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STILLWATER — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy characterized the weeks after his team’s dismal season ended as “the most difficult December in my career,” but continued to explain that his commitment to Cowboy football is stronger than ever.
Gundy spoke to the media Thursday, his first such appearance since the Cowboys’ season-ending loss at Colorado that concluded a 3-9 season, the worst in Gundy’s 20-year tenure.
Since then, he changed his entire coaching staff and recruited 23 players out of the transfer portal to give his program some version of a fresh start in 2025.
“The season that we had last year is not going to sit well with me,” Gundy said. “I’ve been fortunate enough to be the head coach here a long time, and we had a season that we didn’t like. But maybe sometimes that’s going to happen. So my message to (the fans) is that there’s a tremendous amount of commitment in our organization, and it starts at the very top.”
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Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy speaks during a press conference at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater Okla., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Gundy, in working with president Kayse Shrum and athletic director Chad Weiberg, restructured his contract in December after a public battle initiated by the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents the week after the season.
Shrum and Weiberg were part of the special meeting held by the regents that discussed Gundy’s status with the program, but Gundy never met directly with any regents.
Instead, he, Shrum and Weiberg went to work that day planning a better path forward.
“Dr. Shrum and Chad and I had really good conversations about the future, about the portal, about NIL, about revenue sharing, things that are very important in dealing…
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Author : The Oklahoman
Publish date : 2025-01-23 20:40:00
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