Yesterday, it was announced that Mike Gundy, the head coach of Oklahoma State football, was fired from his position following a Friday night loss to Tulsa at home in Stillwater. In so many ways, his career and life seemed nearly joined at the hip with John Smith’s
Drawing Parralels Between the Careers of Mike Gundy and John Smith
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- Mike Gundy was fired as the head coach of Oklahoma State football after a loss to Tulsa, ending his tenure at the alma mater
- Gundy and John Smith, a wrestling coach at OSU, had parallel careers, growing up in the same area and coaching at their alma maters
- Both Gundy and Smith had successful coaching careers, with Smith winning NCAA titles and Gundy achieving bowl wins and conference titles
- Both coaches struggled in the new college sports landscape with changes like NIL and the transfer portal
- Smith’s retirement was viewed more positively than Gundy’s firing, as he had a successful final season before stepping down.
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