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OSU football: Gundy, Stoner expecting punt-return improvement

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STILLWATER — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has broken out baseball references with regularity this season, and he turned to the diamond again to describe Dillon Stoner’s punt-return issues Saturday.

Against South Alabama, Stoner allowed two Corliss Waitman punts to fly past him in hopes of a touchback, but the Jaguars instead managed to track the balls down before the end zone, stopping one punt at the Cowboys’ 1-yard line. Gundy said Waitman, who ranked 10th in the country in average punt distance in 2017, mixed up his kicks with distances of anywhere from 30 to 60 yards.