Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40

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 as the Sooners are battling through some bumps and bruises. But what about positions such as safety? Is there enough depth? George has all the latest on the Owen Heinecke eligibility situation and it might be time to start pondering some what-if's about his situation. The spring game is coming and the Sooners will be hosting a huge recruiting weekend. And are the Sooners developing a type at running back? It seems they have their eyes on very specific body types moving forward. George talks women's hoops portal and we debate whether Iowa State's Audi Crooks is the player Jennie Baranczyck is really after from Ames. Some men's hoops and some baseball round us out. Come for the football talk, stay for the Easter candy and Dianna Russini talk on this episode of the Unofficial 40.

0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! A lot of different stuff going on … we’ll get to football later 

24:00 - FOOTBALL! FOOTBALL! FOOTBALL!  Oklahoma is determined to run the ball

31:00 - Depth at safety? Still concerned after hearing from Brent Venables? 

35:00 - Positive reviews of Cole Sullivan picking up LB 

37:00 - Update on LB Owen Heinecke’s injunction request

55:00 - Big recruiting prescence ahead for Spring Game weekend

1:03:00 - Note on Sooners 2028 RB recruiting efforts

1:15:00 - Audi Crooks … is that real? 

1:18:00 - Men’s hoops
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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 about the things that are standing out to them most through the second week. And there are zero April Fools shenanigans involved in this one. The defense looks good at a lot of positions. George does have concerns about one. The offense is different, and it's clear there is a mantra with the offense this spring. What about the running back room? The tight end room? The QB room? Is Bowe Bentley going to have a backup role by the time the season gets here? We talk a little bit about the shape of the SEC and college football in general. What teams could we see falling apart in 2026? Why is Vegas so down on the Sooners with win totals and point spreads? We wrap up the women's hoops season with George because OU's men start the Crown tonight. Some diamond talk and even though we did a big Recruiting Report today, we get Josh's thoughts on the decommitment of Micah Rhodes. It is a long one folks! Enjoy!

0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! 

12:30 - Spring football: Week 2

18:00 - LBs impressing during spring; Taylor Heim’s time is now

36:00 - OU looks much different offensively 

1:00:00 - CFB Roundtable 

1:26:00 - WBB wrap up; Diamond sports talk

1:40:00 - 2028 RB Micah Rhodes decommits
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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 everything they saw. Tight ends, receivers, defensive line, offensive line, newcomers, coaches, people who got chewed out, people who looked good. It's just a cavalcade of observations from day one. And Carey has some opinions on the fascination with John Mateer's throwing motion. George has some ideas of his own. The take game is actually strong in this one as Carey kind of goes off on OU's decision to do what they're doing to the west side of the stadium. How do you see things? Women's hoops is getting ready for a Sweet 16 showdown and great news as Jen Rocha is returning to coaching for OU softball. Baseball gets set to take on Texas this week as a program at the top of the SEC following series wins against Texas A&M and LSU. What are Eddie's expectations for this weekend. All that and more in this week's edition of the Unofficial 40.

THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW

0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Sooners are on the (spring) practice field 

50:00 - Predicting the future is actually pretty easy 

55:00 - Carey stands with the people of the west side 

1:13:00 - Hoops/Diamond sports talk

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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 decision to keep him. The women are dancing and they will be dancing late on Friday night. We're hoping the people show up for a 9pm tip-off. And it is spring break and there is no spring football, but next week, spring football returns. We talk a little bit about the position rooms heading into spring and some of the storylines that would make us believe that things are going to go well at certain positions. We take deep dives into the offensive line and receiving rooms as we try and remind ourselves of who is gone and where they went. Carey is ready to read some reports about Taylor Tatum's safety adventures at Michigan while Eddie volunteers to go to Las Vegas to cover the Dan Mullen/Jackson Arnold duo at UNLV. And how do you like your steaks?

0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! 

10:00 - OU hoops misses the NCAA Tourney for the fourth time in five years; Roger Denny backing Porter Moser 

42:00 - Spring Football is near

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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 impressions since Eddie and George have been burning up the YouTube channel. Got some leftover thoughts from all the guys as well, like what the offensive line could be with the current roster, how productive we think some of the new tight ends could be. Are we not talking enough about Trynae Washington at tight end? After Jim Nagy's comments on Owen Heinecke the other day, George has an update on where Heinecke is in terms of his next move. We've talked a lot about the future freaks weekend, but what about the aftermath? Where did the Sooners make up the most ground? And with what players? George and Carey delve into the decision that has to be made in regards to Porter Moser and we can't get enough of Jason Witten.

THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW:

0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Spring football is here … kind of 

5:30 - Met the (new) Sooners this week 

7:00 - Meeting Jason Witten was ELECTRIC; a lot to be excited about at TE 

25:00 - Seems like HC Brent Venables is in a good place. Speaks to where the program has come from. 

34:00 - Oklahoma run game. Is E’Marrion Harris the final piece to the puzzle? 

38:00 - Owen Heiencke. Any appeals left? We did meet Cole Sullivan 

47:00 - Cheetah options this spring

54:00 - Future Freaks Weekend created unbelievable momentum on the recruiting trail 
1:05:30 - The future of Porter Moser

1:20:00 - Jason Witten had the SGA "I know the answers" quote first!

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