The head football coach for Oklahoma State, Mike Gundy says he's "looking forward to making some changes" after a player complained about a One America News t-shirt we was photographed wearing.
Yes. It really has come to this level of absurdity.
Star running back Chuba Hubbard, expressed his upset over a shirt featuring a television network logo on Twitter, after he viewed a photo of Gundy wearing the One America News network logo over his chest.
"I will not stand for this," Hubbard tweeted on Monday, linking to a photo a CBS sports writer posted of Gundy wearing the shirt. "This is completely insensitive to everything going on in society, and it's unacceptable. I will not be doing anything with Oklahoma State until things CHANGE."
I will not stand for this.. This is completely insensitive to everything going on in society, and it’s unacceptable. I will not be doing anything with Oklahoma State until things CHANGE. https://t.co/psxPn4Khoq
— Chuba Hubbard (@Hubbard_RMN) June 15, 2020
Hubbard never did explain what exactly is "insensitive" about the shirt.
Gundy has expressed his opinions of OAN previously. Sports Illustrated noted that he talked about the news channel while commenting on the COVID-19 pandemic in April.
‘I tell you what's funny is, I was flipping through stations,' Gundy started. 'I found one — I don't even know if anybody knows about this — it's called OAN. It's One America News. And it was so refreshing. They just report the news. There's no commentary. There's no opinions on this. There's no left. There's no right. They just reported the news. And I've been watching them the last week, because they're given us the news and given us more information — in my opinion — some of the positives are coming out. So, that was refreshing.’
Gundy has now “refreshed” his opinions, since some don’t seem to like the network's t-shirts. Late Monday Gundy and Hubbard joined together and released a video addressing the issue.
"In light of today's tweet with the T-shirt I was wearing, I met with some players and realized it's a very sensitive issue with what's going on in today's society. So we had a great meeting and made me aware of some things that players feel could make our organization, our culture even better than it already is here at Oklahoma State. I’m looking forward to making some changes and it starts at the top with me." Gundy said.
The first thing he's likely to change is his top. A shirt he wore while fishing, on his own time.