It always happens on a holiday, doesn’t it?
After a day of rumors, tweets and information being distributed like it was shot out of a JUGS machine, I wanted to report on what I’ve been hearing out of Stillwater.
1. One source told me Kasey Dunn is almost definitely staying with Oklahoma State and that UNLV has been made aware of this. This coincides with a Football Scoop report from Tuesday. It also has seemed odd that UNLV hasn’t announced anything official about Dunn almost a week after it was originally reported that he was coming on there as Marcus Arroyo’s offensive coordinator. That stuff usually goes down in a day or two after the bowl game, and OSU’s bowl game was four days ago.
I think OSU has been pretty aggressive about keeping him and upping his responsibilities. It feels a little like the Josh Henson-Arizona State situation from a few years ago on a bigger scale. Where Henson left for a month and came back.
While I don’t know what’s going on with Sean Gleeson and Rutgers, I don’t think it’s a stretch to think that Dunn could end up with some sort of offensive coordinator duties for OSU – presuming he does in fact stay – next season.
2. I do wonder if OSU would be OK with Gleeson leaving so they can promote Dunn. That’s pure conjecture, but Brett McMurphy reported today that several schools are inquiring about Gleeson, and I would imagine OSU values having Dunn (continuity!) over having Gleeson. Again, pure conjecture on my part.
3. There’s a lot of “Todd Monken is going to be the OC!!!” stuff flying around right now. Again, this is unsurprising. OSU fans will always be emotionally tied to Monken, and they should be. Also, we reported last year that Monken was OSU’s No. 1 choice to replace Mike Yurcich – because, duh – before Monken took the Browns OC job.
I believe there will always be interest on OSU’s part if and when some sort of position is open as long as Gundy is coach, but people are getting way out over their skis with this. There is no opening right now, which is kind of the point.
So maybe eventually Todd Monken coaches in Stillwater again at some point in the future (maybe even soon), but the stuff out there insinuating that this is imminent or at the forefront is not as solid as it seems, according to one source I talked to. If only because, again, there’s currently no job opening to be had.
