U40: Sooners hit the road for a test of their mental toughness

U40: Sooners hit the road for a test of their mental toughness

Author: SoonerScoop.com September 11, 2025 Duration: 1:22:56
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 to cover the Sooners taking on Temple. How does this team respond after they have become national college football darlings? Will there be any let up? And Josh weighs in on OU's newest commitment along with the news that is still trickling out from last weekend's massive recruiting visits. Also, what does Josh see happening with the upcoming commitment of 2027 QB Peyton Houston? We're also wondering if the Sooners are careful with banged up players this week against Temple. Could a Michael Fasusi or Tory Blaylock sit this one out to be healthier against Auburn? 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Eddie & George headed to the city of Brotherly Love  18:00 - Storylines going into Philly  24:40 - Javonnie Gibson getting close to return, per Brent Venables on  30:00 - Deion Burks looks different; this is good news 40:00 - Sooners big recruiting weekend wrap-up; 2027 WR Demare Dezeurn 43:00 - 2027 QB Peyton Houston announcement coming Sept. 15 47:00 - Did OU make up ground on anybody this weekend? Big impressions?  1:00:00 - CFB Round Table Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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U40: The future of OU football's front office is being built now [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:37:18
On this episode of the Unofficial 40, we are talking about the changes to Oklahoma football from a General Manager perspective. Chuck Lillie is leaving for a GM role with West Virginia and everyone wants to know what tha…
U40: Zac Alley gone. What is happening inside the Switzer Center? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:33:11
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 Venables for West Virginia. The gang is here to breakdown what happened a…
U40: More interesting? Bowl games or tight ends? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:23
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. Worth for the Armed Forces Bowl. We're talking about expectations for…
U40: The crazy details of OU landing John Mateer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:37
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 transfer John Mateer. Now that Mateer's a Sooner will tell you about som…
U40: Portal madness might be tearing us apart [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:41
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 starting to come. Andrel Anthony enters the portal and now the Sooners…
U40: Ben Arbuckle is the new OC, and he kept the whole staff? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:02:11
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 Venables announced that all of Seth Littrell's assistant coaches would be…
U40: Signing day, coaching search, transfer portal all colliding [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:39:47
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 to take on LSU at Death Valley. The offensive line is showing promise…
U40: Narrowing down OU's offensive coordinator search [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:57
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 names to still keep on the board and who can we take off? We breakdown wh…
U40: Examining the vote of confidence for Brent Venables [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:34:09
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 future. President Joe Harroz and AD Joe Castiglione both went on record len…
U40: Missouri is biggest game of Brent Venables era [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:24:01
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 have more momentum than they've had all season on offense. The defens…