.Eli Lederman, ESPN Team WriterOct 14, 2024, 07:33 PM ETCloseEli Lederman deals with university soccer and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Group and also the Tulsa World.On the heels of three straight reductions, Oklahoma State instructor Mike Gundy took one more struck during the course of the Cowboys' bye full week, going through an uncommon eye trauma that compelled him to move his once a week, in-person press conference to Zoom on Monday early morning." Well, I possessed a little run-in along with my livestock over the weekend break," Gundy informed press reporters. "I presume they've been actually seeing our team play as well as I received headbutted. So I have actually acquired a negative eye that I didn't assume would certainly be actually specifically delightful for people when they were examining my beautiful skin in a live interview.Editor's Picks1 Related" Much more essentially, it teems with blood stream, as well as I get woozy. So it is actually difficult to become ethical and also be in an usual function. But aside from that, I'm performing fantastic." Gundy, in his 20th period in charge of Oklahoma State, is actually expected to coach the Cowboys when they go to No. 13 BYU on Friday. However, further details on the trauma and how they might affect Gundy in his obligations for the 9:15 p.m. ET first in Provo, Utah, are not yet clear." It ought to feel better each day," Gundy mentioned. "Hopefully it'll receive a little bit of far better. Yet I am actually fine. I'm functioning the exact same hours. I imply, it's no big deal. I simply really did not think it was actually extremely attractive." Gundy as well as the Cowboys move to unbeaten BYU in Week 8 reeling from 3 direct reductions that have actually taken the air out of the Significant 12 and University Football Playoff ambitions Oklahoma State carried into the regular season.After a 3-0 start this loss, the Cowboys right now sit at 3-3 complying with successive beats to Utah, Kansas State as well as West Virginia as well as 0-3 in conference bet the first time because 2005. Oklahoma Condition opened as a nine-point road underdog at BYU.