Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40
Episodes
U40: Burks' fall in the draft, Tech's gambling QB, recruiting flip flop
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back to talk about last weekend's NFL Draft. There were some head scratchers like Deion Burks falling late in the 7th round and Damonic Wi...
U40: Looking at NFL Draft futures for OU football's roster
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
George's X account has been hacked and it was probably his fault. But the gang is here and we're talking about the NFL Draft and where we could see OU...
U40: Getting you ready for what to watch in the Red & White Scrimmage
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tons of activity this week with the spring game coming up on Saturday. We breakdown our expectations for what we'll see along with some predictions of...
U40: What do OU football, easter candy and Dianna Russini have in common?
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are deep into spring football coming off another media scrum last night on Owen Field. Brent Venables breaks down the roster at most key positions ...
U40: Stand outs for Scoop crew after two weeks of spring practice
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We've had three viewings and several rounds of interviews two weeks into spring football practices. Carey, Josh, Eddie and George get together to talk...
U40: Our impressions after watching an hour of spring practice
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Oh man, Carey, Josh, Eddie and George get together to talk about everything they saw during OU's first spring football practice and they break down ev...
U40: A look ahead to spring football, March Madness is here
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's the start of the NCAA Tournament and time to give our official takes on how we feel about Porter Moser returning to Oklahoma and Roger Denny's de...
U40: It's been a cool week of getting back to football stuff
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We've been busy around the Scoop offices and that's the way we like it. OU spring football media day was on Monday and Carey is here with some of his ...
U40: Recruiting trail still hot with Witten commit. Chavez gets cheated by SEC?
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast is a big one this week because with spring sports, there is plenty to talk about. Aliyah Chavez WAS NOT the SEC Freshman of the Year! How ...
U40: NFL Combine begins, men's hoops therapy for Eddie.
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The on-field drills start today at the NFL Combine and Owen Heinecke is a part of things. Who could be the biggest draft surprise of this OU class? An...
U40: OU finds replacement for DeMarco, talking changes in CFB for 2026
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Spring is in full swing as baseball and softball are underway, but the Sooners are still producing plenty of football news as Deland McCullough has be...
U40: Coaching moves, NFL Draft, winter workouts and Bedlam football
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
DeMarco Murray surprised us all by taking a job in the NFL and now the Sooners will begin the search for his replacement. Brent Venables has found his...
U40: It's a national signing day celebration! No it's not.
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a lot of news floating around lately, so forgive some of us if we forgot it (used to be) is the biggest day of the year. National Signi...
U40: Getting to know the new power structure of OU athletics
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a massive change at the top of OU athletics as we were introduced to Roger Denny yesterday alongside President Joe Harroz and Chair of ...
What can OU learn about Indiana's title and apply it to their roster?
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
College football season is officially over now that Indiana has defeated Miami to win the National Championship. This is a good thing for everyone in ...
U40: The portal is closing. Taking stock of OU's class. Anything left?
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Carey and Eddie start off the pod by relaying their experience at OU basketball last night. IT WAS AWFUL! Now we're on to portal talk and evaluating O...
U40: Telling the stories of OU's portal victories
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Josh was out at Navy All-American practices during today's show so Carey, Eddie and George took over the show. We're talking portal, portal, portal an...
U40: The portal is swallowing up a lot of OU players. Any concerns?
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a fast and furious day of Oklahoma football players entering the transfer portal. As we were recording the podcast today, we got the news th...
Merry Christmas and welcome to Oklahoma football Portal Season!
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The last Unofficial 40 before Christmas. So Merry Christmas everybody! It's almost that other magical time of the year, Portal Season. The guys get t...
U40: Will OU's defense puts the clamps down on Alabama and head to L.A.?
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Tuesday, but since the Sooners play on Friday, we're treating this like a Wednesday. And we have to get Eddie in the mood because he just wants t...
We're antsy for the start of College Football Playoff week
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's just Wednesday. The Sooners are still 9 days away from their first round matchup with Alabama in Norman. The All-SEC teams were announced yesterd...
It's National Signing Day on the Unofficial 40
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Nagy and Brent Venables put together their first full recruiting class together in the 2026 cycle. How do we feel the partnership is going after l...
U40: Will LSU leave it all out on the field? Or are they already done?
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's one of the biggest games anyone has seen in Norman in a long time. OU is one win away from heading to the College Football Playoff. Speaking of ...
U40: Can Sooners get to 10-2 with this RB situation?
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oklahoma is currently ranked No. 8 in the College Football Playoff Rankings. That means that as long as OU wins out, they should be good for inclusion...
OU heads to Alabama with playoff hopes firmly within reach
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sooners get set to head to Alabama for one of the biggest SEC games of the season. The Sooners can likely punch their ticket to the CFB Playoffs w...
U40: Venables' depth on defense, CFP rankings and OU gameday atmosphere
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Unofficial 40 is back for the least tense episode in a while. It's a bye week and we have plenty to talk about with the first CFP rankings release...
What this week has taught us about where the offense is now
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a full week of trying to figure out what is wrong with John Mateer and Oklahoma's offense. We started out with Saturday frustrations and wor...
U40: Can the offense keep climbing as Ole Miss comes to town?
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to big games in Norman as the Sooners have rebounded from their loss to Texas and seem to have found a running game. A big part of this bei...
U40: Venables facing another must win situation at South Carolina
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Venables is no stranger to these matchups. Win, and the monkey is off your back. For now. Lose, and the seat immediately warms up. The Sooners a...
U40: We can't figure out if Mateer will play, much less who will win
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're halfway through the week and the John Mateer news continues to confuse. Indoor practices, interesting press conference answers, good-on-good, hi...
OU football returns with Michael Hawkins at the helm
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oklahoma football comes off their bye week without their starting quarterback as John Mateer had surgery last week. But that doesn't mean we're not ex...
U40: Mateer is out. Hawkins is up. Can the Sooners hold on to a CFP spot?
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Mateer is out for at least the next few weeks and the guys are here to tell you how it all went down in the offices yesterday as we worked to tra...
Auburn and Jackson Arnold head to Norman. How healthy are the Sooners?
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's another huge game week in Norman as No. 24 Auburn visits Norman along with former OU QB Jackson Arnold. We talk all things Arnold to Mateer. We'r...
U40: Sooners hit the road for a test of their mental toughness
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back together after the biggest Oklahoma football win in a very long time. Eddie and George are getting ready to take off to Philadelphia ...
U40: It's a big one. Here comes Michigan. We break it down.
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the one we've all been waiting for. Michigan is headed to town and Brent Venables gets another chance to put Oklahoma back on the national map...
U40: OU President Harroz joins us as we podcast from the North Oval tailgate
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a big day at the University of Oklahoma as the university unveiled their new tailgating initiative at the North Oval. SoonerScoop was invited t...
U40: What is Ben Arbuckle's playcalling going to look like
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's game week and all the media duties are over. We've talked to Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle and all the team captains for Team 131. We don't know e...
U40: Al Eschbach drops by unannounced so we made him pod with us
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It started out like just another Unofficial 40 podcast in studio. And then after 30 minutes, Al Eschbach just decided to drop by the studios unannounc...
U40: We look at key positions at this point in fall camp
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Bedenbaugh spoke this week about his offensive line and Carey, Josh, Eddie and George are here to give it all a hard look. Bedenbaugh has to find...
U40: Tons of camp access and stuff to talk about before the opener
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a great preseason for the Scoop crew to get out and watch portions of practice thanks to Brent Venables' media friendliness this August. Car...
U40: Trying to crack the code on how this season will go
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is finally back together after honeymoons, flight delays and the start of fall/preseason camp. We just had a media gathering with 7 players, ...
U40: Coaches luncheon, offensive hopium and NIL changes
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a busy day as Josh is back from vacation and Carey and Eddie spent the afternoon at the OU coaches luncheon where Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle an...
U40: Breaking down what we learned from SEC Media Days
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brace yourselves Sooner fans. There is a member of the Scoop crew who is high on the hopium after SEC Media Days. We take a look back at what we learn...
U40: Things are changing inside the OU athletics department
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carey, Eddie and George reconvene after a long week of surprises and press conferences. And we're diving head first into what we feel is going to happ...
A big takeaway from George's upcoming John Mateer series
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back for another episode as the Thunder euphoria has died down. You're welcome Mavs fans who also listen. It's July so we're hanging on and hopi...
U40: Did a red hot John Mateer help land Bowe Bentley?
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It may not have been something that was aesthetically pleasing to us, but the Jaden O' Neal/Bowe Bentley worked out as we believe Ben Arbuckle wanted....
U40: Bowe Bentley at Elite 11, OU loses OL commit
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carey is trying to jinx the Thunder right from the start this week. But we quickly get into the news of the day for recruiting. And that is the decomm...
U40: Today's Bowe Bentley thoughts. SEC schedule announced
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The crew is back as we have some offseason news to talk about. OU continues building better infrastructure to operate in the modern era of college foo...
U40: Stickball is somehow over. Time for summer camp season
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's almost impossible to believe. The OU softball season and baseball season have come to an end. Really within hours of each other. But that doesn't...
U40: Brent Venables and George Stoia are now best friends in Florida
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the upside down world on the Unofficial 40 as Josh McCuistion is here in studio during his Oklahoma spring football tour and George Stoia is in F...
U40: Making it through May and getting ready for high school tour
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's May and we're struggling. Welcome to probably the most random podcast we've done in a while. George is back from wedding vacation, baseball and s...
U40: Sooners pick up first defender for 2026. Looking at 2025 offense
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiting is officially heating up after Oklahoma football picked up a commitment from Niko Jandreau, a safety from Chandler, Arizona. It's an exciti...
U40: Why is recruiting so quiet?
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a stressful time in the office as the Thunder are down 0-1 and George's marriage may be riding on the outcome of tonight's game. We talk with Jos...
U40: Breaking down what the On3/Rivals acquisition means and sports talk
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The news hit yesterday and On3 is acquiring Rivals. What does this mean for SoonerScoop other than the Crimson Corner being one of the most entertaini...
U40: Arbuckle should be allowed to pick his own QB
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
George was under the weather today so we had an OG podcast with Carey, Josh and Eddie. It's been a busy week so we kind of used this podcast to clean ...
U40: The portal is being good to Oklahoma
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the announcement that Jake Maikkalu and Jaydn Ott signed with Oklahoma football the day before the portal officially opened, OU made a big statem...
U40: The height of spring arrives with the Crimson... Combine???
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Unofficial 40 is back and we're ready for another magical time of the year as OU puts on their spring finale, the Masters is underway and we're on...
U40: Biggest positives taken away from 4 football viewings
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back in the studio together on the heels of another football practice viewing. The linebacker group appears to be stacking some depth at t...
U40: We are back out at spring practices and women's hoops rules
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh is back from his cruise and in his absence, OU lost a running back battle to Texas A&M for Jonathan Hatton. Where does OU stand at the running ba...
U40: Porter to Villanova? Full NCAA preview and football stuff too
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We literally brought in everyone for this one today. Bob even joins us for a full NCAA Tournament preview segment today. But first, Carey, Josh, Eddie...
U40: Breaking down everything we've seen and heard about spring practices
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spring practices are in full spring as we've now had two viewing sessions and a Pro Day to take in since last week. Carey, Josh, Eddie and George brea...
U40: OU football's General Manager is probably a little bit different than most
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oklahoma football introduced Jim Nagy as Oklahoma's new General Manager. And Carey says there is way more to OU's vision than most college programs ri...
U40: Jim Nagy is OU's new General Manager. We break it down.
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OU announced they have hired former Executive Director of the Senior Bowl, Jim Nagy, to fill their General Manager role for OU football. Carey, Josh, ...
U40: Go away ice and freezing temps. It's time for spring sports
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ice has cleared from the roads and we were finally back in the studio for a marathon edition of the Unofficial 40. Joe Castiglione released an ema...
U40: Who is on the hottest seat in the athletic department
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The guys gather back after a freeze took over OKC on Wednesday and we're airing grievances. Men's basketball is falling off a cliff once again, so whe...
U40: Could the OU spring football game disappear?
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With just one more football game left, we're about to officially hit the offseason. But the Thunder are getting back Chet Holmgren Friday night! In ot...
U40: More from OU's big recruiting weekend, latest on staff hires
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sooners are hitting the recruiting trail and making a mad dash to make big impressions. And it looks like they are. Coaches are all over the count...
U40: High School recruiting is a thing again, still in neutral on Knowles movement
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Wednesday and we're still waiting. As we continue to monitor the Jim Knowles/defensive coordinator situation, we're still waiting in neutral with...
U40: We're back talking Jim Knowles
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back as we've seen plenty of reaction to us naming Jim Knowles as a potential candidate for the open defensive coordinator job. And we're ...
U40: Josh from the Navy All-American practices, OU DC rumors swirl
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh took off to San Antonio for a day of Navy All-American bowl practices where he caught up with OU commitments Ryan Fodje and Trystan Haynes. Find ...
U40: The future of OU football's front office is being built now
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Unofficial 40, we are talking about the changes to Oklahoma football from a General Manager perspective. Chuck Lillie is leavin...
U40: Zac Alley gone. What is happening inside the Switzer Center?
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the SchwabMeat.com Unofficial 40. We've been a little all over the place with podcasts lately, so here we are again. Zac Alley has left Brent Ven...
U40: More interesting? Bowl games or tight ends?
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas everyone from the SchwabMeat.com Unofficial 40 podcast! A very early podcast this week as we get set for Christmas and then on to Ft. ...
U40: The crazy details of OU landing John Mateer
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the Unofficial 40 presented by SchwabMeat.com. In this episode we stayed up late and waited for the decision from Washington State quarterback tr...
U40: Portal madness might be tearing us apart
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Unofficial 40 brought to you by SchwabMeat.com. It's day 3 of the transfer portal and the Sooners are starting to take in visitors with decisions ...
U40: Ben Arbuckle is the new OC, and he kept the whole staff?
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a massive podcast with so much to cover over the last few days. Ben Arbuckle was hired as Oklahoma's new offensive coordinator and then Brent Ven...
U40: Signing day, coaching search, transfer portal all colliding
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the Schwab's Meat Unofficial 40! It's a crazy time of the year as the Sooners are trying to finish off a 7-5 season as they travel to Baton Rouge...
U40: Narrowing down OU's offensive coordinator search
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back to talk about the biggest issues surrounding OU football. Where is Brent Venables on his offensive coordinator hire? What are the nam...
U40: Examining the vote of confidence for Brent Venables
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the middle of the week on a bye week. But yesterday's Board of Regents meeting gave us some answers as to where Brent Venables sits and his futur...
U40: Missouri is biggest game of Brent Venables era
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is back and we're all pretty jacked for Oklahoma versus Missouri this weekend in Columbia. The Sooners have become the betting favorite. They...
U40: Fixing the offense is still the gravest of concerns
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The entire crew has plenty to break down from the hour long Brent Venables press conference on Tuesday. And with Maine coming to town, it's a perfect ...
U40: Should OU just play the young guys on the OL? The OC search begins
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Unofficial 40 we're getting ready for the Sooners to take on Ole Miss. How much hope do Sooner fans have that OU can actually w...
U40: South Carolina may determine the future of OU's offense
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sooners are at a crossroads as South Carolina heads to town. The offense is full of mistakes and Brent Venables is finally talking about it. The f...
U40: What has to happen for OU to beat Texas?
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's OU-TX in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Quinn Ewers expected to return. OU's defense expected to be there. Michael Hawkins Jr., becomes the first tru...
U40: Taking Stock: The tight end room problem. Jackson Arnold's future.
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a bye week in Norman so on this week's Unofficial 40 we start out talking a little recruiting with Josh McCuistion. Have the Sooners made a mista...
U40: Will OU's offense be better or worse against Auburn?
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
U40: It's a massive game in Norman. OU vs. Tennessee
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
U40: The run game is what fixes OU's offense
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Sco...
U40: What can be fixed and who can step up on offense for Houston?
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 goi...
U40: Trying to decipher what hidden meanings the depth chart may contain
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 abou...
U40: How will the Sooners approach the season opener? Will they hold back?
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
U40: Standouts are emerging in preseason camp
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 practi...
U40: Jayden Gibson injury, impressions from preseason camp
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
U40: Preseason camp is underway and we're breaking down the roster
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
U40: We're rolling into fall camp and Nijaree Canady got how much?
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
U40: Reporting back from SEC Media Days and Josh speaks!
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
U40: We have reached powerless Josh and SEC Media Days coming
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
U40: A lot of opinions out there concerning OU's position in the SEC
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 re...
U40: OU Athletic Director Joe Castiglione joins the show
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ab...
U40: Previewing the ChampUBBQ and recruiting camps
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 se...