STILLWATER — Mike Gundy didn’t specify what duties his son handles within the Oklahoma State soccer places of work today, but it surely appears protected to imagine Gunnar Gundy’s duties fall someplace between breaking down sport tape and bringing his dad espresso.
“I’ve received him working within the workplace. He’s gotta be there at 7:55 within the morning,” Mike mentioned previous to the Cowboys’ fourth observe of spring Tuesday on the Sherman Smith Coaching Middle. “He’s with me, he’s working, after which he’s gonna depart in Might and go play.
“He doesn’t know the place but, however he’s gonna depart in Might.”
Gunnar Gundy entered the switch portal in December, receiving a number of affords earlier than committing to Ohio. But after a number of days on campus, he reversed course and re-entered the portal. By then, the overwhelming majority of vacancies for quarterbacks had been crammed.
Over three years at OSU, Gunnar appeared in 9 video games, finishing 54.8% of his passes for 449 yards and 4 touchdowns. He rushed for 120 yards, together with a 10-yard landing run in his ultimate sport as a Cowboy, the Texas Bowl in December.
The switch portal opens for Division I soccer gamers in mid-April, which can spark the subsequent spherical of participant motion, and may result in further alternatives for gamers like Gunnar.
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Kendal Daniels getting work at linebacker
Kendal Daniels is listed at 6-foot-4 and 230 kilos, although Mike Gundy says the redshirt junior security is “nearly 240 now.” And with that, Daniels is spending some observe time working with linebackers, the place the Cowboys have one beginning emptiness to fill.
Whereas Gundy instructed Daniels’ transfer isn’t a full-time change, it may very well be a helpful experiment due to his dimension and velocity.
“We are able to carry him down and invert him now, play him in a stand-up place nearer to the ball,” Gundy mentioned. “However then we are able to transfer him again and let him cowl the center of the sector if we need to. His long-term might be nearer to the ball, however I don’t know that anyone knew he would get to nearly 240 kilos.”
Daniels’ 247Sports.com recruiting profile listed him at 190 kilos when he was a senior at Beggs Excessive College. The OSU roster had him at 213 for his redshirt sophomore season final fall.
With the commencement of Xavier Benson, the Cowboys have an outdoor linebacker spot the place Daniels might work into motion. Jeff Roberson, Benson’s backup final yr, additionally has expertise there.
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Expertise stage stands out on O-line
The OSU offense has seven offensive linemen who’ve made a number of begins of their careers — all of whom are fifth- or sixth-year seniors.
So it’s not nearly depth on the road, but in addition expertise. And behind them, a few younger gamers received on the sector for restricted motion. Plus, the Pokes added a veteran lineman within the switch portal with Isaia Glass, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound redshirt junior from Arizona State.
Glass has been getting a style of the excessive tempo of OSU’s offense and the excessive stage of repetitions the gamers get in observe.
“Glass has gotten a number of work already,” Gundy mentioned. “He was dragging after observe and we’re not even in pads.”
Glass began 15 video games at Arizona State, together with three final yr earlier than an damage ended his season.
“We had been in a position to watch him on video in his convention, which supplies us an concept of what we predict we’re gonna see, and we competed towards him,” Gundy mentioned.
Though a few gamers are restricted in spring ball, the Cowboys nonetheless have depth that rivals nearly any yr in latest reminiscence.
“We’ve received a pair guys that aren’t gonna get as a lot contact with repairs this offseason, so there’ll be loads of reps for these guys to go round,” Gundy mentioned. “One benefit that now we have now’s there’s a number of reps in spring soccer, so our ones, twos and threes get reps.
“When observe is over, the offensive line, they’re fatigued. They get a number of work.”
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Gundy excited for Steve Lutz
Gundy was requested for his ideas on new males’s basketball coach Steve Lutz, who was introduced as this system’s twenty first head coach on Monday.
“I regarded him up and examine him, so I might no less than know just a little bit about him,” Gundy mentioned. “I’m gonna name him tonight, go to with him and welcome him to Oklahoma State. It appears to be like prefer to me (athletic director Chad Weiberg) was very diligent in the way in which he dealt with it and received what he felt we wanted and can be the very best match for Oklahoma State.
“This can be a completely different place to teach, for my part, primarily based on geographical location, the historical past of the varsity, the kind of folks which are on this atmosphere and the flexibility to have long-term success.”
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