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Gundy decries transfers as ‘snowflakes’ while Holgorsen builds an igloo

Mike Gundy may need to prepare for a snowstorm this Saturday — albeit not in a literal sense.

Though it did snow in Stillwater, Okla. Monday, atmospheric conditions weren’t on Gundy’s mind as he railed against college football’s culture of increasing player transfers. Gundy has lost two players this season to announced transfers – receiver Jalen McCleskey and safety Thabo Mwaniki.

Gundy painted players who transfer as being part of a “snowflake” culture.

“I think we live in a world where people are non-committal,” Gundy told reporters at his weekly press conference. “We allow liberalism to say, ‘Hey, I can just do what I want and I don’t have to really be tough and fight through it.