.Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterOct 14, 2024, 07:33 PM ETCloseEli Lederman covers university football and also sponsor for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the Educational institution of Oklahoma for Sellout Group and the Tulsa World.On the heels of 3 straight losses, Oklahoma Condition trainer Mike Gundy took another struck in the course of the Cowboys' bye week, suffering an uncommon eye personal injury that forced him to move his every week, in-person press conference to Zoom on Monday early morning." Well, I had a little bit of altercation with my livestock over the weekend," Gundy informed reporters. "I suppose they've been actually enjoying our company play as well as I received headbutted. So I have actually got a negative eye that I didn't believe would be particularly enjoyable for individuals when they were checking out my beautiful skin in a real-time interview.Editor's Picks1 Associated" Extra essentially, it has lots of blood stream, and also I receive lightheaded. So it is actually challenging to be ethical as well as remain in an usual functionality. Yet aside from that, I am actually doing wonderful." Gundy, in his 20th time in charge of Oklahoma State, is actually expected to trainer the Cowboys when they explore No. 13 BYU on Friday. Having said that, more information on the personal injury as well as just how they could influence Gundy in his tasks for the 9:15 p.m. ET first in Provo, Utah, are actually certainly not yet crystal clear." It ought to feel better each day," Gundy mentioned. "Ideally it'll get a little far better. However I'm fine. I'm functioning the very same hours. I mean, it's no big deal. I merely didn't presume it was actually quite enticing." Gundy and also the Cowboys head to unbeaten BYU in Full week 8 faltering from 3 direct losses that have taken the fumigate of the Major 12 and College Football Playoff ambitions Oklahoma State lugged right into the frequent season.After a 3-0 start this loss, the Cowboys right now sit at 3-3 adhering to consecutive beats to Utah, Kansas State and also West Virginia and also 0-3 in conference bet the first time given that 2005. Oklahoma Condition opened up as a nine-point street underdog at BYU.