West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast
Opinion and analysis of Oklahoma Sooners football from the viewpoints of a former local media member and an OU fan living outside The Sooner State. Two new episodes per week during football season previewing and recapping each game.
Lee and Grant Benson
Show overview
West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 113 episodes. That works out to roughly 170 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 15m and 1h 43m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports & Recreation show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 16 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Lee and Grant Benson.
From the publisher
Opinion and analysis of Oklahoma Sooners football from the viewpoints of a former local media member and an OU fan living outside The Sooner State. Two new episodes per week during football season previewing and recapping each game.
Latest Episodes
View all 113 episodesEp. 433 - OU’s Offense Actually Looks Different in 51-0 Shutout Of UTEP
Ep. 432 - OU-UTEP Preview: What The Sooners Must Show in Week 1
Ep. 431 - The Big Season Preview Is Back!
Ep. 430 - OU Makes Big Bet On Brent Venables Before Massive 2026 Season
Ep. 429 – A Potentially Crushing Injury Overshadows a Good Week of Practice
Ep. 428 - John Mateer’s Championship Chance and Fall Camp is Here!
Ep. 427 - OU Fall Camp Questions & the Brent Venables Reality Check
Ep. 426 - OU Has 3 Future NFL Tight Ends?
Ep. 425 - OU Football Breakouts, Red Flags, and SEC Predictions
Ep. 424 - The Weird 2025 OU Defense Stat You Probably Forgot About
Ep. 423 - EVERYONE is Talking About John Mateer
Ep. 422 - OU's Defense Underrated? Plus John Mateer Would You Rather
Ep. 421 - The People* vs. Owen Heinecke
Ep 36Ep. 420 - The Kansas City Chiefs Solve Oklahoma's DeMarco Murray Problem
Lee and Grant are back to discuss the goings on in the world of OU Football in the last month. DeMarco Murray is no longer the most overpaid coach in college football, as the Chiefs do Oklahoma a huge solid. Jay Valai has been poached by the Buffalo Bills, and OU has a new Athletic Director. In the second half of the show - Lee and Grant have the most in-depth and honest discussion on the Owen Heinecke eligibility controversy that you will hear on the inter-webs. It is appointment listening if you want to understand the NCAA's decision. 201 days until UTEP... Subscribe to the show on YouTube: @WestofEverest | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter/X: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter/X: @LeeBensonTweets
Ep 35Ep. 419 - The 2025 College Football Season is Over
Lee and Grant are back to talk about the end of the 2025 college football season. Indiana has won a National Championship in tackle football, Curt Cignetti is the master of the universe, and Lee & Grant want to talk about DeMarco Murray and his failure in the RB room. But first, we put a wrap on OU's portal season and talk in-depth about Owen Heinecke's situation with the NCAA. 226 days until UTEP... Subscribe to the show on YouTube: @WestofEverest | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter/X: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter/X: @LeeBensonTweets
Ep 34Ep. 418 - Has Portal Combat Produced a Sooner Flawless Victory?
Lee and Grant are back after a CFP-exit hiatus to discuss the goings on in the College Football Transfer Portal. OU has received 11 commits in the portal thus far, and Lee and Grant are going to rank their impact from 1 to 11. They also go over each of the 29 portal defections to tell you whether it's a big deal or not. All that, plus thoughts on new TE coach Jason Witten, the offensive coaching staff as a whole, and they give their pick for the National Championship game. Grant really despises Miami. Subscribe to the show on YouTube: @WestofEverest | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter/X: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter/X: @LeeBensonTweets
Ep 33Ep. 417 - Sooners' Season Ends in CFP with 2nd Quarter Implosion
Lee and Grant are back to discuss OU's very difficult home loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Come on in and let's all be miserable together. The sun will (hopefully) come out tomorrow. Subscribe to the show on YouTube: @WestofEverest | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter/X: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter/X: @LeeBensonTweets
Ep 32Ep. 416 - Sooners v Bama Part Deux Preview - CFP Mega Pod
The Benson Bros are back after the bowl bye to preview Oklahoma's matchup in the first round of the College Football Playoff against the University of Alabama. Lee and Grant spend the first 90 minutes talking all about the Friday night matchup from every angle. Then, they wrap up the longest show in West of Everest history touching on ND's antics following their CFP snub (justice for the Pop Tarts Bowl!), shake their head at Sherrone Moore, and give their picks of the week. We all want to see John Mateer with a rose in his mouth late Friday night. If you're going to be in Norman, show up early, have some beverages, and cause a ruckus. Subscribe to the show on YouTube: @WestofEverest | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter/X: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter/X: @LeeBensonTweets
Ep 31Ep. 415 - Oklahoma v Alabama Pt. 2 in CFP 1st Round - This Time in Norman
Lee and Grant are back to discuss the Oklahoma Sooners officially being in the 2025 College Football Playoff, and they're seeing a familiar foe - the Alabama Crimson Tide - fresh off their drubbing in the SEC Championship Game. Initial reactions from the WoE crew lie within. Please lend us thy ears. Subscribe to the show on YouTube: @WestofEverest | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter/X: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter/X: @LeeBensonTweets
Ep 30Ep. 414 - Sooners Relax in the Clubhouse Awaiting Playoff Opponent
The Benson Bros are back and in good spirits as they bask in the glory of being idle during Championship Week while having a College Football Playoff spot all but wrapped up. We go over your Three Word Reviews from the LSU game, discuss who the Sooners might play in the First Round of the CFP, and then throw our hat in the ring of the Miami/Notre Dame debate. All that, and our Picks of the Week. Knibb High Football rules. Subscribe to the show on YouTube: @WestofEverest | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter/X: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter/X: @LeeBensonTweets