SoonerNation: Oklahoma Sooners

Moving in on our next set of position rankings we take a deep look at the Big 12 offensive linemen, ranking them from worst to first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back with another episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast and once again we've got a ton of stuff to talk about. The Big 10 sent the college football world into chaos on Thursday when it announced that it will only play conference games this season. That just leaves a ton of questions out there. We discuss that topic and a whole lot more. Episode Talking Points The Big 10's decision to only pla...

We spent some time in this episode of the podcast talking about Keon Coleman with Matt going as far to say that the 4-star receiver is going to commit to Oklahoma on July 4th. We also spoke about Emeka Egbuka trending towards the Sooners. Then, after recording the episode, word began to break that Coleman was suddenly trending towards Kansas. That's just the way it goes sometimes. We do cover mult...

After a light podcast week last week we're back with the first of two episodes this week. Our very own Thunder expert Zack Low joins us to talk about the NBA restart as well as some Oklahoma and Oklahoma State football topics. We've also got a special edition of True or False that covers the gauntlet of all three sports. Episode Talking Points Initial thoughts on the NBA starting back up Is Oklaho...

Moving in on our next set of position rankings we take a deep look at the Big 12 receivers and tight ends, ranking them from worst to first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christian Leary got away from the Sooners by committing to Alabama this week. Rich tried to warn us about it but I can only speak for myself in saying that I didn't listen to him. That, and an in depth look at just how bad Texas sucks, are just some of the many topics we discuss on this week's podcast. Episode Talking Points Four Sooners selected in the MLB Draft last week. Riley says some players...

Moving in on our next set of position rankings we take a deep look at the Big 12 running backs, ranking them from worst to first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lots of fun discussion in this episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast as we provide the latest recruiting updates and debate about whether Ohio State can be caught in the rankings. We're also starting a new segment called - True or False? Episode Talking Points A new softball transfer Cade Cavalli drafted in the first round Preseason accolades starting to come in for Creed Humphrey True or False? Re...

If Sam Eglinger and Skyler Thompson traded places would the results for Texas and Kansas State be the same or different? That's just one of the many conversations we had as we rank the Big 12 quarterbacks for 2020. We've also got a little COVID-19/Oklahoma State news as well as a couple of recruiting updates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're stepping out of the realm of our normal Sooners talk for this special episode of the podcast. Zack Low from the Thunder Guys jumps in with us to talk about the restart of the NBA season and what that means for Oklahoma City. Episode Talking Points Review: Where the Thunder were as play stopped (5th seed) and what the major storylines were with the team.  Playoff format: What is the best opti...

Live sports are returning and we couldn't be happier. At least one of us would like to see the NBA take up the NHL's idea for this year's playoff format. Beyond that we've got a ton of discussions regarding the Sooners. Episode Talking Points Big 12 Athletes of the Year The plan for football in the fall Oklahoma Football over/under for the season Recruiting dead period extended to July 31st Is the...

As the calendar gets ready to turn from spring to summer we offer our way too early Top 10 teams for the 2020 college football season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're going overtime with this one are we jump in on a bunch of recruiting updates. To save time...instead of putting a "talking points" list for this episode, I'll just list the recruits that we offer updates on. Mario Williams Clayton Smith Emeka Egbuka Keon Coleman Caleb Williams Khyree Jackson De'Jahn Warren Tommi Hill Raheim Sanders Christian Leary In addition to the recruiting breakdown we a...

During last week's podcast we looked at the impact that no sports is having on college campuses plus had a lengthy conversation on Oklahoma football recruiting...including the possibilities of football recruits playing basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the dam on Oklahoma football commitments for 2021 about to burst? We absolutely think that it is. Two high-profile targets are set to announce their decisions on Friday, May 15th and that could easily spark a tsunami of commitments capped by Caleb Williams, the top quarterback in the class. Also, Nick Saban is taking some credit for leading Jalen Hurts to Oklahoma. For that we just simply say t...

There's certainly some nervous anxiety over Oklahoma's 2021 football recruiting. The Sooners are currently in the bottom half of the Big 12 and rank 40th nationally. That's all about to change and we'll tell you why. This episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast is packed with recruiting information. Episode Talking Points University of Oklahoma Reopening In Phases  Sooner Basketball vs. University of...

The Dallas Cowboys have long been a popular team in the Sooner State but they may have just become even more so. Selecting two Sooners in last week's NFL Draft brought on a bunch of enthusiasm within the Oklahoma fanbase. We reached out to RJ Ochoa from the popular website Blogging The Boys this week to talk about the draft and you're probably going to enjoy his thoughts on CeeDee Lamb and Neville...

It wasn't all good news this week for the Sooners as sophomore-to-be receiver Jadon Haselwood suffered an ACL injury during a private workout and will most likely miss the 2020 season. What does that mean in terms of Oklahoma's receiver corps? Caleb Williams gives us some names for guys he's recruiting on the defensive side of the ball. Oklahoma's top 2021 target also says he'll be making an annou...

There's a little bit of frustration growing in terms of Oklahoma recruiting due to the lack of commitments recently. However, there may be a good reason for the quietness and we'll give it to you. We'll also let you know which former Oklahoma football players we expect to get selected in this weekend's NFL Draft and who we think will select them. Episode Talking Points Boise State furloughs coachi...

Joey Helmer from OUInsider (247/Sports) joins us to talk Oklahoma Football. Here's the full 17 minutes of the interview. Discussion Points - Who do you think will be Oklahoma's next commitment for 2021? - Does the spring football hiatus benefit either Spencer Rattler or Tanner Mordecai? - What do you think football will look like in 2020? No fans? Delayed season?  - Caleb Williams recruitment Lear...

Big thanks to Joey Helmer from OUInsider for teaming up with this us on this one. Episode Talking Points Oklahoma's Basketball Transfers Football Recruiting The Lincoln Riley Influence of Caleb Williams The Caleb Williams Hot Dog Gang Kendal Daniels Emeka Egbuka OU Insider's Joey Helmer Oklahoma's next commitment for 2021? Caleb Williams Talk Does not having spring ball benefit either Spencer Ratt...

We had the opportunity to visit with Joe Piechowski from The Mighty Bruin to share with us exactly what Oklahoma can expect from recent UCLA transfers Theo Howard and Chris Murray. Episode Talking Points Did Theo Howard Ever Reach His Potential at UCLA? Is Chip Kelly starting to feel pressure? If Oklahoma fans needed to know one thing about Theo Howard what would it be? The future of the quarterba...

We've got a completely packed episode of the Sooner Nation Podcast. If you could only take five sports related movies into your COVID-19 bunker with you then what would they be? We'll answer that from our perspective, but first we've got the following items to discuss. Podcast Talking Points Recruiting Updates Why Is Neville Gallimore's draft stock dropping Scenarios for the upcoming college footb...

SBNation's Bill Williamson joins us to discuss the Las Vegas Raiders' 2020 NFL Draft selections. If they could only pick one player from Oklahoma, who would it be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We truly run the gauntlet in this episode. Excited to have Bill Williamson join us to discuss Las Vegas Raiders draft possibilities from OU, as well as a recruiting update and thoughts on the post-spring Top 25. Here are the talking points for this episode What does the in-person suspension of events, on campus, until July 31st mean for the 2020 season? Former 4-star recruit and UCLA offensive lin...