are the sons of inside receivers coach Cale Gundy and OU athletic director Joe Castiglione, respectively. “There are only so many guys crazy enough to do something that intense while you're in school and not getting paid,” said offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley, who himself took that unconventional path into coaching 13 years ago as a Texas Tech student assistant.Īlthough student assistants work mostly behind-the-scenes with no fanfare - you won't find them listed with other support staff on OU's athletic website or in the media guide - a couple of their names are certainly recognizable. but NCAA rules place no limits on the number of such volunteers allowed at each school. These are Oklahoma's student assistants, undergraduates with a full-time course load who also work full-time, but unpaid, hours completing menial, thankless tasks in service of the Sooner football machine and in pursuit of a career that is difficult - and sometimes downright impossible - to attain, even for those who did play college football.Ĭurrently, there are three OU student assistants - Matt Foster, K.C. Or maybe you have been in a restaurant line with one on any ordinary week night when they have been sent to pick up food and bring it back to the football offices.
Sometimes you might catch a glimpse of one standing on the sideline with a clipboard, charting games.
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NORMAN - They hold up those big boards with random, sometimes amusing imagery like toilet paper, pieces of fruit and professional sports logos that signal calls to Oklahoma players during games.
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