Kye Staley News

In retrospect, Mike Gundy thinks he might have gone another way when it came time for his alma mater to hire a head coach back in 2005.

With running backs Kendall Hunter, Jeremy Smith and Kye Staley injured, and as the offensive line hasn't consistently performed at an effective level, it is possible that Oklahoma State may not lead the Big 12 in rushing for the fourth consecutive season.

Sources indicated on Saturday that Oklahoma State freshman running back Jeremy Smith, who last week had a breakout performance against Grambling State, will undergo surgery on his damaged shoulder and be sidelined for the rest of the season.

"His injury was not as significant as we thought, but the likelihood of him playing is not good," head coach Mike Gundy said of Hunter.

Jesse Palmer wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Oklahoma State running back Kendall Hunter emerged as a Heisman Trophy contender this season.

Oklahoma State running back Kye Staley will likely miss the entire 2009 season because of an ACL injury, multiple sources have confirmed.

Reserve running back Kye Staley will miss the 2009 season with a knee injury. Cowboys coach Mike Gundy confirmed Monday that the redshirt freshman hurt his right knee during a closed scrimmage Saturday and won't be able to play this season.

August 17, 2009--Stillwater, Okla. - " Oklahoma State running back Kye Staley is out for the 2009 season as a result of an injury he sustained to his right knee in Saturday's scrimmage at Boone Pickens Stadium.

Oklahoma State running back Kye Staley likely will miss the 2009 season with a torn ACL, multiple sources confirmed to the Oklahoman on Sunday.

There's no question that Kendall Hunter will be Oklahoma State's top tailback when the 2009 season kicks off on Sept.

Storm disrupts practice: A severe thunderstorm popped the Oklahoma State campus on Monday afternoon.

Storm disrupts practice: A severe thunderstorm popped the Oklahoma State campus on Monday afternoon.

Not only will the Cowboys open the season with one of the most highly anticipated intersectional contests of the year by hosting Georgia, but Oklahoma State will continue that trend in the future.

Almost all of Robert Gillespie's football life has been spent in the South. He grew up in Hattiesburg, Miss., played college ball as a running back for Steve Spurrier at Florida, hung around with the NFL's Washington Redskins for a couple of years and got into coaching with Spurrier at South Carolina.