Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40 SoonerScoop.com

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
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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
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We're back with Carey, Josh, Eddie and George for another edition of the Unofficial 40. We take some time to relax and look back at OU's success in the transfer portal and why we think the Sooners are starting to figure this all out. What has changed? What caused that change? And is OU is a good spot to compete in the transfer portal in the future? Josh updates us on recruiting after Trystan Haynes committed to the Sooners yesterday. He's getting set to embark on a massive recruiting tour across Texas and Oklahoma as well. And OU's summer camps should be full of prospects we can't wait to see in action. You know who isn't doing well in the portal? LSU and Brian Kelly. Yikes! Eddie chimes in with some timely baseball talk as the Sooners are in great position to take home a Big 12 Championship with two weekends to go.
The full rundown follows below:
00:00 - Welcome to the U40! 
3:00 - Start listening now … for Thunder basketball talk
12:00 - Okay really start listening now … 2025 Trystan Haynes commits to Sooners … fifth #OkPreps in the class
37:00 - Is Brian Kelly an idiot? Maybe. Transfer Portal talk where OU is all of the sudden in a comfortable place 
1:00:08 - Baseball talk 
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It's the Unofficial 40 back and fully in football mode. We're talking about Damonic Williams. George has put in the work and has all the latest on the saga that has become everything the OU football program is about in this very moment. He's currently in Baton Rouge, but there's reason to believe OU still has a chance to land the biggest defensive player currently in the portal. Here from the gang on everything they've heard leading up to this point. We also talk about the departure of Gavin Freeman and how much processing is going on right now with NIL and the portal. And who else should we be keeping an eye on in the portal? We hit a little bit on the NFL draft, explore the weirdness happening in Colorado and we hit on OU's latest with recruiting. From the commitment of Courtland Guillory to the next steps in the recruiting process for Brent Venables.
The full rundown follows below:
00:00 - Welcome to the U40! 
5:00 - The latest on Oklahoma’s pursuit of TCU transfer DT Damonic Williams
24:00 - WR Gavin Freeman enters the portal 
29:00 - New names to know from the Transfer Portal
42:00 - 2024 NFL Draft talk 
52:00 - Is Colorado imploding in front of us? 
57:00 - Recruiting: 2025 DB Courtland Guillory commits to OU
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Spring football has finished. And the entire gang is here to discuss what we learned and where this program is heading into the SEC. The transfer portal is obviously a big part of that and George is here to talk about Damonic Williams and whether the Sooners are moving on, or waiting to see what happens on these upcoming visits. Is OU willing to let this all play out? Or will they move on to other players in the portal at the defensive line position. We wrap up some of the loose ends in recruiting from the weekend as OU coaches have descended on Houston this morning. And Bob jumps on to tell us how awful things are going for Porter Moser in the portal.
The full rundown follows below:
00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Spring football is over, Portal Watch continues
10:00 - What’s happening in the Portal
33:00 - Who are the names to know moving forward in the Portal? 
40:00 - Recruiting; Spring game weekend visitor wrap-up
45:00 - Need to get some hoops in; it’s a failure in the Portal right now
58:00 - Back to recruiting talk; Sooners coaches on the road
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We're back as we get ready for a huge weekend in Norman. The annual spring game takes place this weekend and there will be transfers and recruits all over the place. As long as the weather doesn't kill everything that is. We get started today though talking about the portal and where OU is looking to fix their issues. And even as we are doing the pod, we again have breaking news as a major defensive line target enters the portal from TCU. Outside of the offensive and defensive lines, are the Sooners even paying attention to other positions? Josh is here to breakdown the latest in recruiting. Any commitments expected out of this weekend. And exactly who is visiting from the portal? We breakdown what we learned from talking to Jackson Arnold and Danny Stutsman after practice on Tuesday. When Bob is done yelling at us from the other room, he stops in to talk about the latest with softball and the Portal Moser situation. It's not off to a great start inside the LNC. Some baseball updates and we reminisce about the awesome time that was Blake Griffin's two seasons in Norman. Congrats on a great basketball career Blake!
The full rundown follows below:
00:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Game week 
5:45 - Start listening here if you hate the banter
12:00 - Sooners get(ting) busy in the Portal 
32:00 - OU OL talk 
42:00 - Visitor(s) for spring game
51:00 - Jackson Arnold spoke with the media on Tuesday night
59:00 - Softball/Basketball talk 
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