STILLWATER — As any good host would, Luke McEndoo invited Tyler Foster to his home while Foster was visiting the Oklahoma State campus a couple weeks ago.
While there, Foster met McEndoo’s roommate — quarterback Gunnar Gundy.
Foster was visiting from Ohio University, where he had been a two-year starter at tight end before entering the transfer portal after the season.
When the two met, Gundy — the Oklahoma State backup quarterback and son of head coach Mike Gundy — was packing for his campus visit to Ohio.
A chance meeting in what has become the reality of college football. In the days since, Foster and Gundy essentially traded places, with Foster leaving Ohio for OSU and Gundy doing the reverse.
“I had never met him, but he was packing up to leave for Athens,” Foster said of Gundy. “He was telling me about the coaches at OU that he had talked to. He seems like a great kid and a really good player. I think he’ll do really good at OU. A lot of the stuff he does fits what OU does.”
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New OSU tight end Tyler Foster (86) had nearly 400 yards receiving over the past two seasons as a regular starter at Ohio.
Foster, who grew up just outside Columbus, Ohio, admits he’s working to break the habit of referring to Ohio University as OU, now that he’s in Bedlam territory where those initials carry a different meaning.
Yet more importantly, he’s trying to figure out how he can contribute at OSU, where the 6-foot-7, 249-pound tight end will have an immediate opportunity to compete for a starting job.
He was among a dozen spring enrollees who reported to campus last week and will begin classes Tuesday.
He and Stillwater High product Josh Ford, who measures 6-foot-6 and 252 pounds, both bring good size to the tight end…
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Publish date : 2024-01-16 12:01:26
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