Cowpoke: Gundy injures eye after altercation on cattle ranch

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterOct 14, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.On the heels of 3 straight losses, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy took another struck during the Cowboys’bye week, suffering an unusual eye injury that forced him to move his weekly, in-person press conference to Zoom on Monday early morning.”Well, I had a little encounter with my livestock over the weekend,” Gundy told reporters.”I guess they have actually been enjoying us play and I got headbutted. So I have actually got a bad eye that I didn’t believe would be especially pleasurable for individuals when they were taking a look at my pretty face in a live interview.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated”More importantly, it has lots of blood, and I get lightheaded. So it’s not easy to be upright and be in a typical function.

But other than that, I’m doing terrific.”Gundy, in his 20th season in charge of Oklahoma State, is expected to coach the Cowboys when they check out No. 13 BYU on Friday. Nevertheless, additional information on the injury and how they may impact Gundy in his responsibilities for the 9:15 p.m. ET kickoff in Provo, Utah, are not yet clear. “It ought to improve every day,”Gundy stated.”Ideally it’ll get a little much better. But I’m great. I’m working the exact same hours. I imply, it’s no big offer.

I just didn’t believe it was very attractive. “Gundy and the Cowboys head to unbeaten BYU in Week 8 reeling from three straight losses that have actually taken the air out of the Huge 12 and College Football Playoff aspirations Oklahoma State brought into the regular season.After a 3-0 start this fall, the Cowboys now sit at 3-3 following successive defeats to Utah, Kansas State and West Virginia and 0-3 in conference play for the very first time because 2005.

Oklahoma State opened as a nine-point roadway underdog at BYU.