LAS VEGAS — Oklahoma State star running back Ollie Gordon II did his job. The 2023 Doak Walker Award winner showed up on time, answered all the questions and never complained. Quickly, reporters ran through questions of Gordon’s June 30 arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence and moved onto other topics.
In many ways, this was exactly what Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy had in mind when he brought Gordon to Allegiant Stadium to face the music at Big 12 Media Days.
“I told [Gordon], when this is finished today at 4 o’clock, it’s over for me,” Gundy said. “I’ve already made the decisions that I think what’s best for you and this team, and you need to make the decisions and the comments that you think is best for yourself and the team. And then after today, it’s over with. That’s what our goal is, and I think we’ll be able to get that accomplished.”
Gordon did his job. Unfortunately, Gundy did not.
When appearing on the ESPN+ broadcast set, Gundy seemed to minimize Gordon’s conduct, claiming it was the equivalent of drinking “two or three beers,” neglecting that Gordon allegedly had open containers in the car. He asked reporters huddled in a breakout session to think if they had ever driven lightly over the legal limit, though Gordon is also underage. Gundy also said that he had to do what was best for Oklahoma State football, and joked that Gordon’s punishment would be carrying the ball 50 times in the first game.
Perhaps in Gundy’s head, he thought back to perhaps his most famous moment. In 2007, Gundy exploded onto the national scene with a legendary rant culminating with the line, “I’m a man, I’m 40,” while defending benched quarterback Bobby Reid.
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Author : Shehan Jeyarajah
Publish date : 2024-07-10 13:20:28
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