After the offseason of change, Mike Gundy of Oklahoma State Football still learns a new team

Stillwater – Media members asked questions on Tuesday afternoon, and Oklahoma statement coach Mike Gundy Answers offered.

But many of them could have just as easily came from a magic ball 8, the famous toy that answered all the most critical questions of life for children in the 1990s.

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Ask again later.

The sentence was a current response of 8 balls, but more common by Gundy on Tuesday when he asked his players and his team.

“We will know more after six training sessions in the pads,” said Gundy repeatedly.

It is not a blow on Gundy. When he entered his 21st season, he has a brand new staff of attacking and defensive assistants, including coordinators, plus 32 new players on a list of 104.

Of the 72 returning, few were even on the two depths last season, and Gundy can count on the one hand the number which returns the starters.

He shouldn’t know anything about the team type he still has. When he spoke to the media on Tuesday afternoon, he saw three training sessions without pads, plus some intersane exercises.

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If he was trying to tell you something significant about this team, he would guess. Or invent something.

“I am enthusiastic by the next two weeks,” said Gundy before his team took the ground at the Sherman Smith Training Center for his first training in full pads. “I have the impression that after having had a few weeks in the pads, we will have an idea where we are.”

But there are a few things that will not lead directly to victories and losses in the fall that Gundy can assess now – and so far, he is happy.

“The enthusiasm is good. The enthusiasm of the coaches is good,” said Gundy. “All of this is a plus. The guys buy. Academic relationships are good. The attendance is good. All the things we need to move in the right direction happen.

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“But we will see what will happen when we have pads for six training sessions.”

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RB Jaden Allen-Hendrix suffers from an injury to the lower body

Thanks to the first three practices of spring, Gundy says that the health of cowboys has remained good, with one exception.

Ball carrier Jaden Allen-Hendrix, a recruit of 6-foot 2 inch Redstirt and 235 pounds from Columbia, in South Carolina, suffered an injury to the lower body, although Gundy no longer offers details on gravity.

However, cowboys have already explored options to add the depth of the back wearer in the past few days.

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Georgia State, Freddie Brock reported on Monday, reported an OSU offer. The 5-foot 10 inch and 190 pound broches should be a super sensemible in the fall. He began his career in Maine before spending the last two seasons to Georgia State.

While Redshirting in 2023, Brock rushed to 276 yards on 24 races in the famous Bowl of Potato Idaho. He followed this with 819 yards out of 151 races in 2024, with an average of 5.4 yards per attempt.

Brock also reported offers from UTEP, Sam Houston, Liberty, Temple and others.

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Quarter-rear update

Here is what Gundy said when he was asked if one of the rear quarter were distinguished in the first practices:

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“Not really. They are not affected. Really, they are not much pushed because no pads. It will change over the next two weeks. We should start to see what parts they can do and how productive they can be in pressure situations.”

The first part of his answer raises an important question: will the quarters be affected?

“Yeah, they will be struck this spring,” said Gundy.

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This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma State Mike Gundy football coach still learns new cowboys