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Cale Gundy resignation: Oklahoma assistant resigns following use of ‘hurtful’ word during film study

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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Cale Gundy suddenly resigned from his long-time position at Oklahoma with the move accepted by first-year head coach Brent Venables.

Over 2 decades as a player and assistant, Gundy spent the last 24 seasons in the Sooners program.

The resignation from the WRs coach stems from a film session incident. During that incident, Gundy said he picked up and read from a player’s iPad.

“(I) picked up his iPad and read aloud the words that were written on the screen,” Gundy said in the statement. “The words displayed had nothing to do with football. One particular word that I should never — under any circumstance — have uttered was displayed on that screen. In the moment, I did not even realize what I was reading and, as soon as I did, I was horrified.

“I want to be very clear: the words I read aloud from that screen were not my words. What I said was not malicious; it wasn’t even intentional. Still, I am mature enough to know that the word I said was shameful and hurtful, no matter my intentions. The unfortunate reality is that someone in my position can cause harm without ever meaning to do so. In that circumstance, a man of character accepts accountability. I take responsibility for my mistake. I apologize.”

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.