It is truly both an end to an era and the beginning of a new one for the Oklahoma State football program after the firing of longtime head coach Mike Gundy .

Gundy, an OSU alum, had been on the Cowboys' coaching staff for all but five years of his nearly four-decade career, including the last 20 as the head coach. That was until he was dismissed Tuesday , bringing an end to the second-longest active stint of any coach in the top level of college football.

While Gundy's next step remains to be seen, he met with the team and staff after his firing with one final message .

“Mike came in after practice and talked to our guys, the staff, all the guys in the West End Zone,” said Oklahoma State director of football business Kenyatta Wright, via 247 Sports' McClain Baxley, “and he tol

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