Watch: Head Coaches Friday Press Conference Ahead of Fiesta Bowl

Head coaches Mike Gundy and Marcus Freeman met with the media on Friday morning ahead of the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 1.

“Well, we're very excited and thrilled to be in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl,” said Mike Gundy. “Congratulations to Coach [Marcus] Freeman and Notre Dame. They've had a terrific season. We've had a great week, as always, being in the Scottsdale area. We have great weather, great accommodations. The (Fiesta Bowl Committee) Yellow Coats have been fantastic, the people in the community. Our players, our fans, families have had a great week. As to be expected, we're very excited about playing in the game. What a great matchup, two teams that have worked hard to get to this point. So been going at it since the first of August and going to get a chance to play one more game tomorrow. And very excited. Looking forward to the game.”

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Well, as Coach [Mike] Gundy said, this is an extremely unique opportunity for this team, for myself included. We are excited to play a really, really good Oklahoma State team, and to be at such a prestigious Fiesta Bowl. Our whole community, our program, the staff, the people that are down here are so excited to be here in Tempe, in Phoenix and Scottsdale, and all over here in Arizona. So, we're looking forward to tomorrow. It's been a whirlwind over the past few weeks of just changes and bowl practice and Christmas and getting down here. And our kids are ready to go, so we're excited for the opportunity.”