Oklahoma State football: Gundy won’t coach special teams
Mike Gundy looked at us like we each had three noses when he was asked if he would start coaching the OSU kicking units.
The loss of Joe DeForest to West Virginia left three big holes: recruiting in Houston, defensive backs coach, special teams coordinator. The first and last of those figure to be the most difficult to replace.
Some had speculated that Gundy might coaching the special teams himself. Uh, don’t count on it.
“Are you crazy?” Gundy said. “I had enough of it (criticism) as offensive coordinator. Do I want them on me for punt block?”
Gundy said, “I’m not smart enough to coach special teams.”
Over 11 seasons, DeForest built a reputation of excellent kicking units, from the kickers and punters themselves to returners.
Of course, DeForest also will be missed in the Houston area. The Cowboys signed three Greater Houston players on Wednesday — offensive lineman Paul Lewis from Galena Park North Shore, defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah from Houston George Bush and wide receiver Blake Webb from The Woodlands. OSU also signed two players from just outside the Houston area — offensive lineman Chris Grisbhy from Clute, via Blinn Junior College, and wide receiver Jhajuan Seales from Port Arthur Memorial.
“It’s never smooth when you lose a guy like Joe,” Gundy said. “We divided some guys up. Certainly we’ll miss Joe. Wish him the best.”
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