Five Things to Know about Mike Gundy’s New Contract

Mike Gundy inked his new deal a few months ago, but the details of his new deal didn’t come out until last week after outlets like The Oklahoman and the Tulsa World obtained a copy of the document via an open records request. After a quick look, here are five things that stuck out to me.

1. It’s Back to a Rolling Five

Gundy first inked a five-year perpetual contract in 2017. But COVID and controversy led to his deal being shortened to a rolling four-year contract and a yearly $1-million pay cut. This new 2021 agreement gives him that extra year back, as well as bumping his pay from $4.375 million for 2021 to $4.875 million. That raise was effective as of July 1, 2021 and the increase was…