Gundy Says ‘Black Lives Matter to Me,’ in Public Apology following Turbulent Monday

Mike Gundy made a public apology Tuesday evening after his superstar tailback Chuba Hubbard called him out the day before.

In the video Gundy twice utters the phrase Black Lives Matter. The first time is to condemn the stance employees of One America News Network have on the matter. Gundy’s second use of the phrase was that black lives matter to him. Here is his full statement.

“I had a great meeting with out team today,” Gundy said. “Our players expressed their feelings as individuals and as team members. They helped me see through their eyes how the T-shirt affected their hearts. Once I learned how that network felt about Black Lives Matter, I was disgusted and knew it was completely unacceptable to me. I want to apologize to all members of our team, former players and their families for the pain and discomfort that has been caused over the last two days.

“Black lives matter to me. Our players matter to me. These meetings with our team have been eye-opening and will result in positive changes for Oklahoma State football. I sincerely hope the Oklahoma State family near and far will accept my humble apology as we move forward”

pic.twitter.com/x4mjK6v3UV

— Mike Gundy (@CoachGundy) June 16, 2020

A picture surfaced Monday of Gundy wearing an OAN shirt. Hubbard, an All-American in 2019, quote tweeted the picture of  his Oklahoma State coach calling it unacceptable. Hubbard proclaimed that he wouldn’t do anything related to Oklahoma State football until things changed.

Hubbard and Gundy appeared in a video together Monday evening. That seemed to end the strike OSU players were ready to take, and Hubbard released another statement Tuesday morning about how things within the program were “being changed as we speak.”