Oklahoma State and Mike Gundy Have Agreed Upon New Contract

STILLWATER – After a tumultuous 24 hours, Pokes Report learned Saturday morning that Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy, athletic director Chad Weiberg and OSU president Kayse Shrum have an agreement agreed upon for Gundy to remain the head coach. 

Our sources also tell us coach Gundy is already working on a play to overcome the negative publicity over the past two days.

This comes after we reported Friday night Gundy and the administration were working out the final details of the restructured contract, which included details over the control of hiring future football assistants and coordinators.

All of this stems from the special session called by the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents on Friday morning. The topic of the meeting, as we all know now, was the employment evaluation and review of the Cowboy football staff, including Mike Gundy. 

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The meeting, which lasted just over two hours, including calling both Shrum and Weiberg in to discuss contracts of the football staff, with both leaving the meeting with looks of shock and disappointment. 

Pokes Report learned on Friday the plan for a restructured contract for coach Gundy had less salary and some monitored control over the hiring of staff, particularly coordinators. There’s been no report of what kind of monitoring or control that is. Gundy had been discussing personally donating to the NIL efforts for his players. He also had begun interviewing candidates to replace offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn and defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo, who both were let go on Wednesday. Gundy actually had left the day after the loss to Colorado that ended the 3-9 season. It is the worst season under Gundy, but one of only two losing seasons in 20-years as head coach. 

The hiring of at least one coordinator was imminent and the other hiring was reportedly very close prior to everything that’s transpired from the Regent’s special session on Friday morning. Gundy and his staff had worked hard to be prepared for the opening of the NCAA Transfer Portal at midnight on Sunday to Monday, Dec. 9, which is one large reason this deal is being worked on as fast as it has.