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Oklahoma high school tennis girls state championship results
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The 2024 Oklahoma high school girls tennis state championships got underway Friday at Oklahoma City Tennis Center. Here are the results:
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Oklahoma high school tennis state championships
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Class 6A Girls
No. 1 Singles
Quarterfinals
Avery Arant, Jenks, def. Kathy Liu, Stillwater, 6-0, 6-0
Jasmine Crain, Heritage Hall, def. Hailey Hibbets, Enid, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Victoria Ricaurte-Cabas, Edmond North, Caelie Cox, def. Bixby, 6-5, 6-1
Ava Goodell, Edmond Memorial, def. Abby Shelley, Bartlesville, 6-2, 6-1
Consolation First Round
Samantha Nguyen, Southmoore, def. Faith Chernisky, Tulsa Bishop Kelley, 6-3, 6-1
Miranda Huang, Norman North, def. Katie Liles, Cascia Hall, 6-1, 3-6, 10-5
London Walker, Broken Arrow, def. Madeline Hogue, Mustang, 6-0, 6-2
Kaylan Griffin, Union, def. Tiana Braxton, Lawton, 6-1, 2-6 (7)
First Round
Avery Arant, Jenks, def. Faith Chernisky, Tulsa Kelley, 6-0, 6-0
Kathy Liu, Stillwater, def. Samantha Nguyen, Southmoore, 6-1, 6-3
Jasmine Crain, Heritage Hall, def. Katie Liles, Cascia Hall, 6-0, 7-5
Hailey Hibbets, Enid, def. Miranda Huang, Norman North, 6-2, 6-1
Victoria Ricaurte-Cabas, Edmond North, def. Madeline Hogue, Mustang, 6-0, 6-0
Caelie Cox, Bixby, def. London Walker, Broken Arrow, 6-3, 6-1
Abby Shelley, Bartlesville, def. Kaylan Griffin, Tulsa Union, 6-0, 6-0
Ava Goodell, Edmond Memorial, def. Tiana Braxton, Lawton, 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Singles
Quarterfinals
Evie Lunsford, Edmond Memorial, def. Grace Henrickson, Edmond North, 6-1, 6-0
Maggie Norwood, Stillwater, def. Avery Jones, Broken Arrow, 6-2, 6-2
Macy Mueller, Bixby, def. Avery Shouse, Heritage Hall, 6-2, 6-2
Carington Hessen, Jenks, def. Maggie Butler, Cascia Hall, 6-1, 6-0
Consolation First Round
Macy Gerkin, Bishop Kelley, def. Mia Johnson, Southmoore, 6-2, 6-2
Ava Kelley, Bartlesville, def. Ashlyn Khien, Deer Creek, 6-1, 6-0
Brianna Hernandez, Union, def. Sadie Hadlock, Westmoore, 6-2, 6-0
Lindee Rex, Norman North, def. Alex Enmark, Yukon, 6-2, 6-1
First Round
Evie Lunsford, Edmond Memorial, def. Macy Gerkin, Tulsa Kelley, 6-0, 6-0
Grace Henrickson, Edmond North, def. Mia Johnson, Southmoore, 6-4, 6-3
Avery Jones, Broken Arrow, def. Ashlyn Khien, Deer Creek, 6-0, 6-3
Maggie Norwood, Stillwater, def. Ava Kelley, Bartlesville, 6-5, 6-0
Macy Mueller, Bixby, def. Sadie Hadlock, Westmoore, 6-0, 6-1
Avery Shouse, Heritage Hall, def. Brianna Hernandez, Tulsa Union, 6-4, 6-0
Maggie Butler, Cascia Hall, def. Alex Enmark, Yukon, 6-4, 4-6, 6-5
Carington Hessen, Jenks, def. Lindee Rex, Norman North, 6-1, 6-1
No. 1 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Henderson/Nasr, Heritage Hall, def. Ochs-Parises, Deer Creek, 6-1, 6-0
Bailey-Wong, Bishop Kelley, def. Gustafson-McKissick, Bartlesville, 6-1, 6-4
Jacobson-Leos, Jenks, def. Elizondo-Teripost, Union, 6-0, 6-0
Krise-Ruff, Edmond Memorial, def. Chalmer-House, Cascia Hall, 6-5, 6-2
Consolation First Round
Edwards-Ropp, Stillwater, def. Beys-Hill, Norman North, 6 (4),2
Ankrom-Blackwell, Yukon, def. Edwards-Flowers, Ponca City, 6-5, 6-2
Fox-Larabee, Edmond North, def. Donshon-Parks, Edmond Santa Fe, 6-1, 6-2
Dobson-Gilliand, Bixby, def. Birch-Terilli, Broken Arrow, 6-1, 6-0
First Round
Henderson/Nasr, Heritage Hall, def. Edwards-Ropp, Stillwater, 6-3 (2)
Ochs-Parises, Deer Creek, def. Beys-Hill, Norman North, 3-6, 6-2, 6-5
Gustafson-McKissick, Bartlesville, def. Edwards-Flowers, Ponca City, 6-0, 6-1
Bailey-Wong, Tulsa Kelley, def. Ankrom-Blackwell, Yukon, 6-4, 6-0
Jacobson-Leos, Jenks, def. Donshon-Parks, Edmond Santa Fe, 6-0, 6-0
Elizondo-Teripost, Tulsa Union, def. Fox-Larabee, Edmond North, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Chalmer-House, Cascia Hall, def. Dobson-Gilliand, Bixby, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Krise-Ruff, Edmond Memorial, def. Birch-Terilli, Broken Arrow, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Siegfried-Tuttle, Cascia Hall, def. Dolezal-Munson, Edmond Memorial, 6-1, 6-3
Hay-Slater, Bixby, def. Hall-Sutton, Stillwater, 6-4, 6-5
Cooper-Mudd, Bishop Kelley, def. Alexander-Miller, Union, 6-4, 6-5
Davie-Haddock, Jenks, def. Petrova-Shoemaker, Edmond North, 6-4, 6-4
Consolation First Round
Nelson-Stuart, Owasso, def. Godina-Smith, Ed. Santa Fe, 6-0, 6-0
Evans-Myers, Deer Creek, def. Pratt-Smith, Norman North, 6-4, 6-3
Christian-Lebsack, Yukon, def. Armstrong-Mattson, Broken Arrow, 6-0, 6-1
Johnston-Trice, Heritage Hall, def. Auschwitz-Craig, Bartlesville, 6, (0), 0
First Round
Siegfried-Tuttle, Cascia Hall, def. Godina-Smith, Edmond Santa Fe, 6-0, 6-0
Dolezal-Munson, Edmond Memorial, def. Nelson-Stuart, Owasso, 6-2, 6-3
Hall-Sutton, Stillwater, def. Pratt-Smith, Norman North, 6-0, 6-1
Hay-Slater, Bixby, def. Evans-Myers, Deer Creek, 6-0, 6-1
Alexander-Miller, Tulsa Union, def. Christian-Lebsack, Yukon, 6-3, 6-3
Cooper-Mudd, Tulsa Kelley, def. Armstrong-Mattson, Broken Arrow, 6-4, 6-2
Petrova-Shoemaker, Edmond North, def. Auschwitz-Craig, Bartlesville, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Davie-Haddock, Jenks, def. Johnston-Trice, Heritage Hall, 7-6 (2), 6-3
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Class 5A Girls
No. 1 Singles
Quarterfinals
Natalie Gillett, Holland Hall, def. Emma Poupard, Guthrie, 6-1, 6-0
Julie Abbott, McGuinness, def. Riley Reese, Carl Albert, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Sofia Acuna, Classen, def. Madilyn Whittaker, Altus, 6-0, 6-0
Maya Barki, Tulsa Washington, def. Jadyn Brown, Duncan, 6-2, 6-1
Consolation First Round
Katie Moore, Tahlequah, def. Erica Galvez, McAlester, 6-2, 6-1
Isabella-Aragon-Espinaza, Elgin, def. Hadley Perrin, Durant, 6-4, 6-3
Elle Russell, Grove, def. Ella Ramsey, Claremore, 6-1, 6-4
Mercedes Barrazza, Tulsa Edison, def. Raeni Tucker, Sapulpa, 6-2, 1-6, 10-8
First Round
Natalie Gillett, Holland Hall, def. Katie Moore, Tahlequah, 6-0, 6-0
Emma Poupard, Guthrie, def. Erica Galvez, McAlester, 6-0, 6-0
Julie Abbott, McGuinness, def. Hadley Perrin, Durant, 6-1, 6-0
Riley Reese, Carl Albert, def. Isabella-Aragon-Espinaza, Elgin, 6-0, 6-1
Sofia Acuna, Classen, def. Ella Ramsey, Claremore, 6-0, 6-0
Madilyn Whittaker, Altus, def. Elle Russell, Grove, 6-1, 6-3
Jadyn Brown, Duncan, def. Raeni Tucker, Sapulpa, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Maya Barki, Tulsa Washington, def. Mercedes Barrazza, Tulsa Edison, 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 Singles
Quarterfinals
Lily Koontz, Holland Hall, def. Ella Sorrels, Durant, 6-0, 6-3
Georgia Masher, Carl Albert, def. Ava Miller, Duncan, 6-2, 6-3
Paige Griffith, McGuinness, def. Emma Gregg, Altus, 6-3, 6-5
Kira Brown, Classen, def. Esther Zhu, Tulsa Washington, 6-2, 6-3
Consolation First Round
Nieya Moore, Riverfield, def. Anastasia Denysenko, Claremore, 6-2, 6-2
Stephanie Gasea, Southeast, def. Taylor Williams, McAlester, 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
Avery Bynum, Tahlequah, def. Abby Martin, Pryor, 6-2 6-2
Kenzie Hardesty, Guthrie, def. Grace Walz, Elgin, 6-1, 6-1
First Round
Lily Koontz, Holland Hall, def. Nieya Moore, Riverfield, 6-0, 6-2
Ella Sorrels, Durant, def. Anastasia Denysenko, Claremore, 6-2, 6-0
Ava Miller, Duncan, def. Taylor Williams, McAlester, 6-2, 6-1
Georgia Masher, Carl Albert, def. Stephanie Gasea, Southeast, 6-1, 6-1
Paige Griffith, McGuinness, def. Avery Bynum, Tahlequah, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
Emma Gregg, Altus, def. Abby Martin, Pryor, 6-1, 6-1
Esther Zhu, Tulsa Washington, def. Kenzie Hardesty, Guthrie, 6-0, 6-0
Kira Brown, Classen, def. Grace Walz, Elgin, 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Confer-Gillett, Holland Hall, def. Farris-Mitchell, Tulsa Washington, 6-0, 6-1
Minter-Tobin, Guthrie, def. Bowen-Howard, Duncan, 7-5, 6-2
Bryant-Rusche, Carl Albert, def. Greer-Williams, Altus, 6-2, 6-2
Clark-Sillers, Riverfield, def. Do-Potter, McGuinness, 6-0, 6-0
Consolation First Round
Bentley-Summitt, Durant, def. Dronson-Koepke, Shawnee, 6-4, 6-4
Chivers-Greer, Ardmore, def. Pitts-Swain, Midwest City, 7-6, (4), 0-6, (9)
Miller-Whitman, Tahlequah, def. Mohne-Owsley, Tulsa Edison, 6-4, 6-4
Chapuis-Stone, Muskogee, def. Wood-Kornegay, Collinsville, 6-0, 6-4
First Round
Confer-Gillett, Holland Hall, def. Bentley-Summitt, Durant, 6-0, 6-1
Farris-Mitchell, Tulsa Washington, def. Dronson-Koepke, Shawnee, 6-3, 6-0
Bowen-Howard, Duncan, def. Pitts-Swain, Midwest City, 6-3, 6-1
Minter-Tobin, Guthrie, def. Chivers-Greer, Ardmore, 6-1, 6-0
Bryant-Rusche, Carl Albert, def. Mohne-Owsley, Tulsa Edison, 6-1, 6-1
Greer-Williams, Altus, def. Miller-Whitman, Tahlequah, 6-0, 6-1
Do-Potter, McGuinness, def. Wood-Kornegay, Collinsville, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
Clark-Sillers, Riverfield, def. Chapuis-Stone, Muskogee, 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Cox-Parducci, Holland Hall, def. Patterson-Smith, Riverfield, 6-3, 6-0
Shears-Taveras, Tulsa Washington, def. Thebaud-Villagrana, Duncan, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
Le-Thomas, McGuinness, def. Acuna-Mitchell, Carl Albert, 6-3, 6-4
Bull-Greer, Altus, def. Mitchell-Mitchell, Guthrie, 7-5, 6-1
Consolation First Round
Morse-Petty, Durant, def. Hernandez-Martinez, Lawton Mac, 6-1, 6-2
Scott-Vanmeter, Midwest City, def. Galloway-Leverett, Ardmore, 6-3, 6-3
McCart-Stephens, Tahlequah, def. Green-Pulido, Muskogee, 6-1, 6-1
Boyett-Davis, Grove, def. Murillo-Ross, Tulsa Edison, 6-3, 6-4
First Round
Cox-Parducci, Holland Hall, def. Hernandez-Martinez, Lawton Mac, 6-0, 6-0
Patterson-Smith, Riverfield, def. Morse-Petty, Durant, 6-4, 6-3
Thebaud-Villagrana, Duncan, def. Scott-Vanmeter, Midwest City, 6-0, 6-1
Shears-Taveras, Tulsa Washington, def. Galloway-Leverett, Ardmore, 6-2, 6-1
Acuna-Mitchell, Carl Albert, def. McCart-Stephens, Tahlequah, 6-3, 6-0
Le-Thomas, McGuinness, def. Green-Pulido, Muskogee, 6-1, 6-0
Mitchell-Mitchell, Guthrie, def. Boyett-Davis, Grove, 6-3, 6-1
Bull-Greer, Altus, def. Murillo-Ross, Tulsa Edison, 6-0, 6-0
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Class 4A Girls
No. 1 Singles
Quarterfinals
Ashley Miller, Oklahoma Bible, def. Emma Kruska, Chisholm, 6-0, 6-1
Brityn Waller, Chr. Heritage, def. Emilia Mantilla, Casady, 6-2, 6-4
Sadie Epps, Ada, def. Abbie Dodge, Henryetta, 6-1, 6-2
Audrey Crooks, OCS, def. Mckinley Brewer, Elk City, 6-0, 6-0
Consolation First Round
Kaiya Dobson, Rejoice, def. Carolina Jones, Regent Prep, 6-5, 6-1
Yocelin Hernandez, Byng, def. Kallie Jeffrey, Mount St. Mary, 6-0, 6-1
Lily Boevers, Harding def. Campbell Cryer, Crossings, 6-2, 6-4
Hannah Upchurch, Seminole, def. Katie Barahona, Pauls Valley, 6-1, 6-0
First Round
Ashley Miller, Oklahoma Bible, def. Kaiya Dobson, Rejoice, 6-0, 6-1
Emma Kruska, Chisholm, def. Carolina Jones, Regent, 6-1, 6-2
Brityn Waller, Chr. Heritage, def. Kallie Jeffrey, Mount St. Mary, 6-0, 6-0
Emilia Mantilla, Casady, def. Yocelin Hernandez, Byng, 6-0, 6-0
Sadie Epps, Ada, def. Lily Boevers, Harding Prep, 6-1, 6-1
Abbie Dodge, Henryetta, def. Campbell Cryer, Crossings, 6-0. 6-0
Mckinley Brewer, Elk City, def. Hannah Upchurch, Seminone, 6-3, 6-3
Audrey Crooks, OCS, def. Katie Barahona, Pauls Valley, 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Singles
Quarterfinals
Lily Ross, Casady, def. Riley Demunbrun, Crossings, 6-1, 6-0
Kylie Witt, Ada, def. Connie Dong, Henryetta, Henryetta, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Nikelle Horsburgh, OCS, def. Reagan Cherry, Rejoice, 6-1, 6-2
Reagan Miller, Oklahoma Bible, def. Berkley Garber, Chr. Heritage, 6-0, 6-0
Consolation First Round
Marley Rennie, Pauls Valley, def. Jayla Harris, Harding, 6-3, 6-2
Kirbey Mouse, Elk City, def. Maggie Nokes, Regent, 6-5, 6-4
Daelena Tsonetokoy, Anadarko, def. Maya Wilson, Seminole, 6-2, 6-1
Aneta Vetcha, Oologah, def. Ruby Walker, Victory Christian, 6-4, 6-4
First Round
Lily Ross, Casady, def. Jayla Harris, Harding Prep, 6-1, 6-0
Riley Demunbrun, Crossings, def. Marley Rennie, Pauls Valley, 6-2, 6-2
Connie Dong, Henryetta, def. Kirbey Mouse, Elk City, 6-1, 6-1
Kylie Witt, Ada, def. Maggie Nokes, Regent, 6-1, 6-1
Reagan Cherry, Rejoice, def. Daelena Tsonetokoy, Anadarko, 6-1, 6-2
Nikelle Horsburgh, OCS, def. Maya Wilson, Seminole, 6-1, 6-2
Berkley Garber, Chr. Heritage, def. Aneta Vetcha, Oologah, 6-0, 6-0
Reagan Miller, Oklahoma Bible, def. Ruby Walker, Victory Christian, 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Bolin-Brown, Ada, def. Minihan-Lovelace, Crossings, 6-3, 6-3
Bullard-Nuthman, Chr. Heritage, def. Meyer-Thoma, Tecumseh, 6-4, 6-1
Bailey-Thompson, Henryetta, def. Lim-Sollberger, Regent, 6-4, 6-4
Sachdev-Walia, Casady, def. Boatright-Cole, Byng, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
Consolation First Round
Plowman-Smith, Rejoice, def. Keith-Tolle, Purcell, 6-3, 6-1
Rollandini-Ross, Lincoln Christian, def. Griffith-Kuehner, Seminole, 6-2, 6-4
Castillo-Walter, Elk City, def. Jared-Smith, OCS, 6-3, 3-6 (7)
Harris-Olson, Wagoner, def. Edwards-Ray, Oklahoma Bible, 6-3, 6-5
First Round
Bolin-Brown, Ada, def. Plowman-Smith, Rejoice, 6-0, 6-0
Minihan-Lovelace, Crossings, def. Keith-Tolle, Purcell, 6-0, 6-0
Bullard-Nuthman, Chr. Heritage def. Griffith-Kuehner, Seminole, 6-0, 6-0
Meyer-Thoma, Tecumseh, def. Rollandini-Ross, Lincoln Christian, 6-3, 6-3
Lim-Sollberger, Regent, def. Jared-Smith, OCS, 6-2, 6-0
Bailey-Thompson, Henryetta, def. Castillo-Walter, Elk City, 6-3, 6-0
Sachdev-Walia, Casady, def. Harris-Olson, Wagoner, 6-1, 6-4
Boatright-Cole, Byng, def. Edwards-Ray, Oklahoma Bible, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Bullard-Brewer, Chr. Heritage, def. Cadenhead-O’Neal, Ada, 6-5, 6-1
Hapani-Zubair, Casady, def. Crowder-Hamilton, Pauls Valley, 6-3, 6-2
Condict-Holloday, Wagoner, def. Bailey-Miller, Henryetta, 6-1, 6-2
Holloway-Moore, Byng, def. Galloway-Whittington, Elk City, 6-3, 6-3
Consolation First Round
Bass-Fudicker, Mount St. Mary, def. Helton-Mooberry, Regent, 4-6, 6-2 (9)
Caldwell-Hopper, Oklahoma Bible, def. Burk-Scana, Kingfisher, 6-2, 6-1
Brown-Henglein, Crossings, def. Holland-Johnson, OCS, 4-6, 7-6 (7)
Bryan-Kiker, Seminole def. Pendley-Thomas, Purcell, 6-1, 6-1
First Round
Cadenhead-O’Neal, Ada, def. Bass-Fudicker, Mount St. Mary, 6-4, 6-1
Bullard-Brewer, Chr. Heritage, def. Helton-Mooberry, Regent
Crowder-Hamilton, Pauls Valley, def. Burk-Scana, Kingfisher, 6-1, 6-1
Hapani-Zubair, Casady, def. Caldwell-Hopper, Oklahoma Bible, 6-2, 7-6 (6)
Condict-Holloday, Wagoner, def. Brown-Henglein, Crossings, 6-1, 6-3
Bailey-Miller, Henryetta, def. Holland-Johnson, def. Holland-Johnson, OCS, 6-3, 7-5
Galloway-Whittington, Elk City, def. Bryan-Kiker, Seminole, 6-4, 6-1
Holloway-Moore, Byng, def. Pendley-Thomas, Purcell, 6-0, 6-0

Oklahoma
Baylor looks to bounce back on the road in game against Oklahoma State

WACO, Texas (KXXV) — To say the least, it has been a memorable four games for Baylor football so far this season.
A walk off field goal by Arizona State at McLane Stadium brings the Bears to 2-2 for the season and now they are heading to Stillwater looking to bounce back against Oklahoma State.
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Baylor looks to bounce back in road game against Oklahoma State
“Saturday’s game was a tough one,” head coach Dave Aranda said. “But, I think the message there is that hey, you can prepare, you can practice, you can do all of the things — that doesn’t mean you’re gonna win. There’s still more things that you gotta do.”
“There’s no participation trophy for preparing right and staying late and doing the extra all these details matter and so we’re really focused on that,” he added.
The Bears enter Stillwater following the firing of Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy after 21 years on the job. While the Cowboys are reeling, the Bears understand that they still have a talented roster.
“They play hard, you know. They get after the ball, their record doesn’t reflect the kind of team they are. They got a lot of talent and they’re gonna be ready to play,” safety Devyn Bobby said.
“Same thing we always talk about — respect all, fear none. We take that into every week, you know they’re still a great program. They have great coaching staff, great athletes on the field, so we gotta be prepared and ready for them,” wide receiver Kobe Prentice said.
After the Arizona State game, head coach Aranda spoke about complimentary football. While the defense had a great game last week, the offense struggled — and they are looking to find that balance.
“Obviously we didn’t get the win, so we got to get better so you know a lot of people might say we had a great game but we didn’t get to win — we could have had more stops, had more turnovers, but you know we’re still having to attack everyday mindset and we’re trying to get better,” Bobby said.
“The higher level than all of that is the team is that you know if one side’s down the other side picks it up. We need to be able to have that, you know, when we’ve played at the level that we need to play, we play that way and so we’re going to continue to aim for it,” Aranda said.
Baylor vs Oklahoma State is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. this Saturday.
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Oklahoma State football fires coach Mike Gundy after 21 seasons, school announces

Mike Gundy thinks Oklahoma State football woes are ‘fixable’ this season
Mike Gundy says he has no desire to stop coaching the Oklahoma State football program amid the Cowboys’ 11-game losing streak against FBS competition.
Oklahoma State football has fired head coach Mike Gundy after 21 seasons, the program announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Gundy, previously the second-longest tenured head coach with one program in college football, led the Cowboys to a 1-2 start this season, including a 19-12 loss to in-state foe Tulsa on Sept. 19, which was OSU’s first at home to Tulsa since 1951. Oklahoma State also lost to Oregon 69-3 in Week 2.
“Cowboy Football reached an unprecedented level of success and national prominence under Coach Gundy’s leadership,” OSU athletic director Chad Weiberg said in the announcement. “I believe I speak for OSU fans everywhere when I say that we are grateful for all he did to raise the standard and show us all what is possible for Oklahoma State football.”
Oklahoma State is amid its longest losing streak to Power Four teams in program history, having lost 11 straight against such teams. The Cowboys went 3-9 last season and were winless in Big 12 play. Gundy leaves the program with a 170-90 career record and has the school’s winningest coach of all time. He has 108 more wins than Pat Jones, who ranks second in program history with 62 wins.
Gundy is owed a $15 million buyout from the school due to be fired prior to Dec. 31, 2027, according to his contract obtained by the USA TODAY Network.
Gundy said after the Tulsa loss that he had no interest in 2025 being his final season with the program, and was swarmed with questions about his future with the school.
“In 21 years it’s a different position than I’ve been in,” Gundy said. “As I say every week, my job is to evaluate the overall program, players, the systems … And then I have to make a decision on where we’re at based on what we have. That’s what I do. We’ve certainly been in a different situation a lot of years in a row, but currently we’re not in that situation.”
The 58-year-old coach helped build Oklahoma State into a perennial Big 12 title contender after taking over for Les Miles in 2005. He nearly led the Cowboys to the national championship in 2011, and was Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2010, 2021 and 2023.
The fall from grace was fast for the program, as the Cowboys earned a spot in the Big 12 championship in 2023, and also beat archrival Oklahoma in the final Bedlam for the foreseeable future.
Gundy, a former Oklahoma State quarterback and Midwest City, Oklahoma, native, has only coached four seasons at other schools in his career, serving as passing-game coordinator at Baylor in 1996 and receivers coach at Maryland from 1997-99. He was an assistant at Oklahoma State from 1990-95, and again from 2001-04.
Oklahoma State will turn to a new coach for the first time in over 20 years for the 2026 season, and they’ll look to lead the program back to the heights of Gundy’s prime in Stillwater.
Oklahoma
AP Top 25 Continues Troubling Trend for Big 12, Oklahoma State’s Future

The Big 12 is still having a rough time in the national landscape.
Over the weekend, the Big 12 had some interesting matchups as it secured an unbeaten record in nonconference games. While a couple of matchups between Big 12 teams on Friday kept the conference from having a perfect record, the 12 teams in action combined for a 10-2 mark, which is the best they could have achieved in Week 3.
However, that didn’t mean a whole lot for the Big 12 in the AP poll, which dropped on Sunday. The conference had only three teams in the top 25, with No. 12 Iowa State, No. 16 Utah and No. 17 Texas Tech representing the Big 12.
In terms of how bad that is for the Big 12, the conference’s most recent departures in Texas and Oklahoma came in at Nos. 8 and 11, respectively. Meanwhile, the other three power conferences have at least one team in the top four and multiple teams in the top seven.
Of course, the AP poll is only good for discussions, as evidenced by winless Notre Dame’s inclusion, with the independent program riding the coattails of last season’s runner-up performance. The real rankings won’t come until the final weeks of the year, with the College Football Playoff’s top 25 ultimately being all that matters in the end.
To put it simply, the AP poll is unlikely to have any impact on OSU this season. The Cowboys’ loss at Oregon will keep them from receiving a single vote for quite some time, even if they could somehow put together a sizeable winning streak starting with the Tulsa matchup.
Of course, if the Cowboys could find a way to put together any sort of streak, perhaps in a similar fashion to 2023’s winning streak, they might be able to break through anyway, given the Big 12’s status nationally. Sure, the Cowboys won’t be any sort of contender at the national level any time soon, but a 5-1 start would probably be good enough to get them into the polls and the Big 12 title conversation.
In terms of the long-term future, the Pokes might not even be saved by any type of resurgence. Considering the Big 12 is easily the laughing stock of the Power Four, it needs a program to essentially save it from becoming irrelevant in the national landscape.
With OSU being the laughing stock of the Big 12, there’s no reason to expect the Cowboys to be the saviors the conference desperately needs.
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