It didn’t take long for Bryan Nardo to figure out what Korie Black was all about after being hired as Oklahoma State defensive coordinator before the 2023 season.
“He was actually the first player I met when I got to campus. I went into the indoor [practice facility] two days after I was announced as the coordinator,” Nardo said. “It was a Sunday and I go in there to see the indoor for the first time and Korie Black’s in there doing extra work by himself — with his dog. He had his pet in there.
“I have a 3-year-old who’s running over to the dog, he’s [Black] probably like, who’s this idiot running up here with his kid?