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: Sooners hit the road for a test of their mental toughness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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 afte…
U40: It's a big one. Here comes Michigan. We break it down. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:47:49
This is the one we've all been waiting for. Michigan is headed to town and Brent Venables gets another chance to put Oklahoma back on the national map. We're breaking it all down. Who is starting on the offensive line. W…
U40: Al Eschbach drops by unannounced so we made him pod with us [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:34:11
It started out like just another Unofficial 40 podcast in studio. And then after 30 minutes, Al Eschbach just decided to drop by the studios unannounced. So we did what we always do when people come into the studio durin…
U40: We look at key positions at this point in fall camp [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:36:18
Bill Bedenbaugh spoke this week about his offensive line and Carey, Josh, Eddie and George are here to give it all a hard look. Bedenbaugh has to find the right mix of experience versus talent on the offensive line if he…
U40: Tons of camp access and stuff to talk about before the opener [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:33:46
It's been a great preseason for the Scoop crew to get out and watch portions of practice thanks to Brent Venables' media friendliness this August. Carey and Josh get to weigh in on what they've been seeing and hearing fr…
U40: Trying to crack the code on how this season will go [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:13
The gang is finally back together after honeymoons, flight delays and the start of fall/preseason camp. We just had a media gathering with 7 players, Brent Venables and Ben Arbuckle. What did we take from the preseason g…
U40: Coaches luncheon, offensive hopium and NIL changes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:58
It's a busy day as Josh is back from vacation and Carey and Eddie spent the afternoon at the OU coaches luncheon where Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle and Todd Bates talked some OU football to raise money for Fostering Futu…