STILLWATER — Oklahoma State defensive line coach Ryan Osborn got quite the scare earlier this season following the dismissal of first head coach Mike Gundy, then defensive coordinator Todd Grantham.
“He came to my office thinking he was next,” interim coach Doug Meacham said. “And I’m like ‘Osborn, you’re the last guy I’d probably cut loose.’ So, like, he was nervous, but like, just a constant team player and a constant great dude and coaches hard.”
Meacham laughed at the memory during his Monday press conference. Osborn’s concern makes some sense considering he previously worked with Grantham at both Mississippi State and Florida, but the interim coach was so excited to praise Osborn when his name came up in a question that he didn’t even wait to hear the actual question.