On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge preview the MLB Draft from an SEC perspective by going team-by-team and breaking down the players to watch during the draft on Saturday and Sunday.

00:00 Welcome and Draft Preview

00:56 Fourth of July Banter

02:19 Draft Format and Housekeeping

04:38 Roster Building Stakes

08:07 SEC Top Pick Trend

09:45 Alabama Draft Watch

13:56 Arkansas Deep Prospect List

17:41 Auburn Key Names and Leverage

21:05 No Declare Draft Twist

22:20 Florida Headliners and Fringe

25:10 Georgia Development Stories

29:37 Kentucky: Tyler Bell and More

32:01 LSU Prospect Shortlist

33:41 LSU Returners and Recruits

34:55 Mississippi State Draft Outlook

37:11 Missouri: Durnin and McDevitt

39:44 Prep Draft Wildcards

40:45 Oklahoma Boom-or-Bust Arms

44:08 Ole Miss Fringe Decisions

47:09 South Carolina Portal Stakes

49:39 Tennessee Big Board Watch

51:56 Texas Recruits and Risks

54:42 Texas A&M Core Prospects

56:24 Vanderbilt Class Attrition

58:13 Draft Dates and Wrap-Up

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On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge put a bow on the Oklahoma story by talking about what they'll remember from this charmed postseason run for the Sooners and by looking ahead at the 2027 roster. Then, they take a peek at the transfer portal activity that has already happened by running through a handful of SEC commitments that have caught their eye.

00:00 Back After A Break

04:53 Oklahoma Title Story

06:59 What Made The Run

10:49 Signature Moments

12:25 Skip Johnson Spotlight

15:45 2027 Outlook

21:19 Portal Hub Breakdown

23:48 SEC Transfer Targets

25:48 Power Context Matters

26:35 Trey Morris Breakdown

28:41 Jake Souders To Starkville

30:33 Mikey Bell Joins Georgia

32:34 Alabama Rotation Rebuild

34:02 Kendall Hoffman At Ole Miss

37:36 South Carolina Pitching Haul

40:09 Chris Ramirez To Tennessee

42:02 Brayden Krenzel Upside

42:59 Portal Draft Tease

43:37 Offseason Wrap And Thanks

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With Joe & Mark off this week, on this episode of Highway To Hoover, you'll hear D1 Daily's Chris Burke and Mike Rooney!

Burkie and Roons recap a memorable NCAA baseball postseason and Oklahoma’s historic national championship run. They discuss how Oklahoma won on the road against Big 12 champ Kansas and ACC champ Georgia Tech. They review the unlikely offensive surges from players like Deiten LaChance and Kyle Branch, and key pitching contributions from Cord Rager, LJ Mercurius, and Gavin Jones....among many others.

Burkie and Roons then compare Oklahoma’s run to past champions like Ole Miss and Fresno State, debate whether the power display was sustainable, and note how many top teams appeared to “run out of gas” during the postseason.

00:00 Format Intro From Joe

02:06 Welcome Back!

05:22 This Tournament Gave Us A Lot

08:56 Comparisons to Past Runs

10:30 How It Clicked Late For OU

14:36 Defense, Power, and Pitching

16:34 Teams Running Out of Gas

22:10 Georgia Tech Regional Collapse

24:06 Jaxon Willits Spotlight

26:21 "Hey Nows" of The Tournament

28:41 Hope Beyond the SEC

29:14 Omaha Moments

32:30 Final Thanks & Wrap

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