Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

SEC firsts haven't gone well for Oklahoma. After a 25-15 loss to Tennessee in their SEC home opener, the Sooners travel to Auburn, Ala., for their SEC road opener. In this episode we talk about the QB change from Jackson Arnold to Michael Hawkins Jr. We also breakdown the position coaches on offense. Who is pulling their weight? Anyone? Blocking has become a massive issue for this offense. Turnovers at the worst time as well. Can Hawkins step up and fill the void against a stiff Auburn defense? How will the defense replace Kendel Dolby at the cheetah position? Trace Ford did it a week ago, but this Auburn offense has had interception issues. And we loved hearing from Brent Venables this week during his weekly press conference. He was direct and honest about the issues plaguing his team and in particular, his offense. Trying to diagnose the injury situation has become a full-time affair and we're trying to figure that out with Andrel Anthony and Nic Anderson. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial40  20:00 - Offensive problems  29:00 - Could a playcaller change come with the BYE week? 49:50 - OL issues have not been solved  57:33 - What’s going on with Nic Anderson and Andrel Anthony?  1:02:00 - UNLV QB Matthew Sluka making some headlines 1:12:00 - Recruiting Tennessee Weekend Recap The Unofficial 40 is presented by SchwabMeat.com. Enter the code SOONERSCOOP and place an order of $75 or more and get free shipping on your next order. Schwab Meat. The official hot dog of Gamedays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Usually during game weeks, you get a little worn out talking about the same things over and over. But not this week. This is the week you love to try and figure out exactly what we could see happen in the biggest matchup in college football this weekend. Or at least what everyone thinks is going to be the biggest matchup. OU's offense line? Uggh. Can it hold up? Can it protect Jackson Arnold? Can it help the run game? Who will be back? What will guys like Nic Anderson look like coming back? Will he be rusty? Should we temper our expectations? Is Branson Hickman going to be back? And will he hold up? Can the defense and the crowd get to Tennessee's young gun, Nico Iamaleava? Josh is here to update us on the recruiting weekend as well as what has been happening with Cortez Mills and Floyd Boucard, who recently decommitted. It's a huge weekend in Norman. Let us get you ready from the Campus Corner studios. And plenty of insight and talk about Josh Heupel and why Bob Stoops is wanting to sit out all media requests this week. How are things going between those two? THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! BIG week in Norman. Josh Heupel’s return and College Gameday coming to town 13:50 - Tennessee defense as advertised? Can Oklahoma find itself offensively? 19:00 - Who’s in, who’s out on the OL? How does OU DL match-up?  35:00 - OU running back talk 42:00- Special teams  47:00 - 2000 natty memories 56:00 - Thoughts on Bob Stoops not speaking this week 1:07:00 - Massive recruiting weekend 1:10:00 - What happened with Floyd Bouchard?  1:20:00 - CFB whiparound *The Oklahoma Zoological Society's 16th annual ZOObrew presented by Byron's Liquor Warehouse is at the OKC Zoo Friday September 27. Get your tickets now before they sell out at https://ozsgiving.org for details. AND THEY WILL SELL OUT! *Download the Gametime app and redeem code On3 for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply) at: https://www.gametime.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Wednesday. There may be some hope in the air after everyone has gotten the doom and gloom out of their system. At least the people inside the Scoop offices. We've heard from players and Brent Venables. We've watched Internet breakdowns of what went wrong schematically Our friends and families have aired their grievances in our direction. And of course, we've seen what you've been saying on the Crimson Corner, X and the YouTube comments section. And now it's Wednesday and we all have different perspectives Carey, Josh, Eddie and George have gathered to talk about what we've learned this week and where the Sooners are heading as they get ready to take on Tulane. What's the latest on the injury front? Who could we see back this week? And how is the defense holding up? Josh also has the latest in recruiting on Cortez Mills and whether he is still an OU commitment or not. All that and more on this week's edition of the Unofficial 40. 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Good news: OU is 2-0. Bad news: Everything else 15:00 - George gives an update The Bachelor 16:00 - Problem with OL start at center? 21:45 - Nic Anderson back practicing. Injury frustrations. 31:00 - How far can the defense take this team? 43:00 - OU Def vs. Tulane and Darian Mensah  52:00 - Recruiting - ’25 WR commit Cortez Mills visited Nebraska 57:00 - 2025 Omaha (Neb.) LB Christian Jones commits to Nebraska *The Oklahoma Zoological Society's 16th annual ZOObrew presented by Byron's Liquor Warehouse is at the OKC Zoo Friday September 27. Get your tickets now before they sell out at https://ozsgiving.org for details. AND THEY WILL SELL OUT! *Download the Gametime app and redeem code On3 for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply) at: https://www.gametime.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the Scoop staff at war with each other over the offensive line situation? Maybe. But mainly we're all just trying to figure out who the hell is going to be the starting center Saturday against Houston. Injuries have ravaged the interior of the OU offensive line and even Brent Venables seemed a bit put off by answering questions about it this week at his weekly press conference. (George did it). And we really dig deep into who could be the youngsters to step up at the receiver position. But then the good happens. We start talking about the defense and the depth and talent that is being developed by Brent Venables in Norman. The Sooners are legitimately two-deep at a lot of positions. And we liked a lot of what we saw from the defensive line last weekend. But again, it's only one game and it was against a pretty bad Temple team. Josh is here to hit on some recruiting as the Tennessee weekend is looking like one to watch for all you recruitniks. The latest with Cortez Mills and Andrew Babalola as well. We also take a look around at college football and the teams that have been duds so far in the early season. Florida State and Florida? We're looking at you. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! What’s going on at center? 17:00 - Wide receiver; who steps up?  30:00 - Defense. Defense. Defense.  33:50 - Any concern about PJ Adebawore 47:20 - Linebacker  49:00 - Recruiting - Cortez Mills update 1:05:00 - Visits starting up; Tennessee still a major weekend 1:09:00 - College Football Roundtable *The Oklahoma Zoological Society's 16th annual ZOObrew presented by Byron's Liquor Warehouse is at the OKC Zoo Friday September 27. Get your tickets now before they sell out at https://ozsgiving.org for details. AND THEY WILL SELL OUT! *Download the Gametime app and redeem code On3 for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply) at: https://www.gametime.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So many developments this week as the Sooners get ready to take on Temple inside Gaylor Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Friday night. We talk about some of our player access this week along with George's excellent profile on Jackson Arnold finally getting to the point where it's his time to shine. We also try and decipher where David Stone really sits on the defensive line when this is all said and done. Is Jayden Jackson the difference maker we all feel he is being made out to be? Or is this depth chart deception that has us taking a deeper dive into what this all means? We're really getting in the weeds with the depth chart. And what about guys like Deion Burks? Guys we talked about and drooled over all spring? He's just kind of flown under the radar. Temple appears to be a bad football team. If OU is dominating at halftime then will anyone but backups play after halftime. And what is this offensive line going to look like on the first offensive snap of the game? Who will be out there? Josh is here for a little bit of recruiting talk and we're really getting prepared to see some football. Can't Wait!!! THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! It’s game week in Norman, Oklahoma 3:00 - DeMarco Murray suspended for a game in 2024  12:30 - George dropped a 4,000 word feature on Jackson Arnold 29:00 - Is frosh DT Jayden Jackson ready to make history?  43:33 - Deion Burks leading the pack at WR?  50:00 - OL talk for Temple game 57:00 - Recruiting focus shifting to 2026 *The Oklahoma Zoological Society's 16th annual ZOObrew presented by Byron's Liquor Warehouse is at the OKC Zoo Friday September 27. Get your tickets now before they sell out at https://ozsgiving.org for details. AND THEY WILL SELL OUT! *Download the Gametime app and redeem code On3 for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply) at: https://www.gametime.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode of the Unofficial 40 is presented by the Oklahoma Zooligical Society's 16th annual ZOObrew presented by Byron's Liquor Warehouse. Event to take place at the OKC Zoo September 27th! We're inching closer and closer to the season as the Sooners get ready for their season opener. After a full preseason camp we've gleaned a lot of information from interviews and sources. But there are a lot of things we still wonder about. And not just about how players will perform. How will Seth Littrell's offense look to start the season. Will they be holding things back for SEC play? Or will they just let Jackson Arnold let it fly so he can gain confidence early? We talk a lot about Woodi Washington and his role in the secondary. Carey says his production is overlooked as people try and push him out at cornerback. What freshman have gotten a lot of love but might end up being shelved at deep positions? What will tailgating look like this year? We're talking about a lot of small stuff because we've broken down the roster so many times we have to talk about something. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Sooners land 5-star OT Michael Fasusi  13:00 - Talking Sooners depth chart  34:00 - Game week is next week!  42:50 - No QR codes on OU helmets 46:00 - Big picture ?s for Oklahoma *The Oklahoma Zoological Society's 16th annual ZOObrew presented by Byron's Liquor Warehouse is at the OKC Zoo Friday September 27. Get your tickets now before they sell out at https://ozsgiving.org for details. AND THEY WILL SELL OUT! *Download the Gametime app and redeem code On3 for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply) at: https://www.gametime.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a megasized preseason camp edition of the Unofficial 40. We don't leave a single position out of this breakdown of things we've heard from practice, scrimmages, injuries, etc. Carey, Josh, Eddie and George are all here to talk about the positives and negatives coming out of fall camp. After talking to Brent Venables on Monday, there is plenty to digest. We even talk QBs even though there is no controversy. What are our biggest concerns? What are our biggest positives? Where is OU coming up short? Josh also updates us on the latest with Michael Fasusi as his decision grows ever closer. Just dudes talking ball. Well, reporters talking ball. Some say we're right wing nut jobs that can pronounce words correctly. That's actually just Eddie. It's the Unofficial 40 Podcast that Carey finally didn't screw up. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Sooners wrap up second scrimmage of the preseason 12:30 - Josh unloads the notebook on things he’s heard from Sooners camp  20:00 - New name emerging at TE? Welcome to the show …  25:00 - Can this ‘D’ be special? #pause  35:00 - Brotherly love in Norman  47:00 - Talking OU LB corps  54:00 - What DL will get after the QB? Let us talk pass rush  1:09:00 - Special teams … will Zach Schmit be the guy?  1:16:00 - The countdown has started for 5-star OT Michael Fasusi  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preseason camp is underway and we've had more media access and interview sessions since we last talked. Last night George Stoia broke the news about wide receiver Jayden Gibson's knee injury. We break that down even more early in the pod. We're also joined by Joe Castiglione Jr., who gives his insight on how teams, trainers and players deal with major injuries at OU. We got to watch practice for a bit on Monday and have some impressions on how guys like Andrel Anthony are coming along. We also talk plenty of offensive line and defensive line. The defense is going to be good, but where are our biggest concerns? We also give you our impressions from several interview sessions, including the latest with Jovantae Barnes and Jackson Arnold. And Brent Venables also had plenty to say Saturday with his media session. All the latest from preseason camp. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40!  5:00 - Jayden Gibson knee injury; What problems does this create at WR?  21:00 - Talking freshmen expected snaps  28:00 - Is it a true battle for the starting center gig? 39:00 - Recapping Brent Venables first meeting with the media last Saturday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carey, Josh, Eddie and George are all here to celebrate the start of preseason camp and we all go over the players and positions we're most eager to see, talk to and watch over the next month before kickoff is finally here. Tight ends, defensive line, defensive ends, safeties, offensive line, receivers, tight ends... We take a hard look at all of it as camp opens. Josh has been taking some vacation and we haven't heard from him since OU's recruiting event last weekend. He catches us on OU's potential next QB target. We also hit on the special teams which could be a huge factor playing close games in the SEC. Welcome back football! THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Football (practice) has returned to Norman, Oklahoma, USA 10:00 - Recapping Sooners ‘Under the Stars’  27:00 - Sooners on the practice field today 1:00:00 - Offense position by position breakdown  1:18:00 - Special teams has to get figured out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of the year between talking season and practices starting. We're here for all of it as we had plenty to talk about on today's edition of the Unofficial 40. The office is alive with the sounds of college football as George Stoia and Eddie Radosevich were playing some NCAA Football in the conference room before the show. What type of league has George got himself roped into? We've had some famous people dropping by the studios lately and Skip Johnson was the latest. Skip stopped by to talk with Eddie about the impressive donation recently given to OU athletics. Josh McCuistion is here with the latest on the recruiting trail as the Under the Stars event takes place this weekend. And as we were doing the pod we found out the news of Nijaree Canady heading to Texas Tech of all places. More recruiting as Josh jumps in on recent defensive line commit Floyd Bouchard. And we talk offensive tackles of course. Roster sizes are also changing with a lot of sports at OU and everywhere else in college. More of this with more of that in this episode of the Unofficial 40. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Football is so very near 13:00 - Skip Johnson dropped by the Scoop studios 20:00 - Sooners Under the Stars this weekend  25:00 - Nijaree Canady is headed to Texas Tech; our live reaction 33:00 - 2025 Floyd Bouchard commits to Oklahoma 36:00 - Weekly 2025 OL check-in 50:00 - Roster sizes proposed for college athletics 1:05:00 - George wrote about Curtis Lofton as Sooners GM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So much to talk about after the gang returns back from SEC Media Days. Brent Venables seemed different this year as the head coach of the Sooners. And it was in a very good way. We talk about impressions from everything that went down with the Sooners this week and more. And what about the conference-wide reception of the Sooners from everyone in attendance? Are the Sooners being treated like a bunch of poors? We also breakdown what we think might happen in the SEC. Who is the dark horse that could upset a lot of these predictions of Missouri and Ole Miss making a run at Alabama and Georgia? And how many people know what OU's record actually was last year and who they actually beat? Josh is back and in action as recruiting for 2025 is coming to a close already. He gives us the latest on OU's remaining targets for the class. We also take a look ahead at what's to come for OU with the start of preseason football. And we do discuss exactly what happened with the audio and camera and George's secret microphone. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! We’re back from SEC Media Days 15:00 - Talking on reactions from Sooners appearance at SEC Media Days 42:00 - Did OU get better at every position outside of OL?  48:00 - Josh M joins the program  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finally reach Josh who has been without power on the outskirts of Houston for days with no idea when he will be back. He finally gets a chance to address Lamont Rogers and talk about the rest of the OL recruiting class the Sooners are chasing. Also just an update on his life. Which is in shambles. As we all ask? Why do you live in Houston??? Big 12 media days have started and it has a feeling some kind of way about change. Although we couldn't be happier to be going to Dallas next week instead of Vegas in 125-degree weather. We'll be there, along with Jackson Arnold, Danny Stutsman, Billy Bowman and Brent Venables. And we're ready to get down to business talking college football. Talking season has arrived. We also talk about the return of Jeremiah Criddell to Oklahoma as a graduate assistant coach. The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! The McCuistion’s have survived Hurricane Beryl but what the hell happened to Lamont Rogers? 7:00 - The pursuit for 5-star OT Michael Fasusi continues 24:00 - Big 12 Media Days currently going on  38:00 - Jeremiah Criddell returns to Oklahoma 48:00 - The end of the off-season is near  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a wild start to the pod this week. We welcome in an uninvited visitor that we still don't know a lot about. But Calf Tat Josh was here for the rescue. The first nine minutes of this podcast are frankly, kind of insane. We also introduce you to another visitor this week that knew all about the Unofficial 40. Let's just say that Tad and Leslie from Orlando are raising their children right. They drove all the way from Orlando and came to SoonerScoopHQ to try and meet Carey. Not Eddie, not George, but Carey. Their children Freddy and Faith are big fans of the show and they have memorized the opening to the podcast. And they prove it in studio! We also take a look back at a wild week of Eddie and George being introduced to the SEC fans through the Paul Finebaum Show. Joe Castiglione had quite the mic drop moment on SEC Now as well. But also, we get knee deep into some football talk as July has started. We take a look at OU's position in the SEC and ask why some national media still don't seem to get it. Or maybe we're just the homers. There has also been some movement along offensive line recruiting and Josh is here to fill us in on the latest. BACITRACIN! The full rundown follows below: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! A wild start to this week’s pod  9:00 - Travel discussion  18:00 - Eddie & George on Paul Finebaum  23:00 - Skip Johnson staying put in Norman  30:00 - Hey we’re talking football  45:00 - Joe C. takes a shot at Lincoln Riley  48:00 - SEC Commish Greg Sankey in town  1:01:00 - Recruiting - Interesting times for 2025 OL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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