Tag: Mike Gundy

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy ducks interview after run-in with cattle

Mike Gundy came out on the losing end of a battle with one of his cattle

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy is never dull. He always makes news whether deliberately or by accident.

The by accident portion took on a new meaning this weekend.

Gundy didn’t make his usual in-person appearance on a show. The reason? The Cowboys coach says he ha a run-in with one of his cattle and it left him with a mess of an eye that was bloody and not fit for public view.

Gundy and Oklahoma State are 3-3 having lost their last three games. He will be facing BYU on Friday in a Big 12 game. The Cougars are undefeated in six games and have outscored their opponents by 108 points.

WATCH: Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy throws shade at Michigan

Got to love jokes at Michigan’s expense #GoBucks

The 2024 college football season is off and running and yet many are still looking back at 2023. Why? Because of the cloud of controversy left by the Michigan Wolverines and the sign stealing scandal that left a bad taste with most fans outside of Ann Arbor.

There have been many who have weighed in now that the official notice of allegations has been sent to Michigan. With many seeing what was suspected all along and the NCAA’s findings, fans, media, and yes even college coaches are weighing in.

On opening weekend, a different OSU coach decided to make a joke at the Wolverine’s expense. After an Oklahoma State win over South Dakota State, Mike Gundy was asked about the new helmet communications system making its debut this season… technology implemented thanks to the Michigan sign-stealing allegations. Gundy said “They won’t let me hear it” and then went on to take a jab at Connor Stallions and The Team Up North.

Take a listen for yourself.

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Michigan has 90 days to respond to the formal notice of allegations. While no one knows exactly how the NCAA will rule as far as punishment goes, it is clear that most of the college football world believes Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines cheated their way to a national title in 2023.

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Oklahoma State to have QR codes on players’ helmets

QR codes on NIL helmets at Oklahoma State

Something new in Stillwater, OK, and the rest of college football.

Oklahoma State players in 2024 will have QR codes on the back of their helmets. Coach Mike Gundy hopes the codes will enable people watching from home to build the NIL funds his Cowboys receive as they will link to a donation page for the school’s NIL fund,

“This is a revolutionary step forward to help keep Oklahoma State football ahead of the game,” Gundy said. “It gives a chance for everyday fans across the world to have a real impact when it comes to supporting the NIL efforts for Cowboy football. I’m thrilled about this opportunity for our players.”

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy with questionable defense of RB Ollie Gordon II DUI

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy defended star RB Ollie Gordon II in a peculiar way

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy is standing by star running back Ollie Gordon II, who was arrested on June 30 for an alleged DUI.

Oklahoma State authorities observed Gordon swerving out of his lane twice and driving 82 mph in a 65 mph zone. He refused a field sobriety test and was arrested on complaints of DUI under 21 years of age, transporting an open container of alcohol, failing to maintain a single lane of traffic, and speeding 16-20 mph over the speed limit, according to a police report.

When given a breath test, Gordon blew a .11, above the .08 limit.

That would seem to be concerning to the school and its football coach.

Gundy, however, will not have Gordon miss any game time. Gordon won the Doak Walker Award as the best running back in college football as a sophomore last season when he rushed for 1,732 yards and 21 touchdowns.

“He’s going to play,” Gundy told ESPN on Tuesday. “I’m going to do what we think is best for Oklahoma State football, and I think it’s best for Ollie to play. If there’s any punishment, it’s making him carry the ball 50 times in the first game.”

Gundy, no stranger to controversy, then offered a bizarre and scary defense.

“I looked it up on my phone- what would be the legal limit?… 2 or 3 beers, or 4,” he said. “I’m not justifying what Ollie did; I’m telling you what decision I made. Well, I thought, I’ve probably done that a thousand times in my life.”

Oklahoma State game next year will be a barometer reading

The Razorbacks’ first trip to Stillwater in over five decades will tell us where the program is heading under Sam Pittman.

With no bowl game to prepare for, the Arkansas football program is stuck to looking towards the future.

2024 is upon us.

A few weeks ago, the schedule was released and of course it was a difficult schedule, because life in the Southeastern Conference always is.

The Arkansas football program, since vaulting back into the top 10 at the beginning of October 2022, has gone 8-14 since.

That includes losses to Liberty and BYU, two programs that are solid but shouldn’t be on par with Arkansas, especially on its home field.

If Arkansas is going to field a competitive team next fall, i.e. win more than 6 games, we will know based on how they do in Week 2.

Oklahoma State, while hardly a national power, has been a consistent Top 25 team over the last decade-plus under Mike Gundy.

They are usually in the mix for a New Year’s Day bowl game and have flirted with the College Football Playoff a couple of times.

The UA-Pine Bluff game the week before the Oklahoma State trip will tell us nothing about Arkansas, just like Western Carolina this past season told us nothing about the Razorbacks in 2023.

Let’s say Arkansas goes into Stillwater and wins by 2-3 touchdowns. That would be a convincing enough victory to convince me (and others) that the program has turned a corner and could compete for a New Year’s Day bowl game.

A loss or even worse, a blowout loss? We’re right back to square one.

Steve Sarkisian snubbed for Big 12 Head Coach of the Year

Mike Gundy was given the Big 12 Coach of the Year award.

The Big 12 Conference announced on Wednesday that Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy won the Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year award. Continue reading “Steve Sarkisian snubbed for Big 12 Head Coach of the Year”

Report Card: Offense’s dysfunction dooms Sooners chance to end Bedlam on top

Grading the Oklahoma Sooners by position group in their loss to Oklahoma State.

If Saturday was the last time Bedlam is played, the Oklahoma Sooners will always regret how things went in their final game against their in-state rivals. The Sooners will walk away from this game knowing they have dominated this series. There’s no debating that the Sooners have owned the Cowboys. But on Saturday, Oklahoma had the chance to put one final bow on this lopsided series, and they didn’t get it done.

Oklahoma State came out swinging, and the Sooners responded. But the most common theme was Oklahoma’s offense stalling on four different possessions once they got to the Oklahoma State side of the field. Most notably on the Sooners’ final drive of the game.

Defensively, Oklahoma played well enough to win. After getting bullied early, the defense found its footing and locked in the remainder of the contest.

In the end, the dysfunction and mistakes on offense put Oklahoma in a near-impossible spot. When it mattered most, they couldn’t rectify their own mistakes.

Oklahoma will move on and turn their attention to West Virginia. Before that, it’s time to pass out grades for Oklahoma’s performance against Mike Gundy’s Oklahoma State Cowboys.

5 takeaways from the Sooners’ 27-24 loss to Oklahoma State

Oklahoma lost 27-24 in the last Bedlam game. Here are our five takeaways from the loss.

Oklahoma, for the first time since last year, finds itself on a two-game losing streak. OU lost the final matchup of Bedlam on Saturday, 27-24, in controversial fashion.

The Sooners entered the game looking to bounce back quickly after losing a close game on the road against the Kansas Jayhawks.

Oklahoma played much better collectively this week. Ultimately, the result was the same. Now, Mike Gundy and his Oklahoma State Cowboys will have the distinction of owning the last win in the Bedlam series before it takes an indefinite pause.

The Sooners had every chance to put themselves in a position to win the game but failed multiple times to either extend their lead early in the fourth quarter or avoid big mistakes. As the dust settles, it’s time for our five takeaways from the game.

No. 11 Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State: Sooners Wire Staff Predictions for Bedlam

The Oklahoma Sooners face a stiff test with the streaking Oklahoma State Cowboys. How will it go? Here are this week’s Sooners Wire staff predictions.

As disappointing as last week’s loss to Kansas was, the Oklahoma Sooners still have everything to play for this season. But all the Sooners need to worry about is going 1-0 this week and winning each day.

Standing in the way of Oklahoma’s hopes to get back to the Big 12 title game are the Oklahoma State Cowboys. It’s been a one-sided affair, but this season, the Cowboys have a squad capable of hanging with Oklahoma and winning what will be the last Bedlam for some time.

How will the Showdown in Stillwater play out? Here are this week’s Sooners Wire staff picks.

No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners vs Oklahoma State Cowboys: How to Watch, key players, weather forecast for gameday

Here is how to watch the final regular season Bedlam game as conference foes.

The Oklahoma Sooners head north to Stillwater to take on the [autotag]Oklahoma State Cowboys[/autotag] in the final Big 12 Bedlam battle.

The Sooners have a record of 91-19-7 in the series. The Cowboys are looking to end the series by winning two of the last three games. They come in red hot winning four straight and by an average margin of victory of 15.25 points per game.

Ollie Gordon has burst onto the scene, rushing for more than 900 yards in his last five games. He currently leads the nation with 1,087 yards rushing. The Sooners come into the game off their first defeat of the season and two weeks removed from a nailbiter against UCF.

They haven’t played well the last two weeks and are dealing with injuries to key players.

But let’s dive into how you can watch the game, some key players, what the weather will look like, and the injury report for both schools.