"Hours after Oklahoma State announced the firing of longtime football coach Mike Gundy amid a 1-2 start, athletic director Chad Weiberg emphasized the decision was made with the "best interest of moving the program forward in the long term." Gundy, the second-longest-tenured FBS head coach, was in his 21st season leading the Cowboys, trailing only Kirk Ferentz, the Iowa coach since 1999. His exit, announced late Tuesday morning, comes four days after the Cowboys lost 19-12 to Tulsa last Friday."
""I expected the results of this season to be different than they've been so far," Weiberg told reporters Tuesday. "That goes back to the expectation level that Coach Gundy has set for this program. "We have higher expectations than that, so when it doesn't appear that that was not going to be met, it felt like for the good of the program it was time to make this decision so that we could start the process of getting the program where we want it to be.""
Oklahoma State dismissed Mike Gundy after a 1-2 start, with athletic director Chad Weiberg stating the move was intended to advance the program long term. Gundy completed his 21st season as head coach and was the second-longest-tenured FBS coach. The firing followed a 19-12 loss to Tulsa and was communicated to Gundy in a Tuesday morning meeting. Weiberg emphasized handling the exit properly and linked timing to that concern. Gundy, 58, was not offered to finish the season and is set to receive the full $15 million buyout in his contract. Doug Meacham will serve as interim head coach.
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