U40: What is Ben Arbuckle's playcalling going to look like

U40: What is Ben Arbuckle's playcalling going to look like

Author: SoonerScoop.com August 27, 2025 Duration: 1:22:31
It's game week and all the media duties are over. We've talked to Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle and all the team captains for Team 131. We don't know exactly what this is going to look like Saturday but we're interested to see how it goes down. Depth Charts? We're not too caught up in who is sitting where. There are reasons. We talk about some of that. We also talk about Ben Arbuckle's debut. Will he go through some of the same issues that guy out west went through early in his Oklahoma playcalling career? And what type of year could this be for Kendal Daniels? Could he be the one player whose NFL stock raises the highest on this team after a good season. Lots to discuss as we are officially in game week! Also find out if George ever came back to the pod. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! Game week so Carey starts the pod talking about things we don’t care about but Eddie does send his best to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on the engagement. GEORGE HAS LEFT THE PODCAST. Carey says that a lot of people make their wives listen to the podcast with them so he's taking a bullet so the husbands will be able to keep listening. 26:00 - Brent Venables met with the media on Tuesday to kickoff game week  34:00 - Feel better about CB or WR?  43:00 - Josh believes win the talent on this roster 51:00 - Carey’s biggest question of Ben Arbuckle 1:00:00 - Kendal Daniels could be the most intriguing player on the defense  1:13:00 - 2026 DL T-Ron Richardson commits to Oklahoma con’t. good news on the recruiting trail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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U40: Jayden Gibson injury, impressions from preseason camp [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:36
Preseason camp is underway and we've had more media access and interview sessions since we last talked. Last night George Stoia broke the news about wide receiver Jayden Gibson's knee injury. We break that down even more…
U40: Preseason camp is underway and we're breaking down the roster [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:50
Carey, Josh, Eddie and George are all here to celebrate the start of preseason camp and we all go over the players and positions we're most eager to see, talk to and watch over the next month before kickoff is finally he…
U40: We're rolling into fall camp and Nijaree Canady got how much? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:25:31
It's that time of the year between talking season and practices starting. We're here for all of it as we had plenty to talk about on today's edition of the Unofficial 40. The office is alive with the sounds of college fo…
U40: Reporting back from SEC Media Days and Josh speaks! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:35:20
So much to talk about after the gang returns back from SEC Media Days. Brent Venables seemed different this year as the head coach of the Sooners. And it was in a very good way. We talk about impressions from everything…
U40: We have reached powerless Josh and SEC Media Days coming [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:55
We finally reach Josh who has been without power on the outskirts of Houston for days with no idea when he will be back. He finally gets a chance to address Lamont Rogers and talk about the rest of the OL recruiting clas…
U40: A lot of opinions out there concerning OU's position in the SEC [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:02
What a wild start to the pod this week. We welcome in an uninvited visitor that we still don't know a lot about. But Calf Tat Josh was here for the rescue. The first nine minutes of this podcast are frankly, kind of insa…
U40: OU Athletic Director Joe Castiglione joins the show [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:31:59
It was a big day on the Unofficial 40 as Joe Castiglione, the father of one half of The Family Business came in studio to talk with Carey and Eddie about a number of topics. We talked about OU's official move to the SEC…
U40: Previewing the ChampUBBQ and recruiting camps [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:28:49
The boys are back in town as Josh McCuistion has been in studio all week and we've got another all present podcast waiting for you. It's recruiting season so this is a recruiting heavy pod. Josh gives us a preview of wha…
U40: City Council meeting not a positive for new arena plan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:19:52
It did not go well last night at the City of Norman's meeting of the City Council. There was a lot of opposition to the city's $1 billion entertainment district that would be built around a new arena that would house the…

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