Oklahoma State University Athletics
Media Availability Recap – What Gundy Said
August 20, 2021 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy met with the media following practice on Thursday. He opened with a brief statement on the state of the team and then fielded questions from reporters. Here are some of his quotes from that availability:
On the team dealing with COVID-19 this season:
"I've had two serious discussions with them about students being back on campus and we know the virus is around and present. Last year we felt like the team did a really good job of reducing its social interaction, which is extremely difficult, but I shared with them that I think they will have to do it again."
On his expectations for the special teams unit:
On the team dealing with COVID-19 this season:
"I've had two serious discussions with them about students being back on campus and we know the virus is around and present. Last year we felt like the team did a really good job of reducing its social interaction, which is extremely difficult, but I shared with them that I think they will have to do it again."
On his expectations for the special teams unit:
"If we're not really good in special teams than I will be disappointed. We have experience at punter, experience at kicker and experience at deep snapper, who might be good enough to play in the NFL. We also have a bunch of guys who weigh between 190 and 210 pounds who can run and tackle. We should be good."
On Spencer Sanders:
"The bar is always high at that position. Spencer handles things great. In the two years that he has played here he was in competition just to play. He has always done his job, done what was asked of him and never said a word. He just competes and he is starting to get more confidence. He makes plays out here, but the defense makes plays against him, too, which is good. I feel like he is in a good spot mentally and think he will play really well."
On Dezmon Jackson:
"He's a little bit of a slasher. You don't want to go out on a limb too much, but his performance in the games he played in, he probably played as good as anyone in the country for the amount of reps he got. He actually plays better in games than he practices. He practices hard, but in games he slashes and seems to be more productive than he is in live settings in practice. There's very few young men who I've come across who have been able to do that. There is a big role for him on our team with what he brings to the table."
On Spencer Sanders:
"The bar is always high at that position. Spencer handles things great. In the two years that he has played here he was in competition just to play. He has always done his job, done what was asked of him and never said a word. He just competes and he is starting to get more confidence. He makes plays out here, but the defense makes plays against him, too, which is good. I feel like he is in a good spot mentally and think he will play really well."
On Dezmon Jackson:
"He's a little bit of a slasher. You don't want to go out on a limb too much, but his performance in the games he played in, he probably played as good as anyone in the country for the amount of reps he got. He actually plays better in games than he practices. He practices hard, but in games he slashes and seems to be more productive than he is in live settings in practice. There's very few young men who I've come across who have been able to do that. There is a big role for him on our team with what he brings to the table."
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