U40: Why is recruiting so quiet?

U40: Why is recruiting so quiet?

Author: SoonerScoop.com May 8, 2025 Duration: 1:25:30
It's a stressful time in the office as the Thunder are down 0-1 and George's marriage may be riding on the outcome of tonight's game. We talk with Josh about what the commitment of Jared Curtis to Georgia means for OU's QB recruiting saga. Coaches are out on the road and making new offers all over the place. Are Jim Nagy and the OU personnel department looking to reshape this roster with different types of athletes? And what is up with the snails pace of recruiting commitments so far this offseason? We also welcome Eddie back from Mexico as he was stranded at a beautiful resort when he got the big On3 news last week. Carey also hates everything on George's wedding registry and wants to go off catalog to get a wedding gift. Go-carts are also potentially disastrous for a bachelor party. THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the U40! Back to full strength  23:00 - Recruiting … What’s going on? Why so quiet?  37:23 - OU signs Mercer QB Whitt Newbauer  48:00 - Stickball Softball/Baseball  1:03:00 - Back around to some FB recruiting  1:16:00 - If you’re still listening … you’re a real U40 fan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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