Ep. 188 - Top 5 Most Intriguing Players This Spring

West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast

In the opening take, Lee showcases a major difference he's noticed between Spring 2019 and Spring 2021. Then Grant joins as Lee goes into more detail about how dire everything was for OU's defense back in the Spring of 2019 (7:10). The hype train for Jeremiah Criddell has left the station (10:10). A listener wants to know if OU's defensive depth is up to par -- or if the Sooners still need 1-2 more classes to get where Alex Grinch would like to be (12:20)? We go through all the defensive players at every level that could start and/or contribute significantly in 2021. It's a lot (19:45). We get to Lee's list of defensive players who interest and/or intrigue him as spring practice continues, beginning with a young defensive back (25:40). Lee's No. 4 player is someone who's not playing a position right now that we expected (42:20). Lee's No. 3 player is a newcomer that is a total unknown right now -- but in theory has a chance to play a lot of snaps in 2021 (47:00). After watching high school tape of No. 2, Lee completely shifted his rankings. This is a player Alex Grinch will want to get on the field as soon as possible (51:35). Lee cheats a little bit with No. 1 by choosing two separate players (58:45). Lee's got some "Honorable Mention" players that just missed out on the list (1:05:40). The guys differ quite a bit on how they see the linebackers (1:10:45). Perrion Winfrey told a great story from when he blocked that kick against Texas last year (1:18:10). We saw some more evidence from David Ugwoegbu that OU's mindset is in the right place heading into spring (1:22:05). Lee asked Jamar Cain if he concurs with Alex Grinch that the incoming freshmen class is ahead of schedule (1:27:25)? We get back to some more listener questions. Travis wants to talk trenches and who will be OU's WR1 (1:32:05)? Grant wants to talk some OU basketball and the future of the program, Lee reflects on Lon Kruger's retirement press conference, plus some hot Kelvin Sampson talk (1:40:05). | Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9