.Eli Lederman, ESPN Workers WriterOct 14, 2024, 07:33 PM ETCloseEli Lederman covers college soccer and also recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after dealing with the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Group and also the Tulsa World.On the heels of three straight reductions, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy took an additional attacked throughout the Cowboys' bye full week, going through an unique eye personal injury that obliged him to move his every week, in-person press conference to Zoom on Monday early morning." Well, I had a little bit of confrontation along with my livestock over the weekend break," Gundy said to press reporters. "I think they have actually been viewing us play and also I received headbutted. So I have actually obtained a bad eye that I really did not presume would be particularly delightful for folks when they were actually considering my pleasing skin in a real-time interview.Editor's Picks1 Connected" More importantly, it has plenty of blood, and I get woozy. So it's difficult to become ethical as well as reside in an usual function. But apart from that, I am actually performing excellent." Gundy, in his 20th period in charge of Oklahoma Condition, is actually assumed to train the Cowboys when they go to No. 13 BYU on Friday. However, further details on the trauma and also exactly how they might influence Gundy in his roles for the 9:15 p.m. ET kickoff in Provo, Utah, are not however crystal clear." It needs to improve every day," Gundy claimed. "Perhaps it'll receive a little bit of better. However I am actually alright. I am actually working the very same hours. I mean, it is actually immaterial. I simply really did not presume it was extremely appealing." Gundy as well as the Cowboys head to unbeaten BYU in Week 8 faltering from three straight reductions that have actually taken the air out of the Major 12 and also University Football Playoff ambitions Oklahoma State lugged right into the routine season.After a 3-0 start this fall, the Cowboys right now sit at 3-3 following successive beats to Utah, Kansas State and West Virginia and also 0-3 in conference bet the very first time due to the fact that 2005. Oklahoma Condition opened up as a nine-point roadway underdog at BYU.