Mike Gundy has been the Oklahoma State coach since 2005, but he has flirted with opportunities elsewhere. In fact, Gundy interviewed for the same vacancy multiple times.
Three separate times in his tenure at Oklahoma State, Gundy interviewed for the Tennessee football head coach position, most recently in 2017. As for why Tennessee, the Oklahoma State head coach said that vacancy always interested him.
“I always felt like that job was a gold mine,” Gundy said, via ESPN’s Chris Low.
However, exploring with other job openings made Gundy realize how much he enjoys having the same job for 17 years.