U40: Burks' fall in the draft, Tech's gambling QB, recruiting flip flop

About this episode

The episode discusses the NFL Draft outcomes, NCAA updates, and recruiting news related to the Oklahoma Sooners.

The gang is back to talk about last weekend's NFL Draft. There were some head scratchers like Deion Burks falling late in the 7th round and Damonic Williams not getting drafted at all. George has the latest on Owen Heinecke as his lawyers were able to get a filing by the NCAA thrown out due to technical errors. The NCAA is looking to add way too many teams to March Madness. We might have to move it to April Madness. And what about this blockbuster news of Texas Tech's quarterback and NIL darling being in hot water over incredible gambling activity? We've got the latest in recruiting and some stickball updates to go with our NFL Draft talk. Welcome back! THE FULL RUNDOWN FOLLOWS BELOW: 0:00 - Welcome back to the Unofficial 40! 8:00 - Latest on Owen Heinecke’s court case 16:00 - NCAA (basketball) Tournament expansion seems to be happening 23:00 - Brendan Sorsby is in a situation 32:00 - NFL Draft takeaways 40:00 - Jadyn Ott to the … CHIEFS … WHAT? 58:00 - Sooners lose a commit (RB Jaxsen Stokes) and gain a commitment (DT Sione Filala) 1:01:00 - 2027 OL Gus Corsair and Oklahoma going in different directions? 1:06:00 - Diamond Sports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: George

Topics covered

• NFL Draft
• NCAA
• recruiting
• gambling
• Texas Tech
• Oklahoma Sooners

Keywords

• NFL Draft
• Owen Heinecke
• Texas Tech
• recruiting
• gambling

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Organizations: NCAA, Texas Tech, Chiefs

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