STILLWATER — During the offseason, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy chose to alter the weekly practice schedule he has used for the last several years.
Previously, OSU players would have lifting and running sessions, plus a practice on the Sunday after a game. Then Monday would be the required day off, as mandated by the NCAA.
But this year, Gundy switched it up. He gave the players Sunday off, with the first practice of the week on Monday afternoon.
“It gives the players an entire Sunday to do whatever they want,” Gundy said. “When we gave them Monday off, they still had school. A lot of them will come over here on Sunday and lift or watch tape, but that’s their choice.”
While Gundy says the pros outweigh the cons of his decision, one difference is noticed in weeks like this, following the Cowboys’ 45-3 defeat at Central Florida.
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Central Florida quarterback John Rhys Plumlee, left, scrambles from the pocket as Oklahoma State linebacker Collin Oliver gives chase during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Following a big win, like Bedlam two Saturdays ago, or a painful loss, like over the weekend, Gundy likes to make sure his players are quickly moving forward, and because he can’t call team meetings on players’ day off, he doesn’t talk to them collectively until Monday afternoon.
“The one disadvantage is when you do it on a Sunday, it’s done,” Gundy said of addressing the team about emotional games. “That is a concern of mine, not because we lost, but because young people linger with stuff and I need them to be able to move on.”
That’s where OSU’s player leadership comes in as they turn the focus to this week’s game at…
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Publish date : 2023-11-14 13:02:44
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