Oklahoma State stands firm in its recruiting approach

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Mike Gundy sees no reason to change course even as the recruiting world changes around him.

Oklahoma State’s head coach insists his program will always recruit regionally no matter how many other programs continue to gain a foothold in the fertile Big 12 recruiting landscape.

"We don't have any desire to go across the country unless we feel like there's a reason for us to do so," he said.

Since Texas A&M’s move to the SEC in 2012, recruiting in the state of Texas has gotten more competitive. SEC programs have become the norm on elite Texas recruits priority lists and other schools from coast-to-coast including Stanford, UCLA, Ohio State and Florida State have ventured into…