Gundy recaps OSU’s offseason full of transfers and coaching change

he last stepped behind a microphone.

Ben Hutchens Staff Reporter

Three months ago, Mike Gundy sat in the Arizona Diamondbacks clubhouse after OSU’s 24-17 loss in Guaranteed Rate Bowl and erupted.

A question about potentially making staff changes upset Gundy, OSU’s football coach. Tuesday, Gundy showed up to OSU’s first spring practice with his usual happy, back-slapping attitude. That’s impressive, because change, what Gundy avoided talking about in Arizona, was the one constant in the three months since

Replacing star players who entered the transfer portal and a defensive coordinator have kept the Cowboy staff busy this offseason.

Twenty Cowboys entered the transfer portal in the aftermath of OSU’s mediocre 2022 season. Quarterback Spencer Sanders, receivers John Paul Richardson and Stephon Johnson Jr. headlined the offensive departures. Defensive end Trace Ford, linebacker Mason Cobb and cornerback Jabbar Muhammad were the biggest defensive losses.

Gundy said his reaction to some of the portal entries wasn’t too different from the reaction everybody else had.

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