Eric Bailey

Tulsa World OSU Sports Reporter

Mike Simons

Tulsa World Photojournalist

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State's football team is trying to prove itself as a resilient bunch.

There have been many distractions on and off the field, especially on the heels of Mike Gundy's abrupt firing last Tuesday. Throw in Sunday's news of defensive coordinator Todd Grantham's dismissal and it's been a rough patch.

Football is their salvation and, even though Saturday's 45-27 loss to Baylor wasn't the result they craved, the three hours on the Boone Pickens Stadium field was therapeutic.

"The past year-and-a-half, the stuff that happened with (Gundy) this week, we all still came out and we stayed together," OSU's Dylan Smith said. "We all had energy from the start and all the way through the game.

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