Mike Gundy on D-II transfer Obi Ezeigbo: 'He was very inexpensive'
Oklahoma State star linebacker Collin Oliver was injured in a win over Arkansas on Saturday and is likely done for the year, per head coach Mike Gundy.
Oliver is being replaced in the starting lineup by Division II transfer Obi Ezeigbo. Mike Gundy was incredibly honest about what it’s like going from Collin Oliver to Obi Ezeigbo as a starting linebacker.
He didn’t hide the fact that it’s a pretty big drop off and that Ezeigbo wasn’t highly-recruited out of the transfer portal.
“Do you want me to go back into coach talk or do you want the truth?” Gundy said, per Max Olson. “He was very inexpensive. The number of players that we go after that were ready to play at this level, we can’t afford.”
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Obi Ezeigbo came to Oklahoma State after spending five years at Division II school Gannon University in Pennsylvania.
He earned first team All-PSAC West honors last season after recording 54 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks.
Mike Gundy reveals Collin Oliver likely suffered season-ending injury vs. Arkansas
Bad news came for Oklahoma State after Saturday’s win against Arkansas, as coach Mike Gundy revealed linebacker Collin Oliver is likely out for the season with a leg injury. It’s a huge blow for the Cowboys, as Oliver was expected to be a leader for the defense this year.
“I think he’s done for the year,” Gundy told reporters. “…They thought that he had maybe a fracture or a crack or something.”
Oliver left the game against the Razorbacks in the second quarter after a quarterback pressure helped to force an interception. He was later seen on the sidelines wearing a boot on his right foot, and ESPN reported that he had X-Rays done in the locker room on his lower right leg.
Oliver was a second-team All-Big 12 selection in 2023 after recording 73 tackles (15.5 for loss) and six sacks. He had two tackles and one pass defended on Saturday prior to leaving the game with injury.