What Channel Is the Superbowl on in Tulsa Oklahoma
STILLWATER –Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy met with members of the media Monday afternoon to discuss the Cowboys' performance in the 28-23 victory over Tulsa. He also previewed the upcoming matchup with Boise State as OSU hits the road for the first time this season. Here is some of what he had to say:
On the performance of the offensive line against Tulsa:
"They played a little better than I gave them credit for. They improved from the last week, let's put it that way. They'll get better each week. Some of what we're dealing with is trying to go through a little adjustment scheme-wise based on our injury situation at wide out. It's a little adjustment for us that got thrown on us last weekend and into the week; that's tough to do. So we have a little better feel for where we're at now."
On the early struggles in the run game:
"It's a numbers game, right? We lost a group of wide receivers, they play different coverages and put an extra guy in the box. It's very simple. If that guy's not in the box and he's back there playing pass, it's one less guy to block and one less guy that can make a tackle on the running game. That's as big a factor as any scheme that you draw up; it's a simple process. You know when the Giants won the Super Bowl and they had a great four man pressure? You remember the four-man rush and they played cover two behind it? They won a Super Bowl because of the four-man pressure. If you can cover, you put extra guys in to stop the run. If you can't cover, you've got to back up and stop big plays with have fewer guys to stop the run. Teams are ganging up on us a little bit based on the youth we have at wide out and that extra guy is fitting in the run game. That's what it comes down to."
On how to deal with young players and help coach them:
"Well, it's not tough for me because I know what's going on. I expect certain things from these young players, at whatever position. And if they come up short, I understand and I get it. I know going in what they're going to do, I've done this a long time. Like I said after the game, we had some dropped passes and some alignment issues, that comes with inexperience. Then we also had some guys that made some really fantastic plays, that comes with good players that are inexperienced, so you get both. People that don't understand the game and just watch it, they may get concerned and have issues with it, but it's not with me, because I know what they're dealing with."
On Spencer Sanders' play:
"One, he competes. Two, when he runs the ball, he's dangerous. I'd like for him to not fumble the ball. He needs to do a better job with ball security. We didn't protect him as well as we should've, so that's always going to factor in with a quarterback, it doesn't make a difference who that guy is. I thought he played good. If we would've protected him better, he probably would have had a chance to play a little bit better. And we had some drops, right? There were some balls that went on the ground that shouldn't have gone on the ground. The ball that he throws to Bray and he drops, if Braydon Johnson, that's his position, if he catches that, he scores. He's going to catch it and run and score. Then the ball that [Brennan Presley] dropped, that's the same position. So, if Spencer would've had a little bit better protection and had some mature guys out there his game probably would have looked a little better."
On Boise State:
"Their defense looks just like our defense. Multiple coverages. Blitz packages. Zone blitz. They'll play man. They'll run to some high two. They'll play three cloud. They look almost identical to us on defense, scheme-wise. Offensively, Boise has had a history of using 11 and 12 personnel. Do a lot of things. Do a lot of shifting. Do a lot of motion. They're very similar to what they've done for years. The quarterback is a good player. They have wideouts that make plays. They're a well-coached football team. They've done it for a long time. This is a really good football team. This team should be ranked. I haven't seen the rankings. I don't look at them, but they're a top 25 team in my opinion."
Players Mentioned
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#8 Braydon Johnson
- WR
- 6' 0"
- 200 lbs
- Redshirt Senior
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#80 Brennan Presley
- WR
- 5' 8"
- 175 lbs
- Sophomore
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#3 Spencer Sanders
- QB
- 6' 1"
- 210 lbs
- Redshirt Junior
What Channel Is the Superbowl on in Tulsa Oklahoma
Source: https://okstate.com/news/2021/9/13/football-gundy-recaps-tulsa-performance-and-looks-ahead-to-boise-state.aspx