STILLWATER — Mike Gundy took the blame. He had no idea it wasn't all his fault.
It was Gundy who told quarterback Mason Rudolph to throw the ball to no one on fourth down with four seconds left. Gundy who didn't expect a flag for intentional grounding or an added untimed play for Central Michigan. Gundy who watched a Hail Mary hook-and-ladder miracle at Boone Pickens Stadium for a stunning Oklahoma State defeat, 30-27.
He wasn't on social media. Didn't listen to television analysts. Hadn't memorized the rule book. The pending firestorm over a misapplied penalty could wait, because Gundy's focus was on a silent and stunned locker room.