U40: Recruiting trail still hot with Witten commit. Chavez gets cheated by SEC?

U40: Recruiting trail still hot with Witten commit. Chavez gets cheated by SEC?

Author: SoonerScoop.com March 5, 2026 Duration: 1:25:19
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 does that happen? Cooper Witten's commitment was huge as the Sooners get ready to host a massive Future Freaks recruiting event in Norman. Josh is here with the latest on that. Spring football is just around the corner and we cannot wait to cover it. What company do you want plastered on OU's football jerseys next season? Because something is definitely coming. And Porter Moser is Hard to Kill. The SEC Basketball Tournament has started for the women and it's on the way for the men. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Josh has returned from a private meeting with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis  7:00 - Spring Practice is near/Future Freaks Weekend ahead; 2027 LB Cooper Witten kicked it off with a commitment  11:30 - Sooners in great standing for 2027 QB Jamison Roberts  18:45 - Cooper Witten’s commitment is massive; Highest ranked LB recruit in 20 years  33:00 - Be prepared. Advertisement patches are coming to OU  44:30 - Aaliyah Chavez screwed by SEC coaches; Raegan Beers first team All-Conf 55:00 - Porter Moser & the Sooners keeping rolling … WILD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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U40: Breaking down what we learned from SEC Media Days [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:49:57
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 learned from OU's trip to Atlanta for talking season. And we learned that a…
U40: Things are changing inside the OU athletics department [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:49
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 happen inside the OU athletics department. Football is a beast of it's own…
A big takeaway from George's upcoming John Mateer series [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:24
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 hoping for a quick return of football. Today we caught up with George on h…
U40: Did a red hot John Mateer help land Bowe Bentley? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:37
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. We are left to wonder, how much did John Mateer play a role in swingi…
U40: Bowe Bentley at Elite 11, OU loses OL commit [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:43
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 decommitment of Will Conroy who flips to North Carolina. We also talk some E…
U40: Today's Bowe Bentley thoughts. SEC schedule announced [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:54
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 football. Jim Nagy officially announces his staff and OU adds to their sp…
U40: Stickball is somehow over. Time for summer camp season [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:25:40
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 mean it wasn't a productive year for the softball team and this team…
U40: Brent Venables and George Stoia are now best friends in Florida [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:50
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 Florida at the SEC Meetings. We catch up with George on everything that…
U40: Making it through May and getting ready for high school tour [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:35
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 softball are in full swing and recruiting is getting ready to take the…
U40: Sooners pick up first defender for 2026. Looking at 2025 offense [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:49
Recruiting is officially heating up after Oklahoma football picked up a commitment from Niko Jandreau, a safety from Chandler, Arizona. It's an exciting pickup because he also has another brother who is also highly regar…