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Mike Gundy addresses brother Cale's future following controversial resignation from Oklahoma

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The fallout from Cale Gundy’s controversial resignation from Oklahoma is still taking shape. Saturday, his brother — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy — discussed his future.

Cale Gundy resigned as Oklahoma wide receivers coach after saying “one particular word” during a meeting with a player. His decision to step down after 22 years as a Sooners assistant sent a shockwave across college football and Brent Venables released multiple statements about the situation.

Saturday, Mike Gundy weighed in on whether his brother could join his staff at Oklahoma State, saying that conversation hasn’t happened yet.

“We haven’t even talked about that,” Mike Gundy told reporters, via the Tulsa World’s Kelly Hines. “He’s got several other options right now that he’s looking at. I haven’t talked to him about that.”

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Brent Venables releases statement with further details on Cale Gundy resignation

On Monday, Oklahoma released a second statement from head coach Brent Venables regarding assistant Cale Gundy’s resignation. Although many have spoken up to defend the former Sooners quarterback, Venables made it clear that Gundy repeatedly reading aloud a “racially charged word” was unavoidably actionable, which the long-time assistant understood.

“As painful as it has been dealing with Coach Gundy resigning from the program, it doesn’t touch the experience of pain felt by a room full of young men I am charged to protect, lead and love,” the statement reads. “There are a few things I would like to address.

“Coach Gundy resigned from the program because he knows what he did was wrong. He chose to read aloud to his players, not once but multiple times, a racially charged word that is objectionable to everyone, and does not reflect the attitude and values of our university or our football program. This is not acceptable. Period. Coach Gundy did the right thing in resigning. He knows our goals for excellence and that coaches have special responsibilities to set an example. He also knows that, while he will always be a part of the OU family, that his words affected many of us and did not represent the principles of our university. Again, his resignation was the right thing to do, and we will move forward positively.”