers this week as well as the #Serious3 and who that trio might be. And catch you up on our quarantine lives as well. The full rundown follows below: START - Enjoy a Quarantini while we welcome everyone in from their respective bunkers 0:08:45 - Mike Gundy. Oof! 0:23:00 - OU and Joe Castiglione are closely monitoring this thing 0:35:15 - Are we done being disappointed we keep losing sporting events? 0:40:00 - Recruiting time. The Serious3 is a thing now 0:50:00 - Campus closure don't necessarily mean recruiting visits or on campus workouts can't still happen before August 0:54:00 - Mike Gundy and Lincoln Riley both have young QBs that needed spring practice. 0:58:00 - The problem of being a mid-year enrollee under these circumstances 1:00:40 - There's gonna be a season, because college athletics can't survive without it. 1:09:00 - In-state offers going out in recruiting 1:14:38 - We are trying to be less asshole-ish during the pandemic when it comes to certain things 1:17:00 - Did Josh just tell us his dying wish is to make sure Taylor Hamm and Billy Liucci can't go to his funeral 1:21:20 - One last recruiting update from Josh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're joined this week by ESPN's Jake Trotter who talks to us about the madness of covering the Cleveland Browns last season and how Baker Mayfield handled a difficult season. Is the addition of Case Keenum anything for Mayfield to worry about? Lots of great discussion with Trotter and we breakdown Lincoln Riley's teleconference from Tuesday and the latest with OU football and the craziness of dealing with the pandemic. The Sooners also pick up a commitment this week as Lincoln Riley is still recruiting while everyone is quarantined at home. A nice little week of the Unofficial 40 with so little seemingly going on out in the world! The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome. We have a special guest, ESPN.com's Jake Trotter 4:00 - Let's talk Cleveland Browns 38:00 - U40 officially begins 42:00 - Commitment of 2021 Choctaw (Okla.) safety Jordan Mukes 45:00 - Continued good news for 5-star OL Bryce Foster 59:00 - Lincoln Riley teleconference break down 1:20:00 - Closing time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After getting our social distancing policies in place and up and running the entire crew is back with a regularly scheduled podcast. We catch you guys up on our little corner of the coronavirus world but we've also got a lot of recruiting to talk about with Josh McCuistion. We also talk about spring football and whether we are fearful of anything regarding the loss of a football season. We talk about Trey Sermon's departure, who losing spring practices will hurt the most and we make sense of all the offers and even what some of this downtime means for some of OU's at-risk players who may have to be responsible for working on their own. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Living in a 'Rona world 15:00 - Worried about football season? 18:50 - OU staying active on recruiting trail 51:00 - Trey Sermon/OU Team stuff 1:08:00 - Closing time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID-19 (coronavirus) hit home Wednesday night when the NBA shutdown the Thunder game and shutdown NBA basketball. The reverberations are now being felt all over the college landscape as the Big 12 basketball tournaments have been cancelled and spring football is in jeopardy. We bring you all the latest in this week's MidFirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. We also talk about what we learned from one day of spring football practice and we hear from Lincoln Riley and Alex Grinch. Will football resume this spring? We're not sure at this point. Recruiting is also going to take a step back as well and we cover all the latest from the recruiting trail as well. An important episode, a tumultuous time in OU athletics. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello, Corona 25:00 - Oh , spring football has started; how does this affect recruiting? 41:00 - Okay, let's talk spring football 1:09 - Visit recaps; Sooners did host a number of 5-stars early this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an exciting time of the year (at least when hoops isn't blowing free throws at the end of games) as spring football begins next week and big-time recruits are flying in and out of Norman. We get you caught up on last weekend's recruiting weekend, some eyeball emojis that went out from Lincoln Riley and what's to come on the recruiting trail. We also dive into OU's Pro Day coming up this week as it seems Jalen Hurts will workout in Norman. We also talk about how much this will mean to Parnell Motley who wasn't invited to the combine. There's plenty of spring football to preview as well. Is Spencer Rattler ready to take over the offense? What players and positions are we most looking forward to keeping track of? We hit on all the key spring notes in this edition of the MidFirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - OU-Texas Hoops -- YUCK! 7:00 - CoronaVirus AIN'T SHIT 12:30 - Big recruiting weekend WRAP UP 30:00 - Revisiting a raid of the PAC-12 44:00 - Something of a spring calendar check 49:00 - Eddie cooks a hOt take -- NFL Combine OVERRATED 1:07:00 - Spring football starts Monday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For some reason the best Unofficial 40's always seems to come when there isn't as much going on in the world of OU sports. This is one of those pods. The guys get together to talk about OU's big win over Texas Tech in hoops and Josh's recent coverage of the Rivals Camp Series in Houston. Get caught up on everything you need to know on the recruiting front with Josh. We also go into an in-depth discussion about the NFL Combine which is underway in Indianapolis. How much can Neville Gallimore and Kenneth Murray boost OU's defensive reputation with good combines and first round draft selections? We also hit on the big recruiting weekend that is shaping up and OU's chances to get back involved in the state of California once again. And why did things fall off out west? Tons of debate on key topics surrounding the OU program right now. And even a little baseball talk as the Sooners get ready for a big weekend in Houston. Will Josh invite Linda to a game in Cheater's Park? The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello and welcome back. Hoops to the Final 4? 11:00 - Josh is here. Basketball talk is over. Let us talk RCS Houston (Bryce Foster, Terrence Cooks, etc) 23:00 - Jesus, Tony! 28:00 - NFL Combine 45:00 - Jalen Hurts 53:00 - 2021 Cody Jackson commit 1:00:00 - Revisionist history. Sooners recruiting in SEC territory 1:08:00 - Upcoming things happening this spring; March 1 BIG visit weekend 1:21:00 - Oh no. We're droppin F bombs and talking conference realignment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OU loses a tough one to No. 1 Baylor last night but the crowd was loud and ready for an upset. Has Bedlam become a must-win for the Sooners? Eddie is back from Rivals Camp Orlando and we break it all down and Josh is getting ready for Rivals Camp Houston this weekend. Josh was let back in the house this week and he breaks down all the offers that have been flying out of the OU coaching offices the last few weeks. We also talk NFL Combine and our early impressions of the XFL Somehow Daisy Fuentes has come up in conversation and we spend way too much time seeing how good she looks now. Did you know who she is married to? It's the usual MidFirst Bank Unofficial 40. Lots of recruiting, football, hoops and tangents that go off the rails a bit. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Hello, Welcome back Josh 3:50(ish) - OU hoops 10:00 - RCS Orlando 17:00 - RCS Houston Preview 34:00 - OU has 30 new offers out; let's break it down 46:00 - AD still a beast but we ain't even trippin cause we some athletes 52:00 - What do we make of the XFL? 1:04:00 - Daisy Fuentes update. Yes, Daisy Fuentes 1:13:00 - A little NFL Combine preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang was all here. And then Josh locked himself out of his house and wasn't able to make it on this week. Doesn't matter, Carey, Eddie and Bob all had a chance to meet with Lincoln Riley, DeMarco Murray and Jamar Cain Wednesday and we talk about our impressions of Riley's newest hires. Some spring game info has trinkled out and we look forward to spring football which is just about a month away. A little bit of recruiting news came out this week of interest and we talk some OU hoops as they get ready for a massive stretch against Kansas and Baylor. All that and more on this week's MidFirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast The rundown follows: 00:00 - Opener ... Josh has disowned us 24:57 - First impressions Jamar Cain/DeMarco Murray 36:00 - More on DeMarco Murray breakout session 50:00 - DeMarco as a coach 54:00 - Kobie McKenzie reclassifying/Caleb Williams 1:00:50 - OU hoops; Big games ahead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the National Signing Day edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. We don't just breakdown the final signing day but the class as a whole with Josh and Bob. Who were the standouts? What players will make the biggest impact on both sides of the ball? How'd OU do at need positions like safety? We also have a new hire to breakdown in Jamar Cain and we talk about the impact DeMarco Murray is having on potential recruits. The entire gang is back together after we barely survived the storms on Wednesday. We also talk about the men's hoops team who had a tough loss in Lubbock and we talk about the recent junior days at OU as well. Another information packed podcast with a side of screwing around added in. The full rundown is below: 00:00 - Hello and Welcome 3:00 - #20Deep is finalized 30:00 - Final thoughts on 2020 class 50:40 - Talkin' hoops 1:00 - Moving onto 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back for another edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 and we're obviously talking about the new hire of Demarco Murray as Lincoln Riley's newest running backs coach. We talk about Murray's rise from his days at OU and the hurdles he faces going from a former star to a coach in such a short period of time. We also talk about the opening left on the defensive side of the ball and give our takes on how we feel Riley should go about making that hire. It's going to be an important recruiting weekend so Josh McCuistion is here for the latest on what you need to know on the recruiting trail. Some OU hoops talk and our thoughts on the tragic death of Kobe Bryant over the weekend as well. Also, a chance to win a free month of SoonerScoop if you're spanish is as good as Linda's. The full rundown is below (Not sure if Eddie's attention drifted when doing the rundown this week) 3:25 - DeMarco Murray is your new Running Backs coach 22:30 - Defensive hire coming soon? What's next? 38:00 - Junior Day ahead; Sooners hosting 5-Stars 57:00 - Second National Signing Day next week. Alfred Collins? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We know what you guys want from this week's Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. You want all the juicy tidbits about OU coaching hires. Well, we deliver. Do the Sooners have their man or better yet, their men? We talk about what we know and the things we don't know. Who's coming? Who's leaving? It was a big weekend for recruiting as OU went local heavy for their junior day and coaches are out on the road recruiting. Josh went to see OU's newest commitment this morning and we talk about that one. We breakdown the latest in recruiting and talk a little Senior bowl as well. Also, it's our first chance to really address the portal situation at OU and our first chance to tell you to calm down if you are out on a ledge. The podcast rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome, Welcome. Just a little hoops talk 8:30 - What's going on in Norman? WHEN IS IT HAPPENING? 34:12 - Junior Day recap 43:00 - Senior Bowl stuff 50:30 - Sooners in the Portal 1:00:00 - Dre Butler/Alfred Collins updates 1:12:00 - Closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The national championship is over. Josh is saddened by Trevor Lawrence's performance but everyone is happy Joe Brady is moving on to the NFL. We also dive deep into our survey we released this week and go into some of the finer details behind why we ranked what we ranked. Carey steps up on his soapbox about compliance even in the face of LSU seemingly getting away with anything it wants. OU gets a huge, literally, commitment from Kobie McKinzie and Josh talks about the junior day coming up for the Sooners. Also, what's the buzz heading to the final signing period? Maybe a slight review of Don't F**k With Cats in this pod as well. The rundown follows: 0:00 - Welcome. We bid goodbye to the CFB season 8:10 - The commitment of 2022 Lubbock Cooper OLB Kobie McKenzie 22:00 - Review/explain the SoonerScoop Survey 38:00 - More review of the Scoop Survey 52:00 - Joe Brady leaving LSU 1:01:00 - Big 12 heading into 2020 1:18:00 - Dead period coming to an end; Junior Day ahead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's officially the first Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast of the offseason. And one NFL job after another continues to fill up. There's only one job left to be filled that still has people bringing up Lincoln Riley's name, the Cleveland Browns. The gang is not to worried. What do the boys think about the Baylor opening? What hire could be good for Baylor but bad for OU? People are getting their hopes up for staff changes this offseason, so we talk about how Riley might handle things there. And what do we think should happen with staff changes? Josh gets us back up to speed on what's left for OU heading into the final signing day and we talk some what-ifs about the future of OU's head coach if Riley does take off for the NFL someday. The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome, Welcome 5:00 - See ya, Matt Rhule 15:00 - A little Lincoln Riley talk for ya 23:00 - Any staff change rumblings? 34:00 - Recruiting. What's left for Sooners? 50:00 - It's getting kinda weird ... What IF Riley DID leave OU? 59:00 - National Championship - LSU vs. Clemson; Take the Tigers! 1:05:00 - OU Hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seems like it's been a while, but the full gang is back as Josh joins us from the exotic location of north Oklahoma City as he and the family and Linda are traveling for the post holiday holidays. Josh breaks down his trips to Orlando and San Antonio for All-American practices. Are the Sooners still in good shape with Reggie Grimes and Alfred Collins? What to make out of Chandler Morris' commitment and signing. Surely this shuts down all the buzz about Lincoln Riley's future for a little bit anyway? And what went wrong with Brock Vandagriff? The transfer market might be on the verge of gifting the Sooners a new wide receiver as well. We take a look at the roster as we head into the offseason and the quarterback competition that should still include Tanner Mordecai this spring. The full rundown follows below (Eddie version): 0:00 -- It's been an interesting week 4:51 -- "Chandler Morris is one of the most accurate QB I've ever coached against" 10:00 -- Brock Vandagriff fallout 24:48 -- Josh's thoughts on the end of the Jalen Hurts era 33:27 -- All-Star game wrap up (Reggie Grimes, Alfred Collins, etc) 47:00 -- State of the program 1:04:00 -- Grad transfer market for Oklahoma? Theo Howard? 1:19:03 - OU hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can't help ourselves. We just want to give you another podcast now that all media activities are finally finished from Atlanta. There's nothing left to do but play the game. So we're breaking down everything we learned this week covering OU's College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl. It's a special edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 podcast. What did we learn from media day? What did we learn from the final podcast? Listen in to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcast's out, are you listening? Atlanta trees, no snow glistening. We're happy to talk, practices start, podding bout CFB Playoffs. Eddie and Bob join Carey from Atlanta for a Christmas edition of the MIdfirst Bank Unofficial 40. We talk about what we've seen and heard so far in early media and practice sessions and now that we have a feel for the mindset of the Sooners, how do we see things playing out Saturday? The shock has finally worn off regarding the suspensions. How does OU overcome the losses of Ronnie Perkins and Delarrin Turner-Yell. LSU also seems to be saying all the right things, but is their defense really improving? Or did they finish off the season against a lot of bad teams? Spoiler.. they did. Merry Christmas everybody! The full rundown folllows below: OPEN - Explaining the setup this week from Atlanta/Norman 0:04:30 - OU getting banged for not being happy participants in media settings. Is that fair? 0:09:30 - Lincoln seems to be tight and a bit paranoid so far this week 0:12:50 - OU has been here before, LSU hasn't. Will that matter? 0:14:35 - Jalen Hurts finished 2nd in the Heisman, but OU's team carried him to this point didn't they? 0:17:30 - Is LSU's defense really getting better or did they just play a bunch of shitty offenses to end the season? 0:20:45 - Tangant: The black numbers on the practice jerseys yesterday 22:40 - Replacing Ronnie Perkins. The suspension shock has worn off. Can you find a path to a replacement now? 0:24:45 - The theory of blitzing all the time vs. the criticism of playcalling on offense 0:26:40 - Lincoln vs. Grinch and how they'll approach replacing Delarrin Turner-Yell 0:33:04 - Why we let Josh give out holiday messages on the message board 0:34:30 - Media Day coming up Thursday 0:40:20 - How charming has Jalen Hurts been with the media in Atlanta. Same old same old? 0:43:15 - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 0:49:20 - How do the Sooners start this game? How much success can OU have in the run game? 0:51:25 - Role players that will have to step up on offense to win this game 0:54:25 - We haven't taken the time to really marvel in how well OU's defense was playing at the end of the year 0:56:00 - Alex Grinch's rotations and a rant from Eddie and Carey 1:00:00 - OU is on schedule because of Alex Grinch. A win Saturday puts OU ahead of schedule 1:02:10 - An explanation of all the video stuff we're working on and why Carey is at home 1:05:30 - Back to how a win could change OU's place in the college football landscape moving forward 1:14:00 - We actually mention how long the drought between titles has been for the Sooners 1:15:30 - Thursday will be crazy for media, Friday is a day of media formalities. Also Marty Smith has taken a hit this week and Carey is sad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the National Signing Day wrap-up edition. On this edition of the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 it's all about signing day and suspensions. We breakdown the class signed by Lincoln Riley and the Sooners Wednesday and talk about nuking his signing day press conference with our news about suspensions. What stood out about this class? What coaches pulled their weight? OU lost out on Jase McClellan, but did they sign a better running back in Seth McGowan? It's a full crew for this one. We even dive into our investigation of the suspensions and how it all came to be. OPEN - Let's start off recruiting talk because we already nuked Lincoln Riley's recruiting press conference yesterday 0:04:08 - Family talk with Josh derails the recruiting talk right off the bat 0:05:15 - We dub the Reggie Grimes situation as the biggest story from signing day 0:10:00 - Alex Grinch's haul of immediate help on defense was a big storyline from signing day 0:13:00 - Is Calvin Thibodeaux the MVP position coach on defense for this class? 0:14:35 - What did OU get at running back that wasn't Jase McClellan 0:20:40 - Do fans have a right to be concerned about RB recruiting after the McClellan flip? 0:28:20 - Bill Bedenbaugh's massive haul on the offensive line 0:33:30 - Creed Humphrey. Will he stay at OU or turn pro? 0:37:50 - Is Bryson Washington the biggest signing of this class? 0:41:30 - Who is the most underrated recruit in this class? 0:47:40 - We nuked the press conference. 0:51:00 - Chasing down the suspension rumors 0:59:40 - LSU's offensive line is this year's Joe Moore Award winner 1:01:10 - LSU's top running back is injured 1:04:00 - Cocaine and Joe Powell 1:09:00 - Suspended players shouldn't be at bowl games should they? 1:12:00 - Caleb Kelly's situation? 1:14:00 - Heading to Atlanta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma is set for the playoffs, that much we know. But before that, we have national signing day coming up Dec. 18 and the Sooners are looking to close strong. It started last night with some late night eyeball emojis from Lincoln Riley. We also have some potential drama developing with one of OU's longest commitments. The numbers are tight for the Sooners even with former targets coming on the market late. How will Riley and the Sooners manage it. We also get into some awards circuit talk with CeeDee Lamb hoping to bring up a Biletnikoff Award and Jalen Hurts travels to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony. We also talk a little LSU preview and go back a bit to look at the Big 12 Championship game. Lots of college football talk in this one both locally and nationally on the Midfirst Bank Unofficial 40 The full rundown follows below: 00:00 - Welcome the Sooners are going to the Playoffs, again 2:00 - EYE BALLS OUT 10:30 - Jase McClellan situation; what's going on? 21:00 - Team Talk / Big 12 Championship recap 35:00 - CFB Playoff talk / match up vs. LSU 48:00 - Joe Burrow ... he good 59:00 - College Football Awards (Thurs)/Heisman Trophy (Saturday) 1:17 - Recruiting weekend preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices