Having to follow Mike Gundy is only the beginning of the massive challenge Oklahoma State interim football coach Doug Meacham faces.

Gundy, the face of Oklahoma State football for more than two decades and by far its most successful coach, was fired Tuesday after compiling a 170-90 career record.

But for all the talk about Oklahoma State’s past and the upcoming coaching search, the Cowboys still have a season to play. Meacham is getting thrown right into the fire — Oklahoma State (1-2, 0-0 Big 12) hosts Baylor (2-2, 0-1) on Saturday as the Cowboys start the process of trying to salvage their season.

“You have an option,” Meacham said Wednesday. “You can dig in and bear down and fight through it and work, or you can complain and just let it roll you over. We’re not taking that approach

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