Unbelievable Big 12 crashed as Mike Gundy announce his departure And resignation due…
Unbelievable Big 12 crashed as Mike Gundy announce his departure And resignation due…
conversations during that meeting centered around Gundy’s hiring of assistant coaches and whether more oversight was needed in terms of contract structure, sources said.
In 2020, Gundy agreed to a $1 million salary cut, a shortened contract and a reduced buyout following a review of the program, which came after star running back Chuba Hubbard criticized the coach for wearing a T-shirt from One America News on social media. Mike Holder, then Oklahoma State’s athletic director, said Gundy offered all the contract changes and praised the coach for doing so.
Gundy, an Oklahoma State star quarterback who became the Big Eight’s career passing leader, is a three-time Big 12 Coach of the Year with the school. His teams have had 10 AP top-20 finishes, rising as high as No. 3 in 2011, when Oklahoma State won the Fiesta Bowl. Prior to this year’s dip, the Cowboys had won 10 or more games in eight of their previous 14 seasons.
He also made several controversial statements during his tenure, including last month, when in responding to criticism of the team, he said, “Most cases, the people that are negative and voicing their opinion are the same ones that can’t pay their own bills.” Gundy later
