Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Gundy talks Duggan, NFL job he almost took Davis Cordova Staff Reporter
Notebook Defending TCU quarterback Max Duggan is a huge task, but OSU coach Mike Gundy may not have had to worry about it had he taken an NFL head coaching job 10-plus years ago. On Monday, OSU held Gundy’s weekly press conference. Here are the top
headlines from Monday’s meeting with the media. Defending Duggan Duggan has played lights out since becoming the starter (again) for the Horned Frogs. Duggan and the TCU offense have a playstyle that technically OSU hasn’t seen, but it’s a combination of ones the OSU defense has seen from Arizona State and Texas Tech. TCU passes heavy and Duggan has the ability to run all over OSU. “From here on out, most of the guys we play have the ability to run and take off,” Gundy said. “This guy is really fast, so it’s a little different. But, we look to do a good job in the pass game and make sure we eliminate some creases. So, that’ll be a big factor in this game, making sure we set an edge to contain the quarterback.” See Gundy on page 3
Cole Gueldenzoph Mike Gundy shared he took three interviews for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coaching job in 2012.
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Abby Cage OSU trailed Texas Tech 31-23 in the third quarter of the game, before going on to win 41-31.
‘Getting the butcher knives rolling’ OSU defense tightens in second half to beat Texas Tech
Ben Hutchens Assistant Sports Editor It took a while for the butcher knives to get rolling.
In the first half of OSU’s 41-31 win against Texas Tech, the Cowboy defense was overwhelmed, hurried and beating itself. Halftime came, and TTU scored a touchdown on its first possession, pushing its lead to eight. The Cowboy defense did the only thing it could do: keep playing. “When you keep playing and you can bring that energy and you get a wave of guys rolling through, you know, it can become a rolling ball of butcher knives and I thought that’s what it started to become,” said Derek Mason,
OSU defensive coordinator. “I thought slowly but surely, we started to put them in a chokehold.” OSU (5-0 overall, 2-0 Big 12) held TTU scoreless the final 21 minutes of the game. Finally performing on fourth down was the reason why. Joey McGuire, TTU head coach, sent a message of aggression early. On the first drive of the game, TTU quarterback Behren Morton converted a fourth-and-one from his own 34. The pickup led to a touchdown.
See Defense on page 2