Soonerscoop Podcasts

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?

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.

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

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

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 hi

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

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 a

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

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 Serio

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

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

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

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 spri

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

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 -

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

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

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 a

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

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