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Watch: Mike Gundy's Fiesta Bowl Postgame Press Conference

January 1, 2022
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Oklahoma State capped off a remarkable season with a historic win over No. 5 Notre Dame. They overcame the largest deficit in school history by scoring 30-unanswered points and were led by quarterback Spencer Sanders, who finished with a combined 496 total yards and four touchdowns.

Following the game, Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy met with the media to discuss the 37-35 win.

“So, we picked a good day to have our best day on offense. Very proud of our guys. Quarterback (Spencer Sanders) was fantastic, obviously; over 500 yards of offense himself. And defense, kind of settled in on what to do. We went through some growing pains in the first quarter and a half defensively, trying to get things adjusted and communication. I was a little concerned about that. It showed its ugly head a little bit. Then we settled down, made good halftime adjustments. Obviously, played very well.

“The key to this game was Rob Glass, our strength staff, our conditioning. Our ability to play fast. In my opinion, we fatigued them, and they never could play catch-up. We struggled early in the game with them. My concerns going into the game was their length on their offense and defensive line; their ability to get their arms extended on us. They're longer than we are on both sides of the ball. So, we had to play fast and try to wear them down, which we did. And the coaches made fantastic adjustments at halftime. We challenged the team at halftime, that anybody that didn't want to come back out and fight play by play, he can stay in the locker room. And they came out and they fought, competed, and couldn't be
any more proud of them.

“This is clearly the biggest win in the history of the school. You're in a New Year's Day Bowl. You're two top 10 teams -- number five team in the country. You're playing Notre Dame. Biggest comeback in the school history, I think someone said; down 21 points in the Fiesta Bowl. The biggest win in the history of the school. As I've said for a month, we have a logo we can be proud of now at Oklahoma State from coast to coast. Got an opportunity to do something special. We take advantage of it and find a way to continue to push forward. We can do something special. So, I couldn't be any more proud of Oklahoma State, the administration, our players, fans that traveled to the. We had a great showing and obviously this is a great day for Oklahoma State.”

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