.Eli Lederman, ESPN Workers WriterOct 14, 2024, 07:33 PM ETCloseEli Lederman covers university soccer and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the Educational institution of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and also the Tulsa World.On the heels of 3 direct losses, Oklahoma State train Mike Gundy took yet another reached throughout the Cowboys' bye week, enduring an unique eye injury that pushed him to relocate his regular, in-person press conference to Zoom on Monday early morning." Well, I had a little confrontation with my livestock over the weekend break," Gundy said to media reporters. "I think they've been actually watching our team participate in as well as I received headbutted. So I have actually received a negative eye that I didn't believe would be actually specifically pleasurable for individuals when they were actually considering my pleasing skin in an online interview.Editor's Picks1 Related" More significantly, it teems with blood stream, and also I obtain unsteady. So it is actually not easy to be upright as well as reside in a normal feature. Yet besides that, I'm doing terrific." Gundy, in his 20th season in charge of Oklahoma State, is actually anticipated to coach the Cowboys when they check out No. thirteen BYU on Friday. Nonetheless, more information on the trauma as well as how they may influence Gundy in his obligations for the 9:15 p.m. ET kickoff in Provo, Utah, are actually certainly not yet crystal clear." It needs to get better each day," Gundy mentioned. "With any luck it'll get a little bit of much better. But I am actually fine. I am actually operating the exact same hrs. I indicate, it's no big deal. I merely really did not think it was extremely desirable." Gundy and also the Cowboys move to unbeaten BYU in Week 8 reeling coming from 3 direct reductions that have taken the air out of the Big 12 and also College Soccer Playoff aspirations Oklahoma State held right into the routine season.After a 3-0 beginning this loss, the Cowboys right now rest at 3-3 observing successive beats to Utah, Kansas Condition and West Virginia and 0-3 in conference play for the very first time considering that 2005. Oklahoma State opened up as a nine-point street longshot at BYU.