WATCH: Oklahoma State Head Coach Mike Gundy speaks at Big 12 Media Days

It's Day 2 of Big 12 Media Days at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

On Wednesday, it's Oklahoma State's turn to take the podium and address the media.

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The OSU players who traveled to Big 12 Media Days include:

1. TE Josh Ford
2. DT Iman Oates
3. DB Cam Smith

Head Coach Mike Gundy took the stage around 11:15 a.m. and spoke for 15 minutes, discussing the CFP format, how college sports have changed since he took over the position at OSU, his quarterbacks and roster, and more. Watch the full presser in the video player below, or keep scrolling for content.

THE VIDEO OF OKLAHOMA STATE COACH MIKE GUNDY'S NEWS CONFERENCE IS BELOW:

Q: Having all these new players in, what is it like trying to build a scheme around so many new guys as compared to what you used to do 20 years ago, having faces you were familiar with already?

GUNDY: So whenever I used to go on vacation in July, I had a really good idea of who our "2-deep" was gonna be. In most cases, who the quarterback was gonna be. I'm gonna try to go on vacation in a week or so. And I'm not sure that I know who will be the starters in eight of the 22 spots. That's not counting special teams. So it's very unusual. And coaches understand that it's going to have to happen faster in August this year than it ever has before, so we can get established, so we can create some identity, hopefully develop some team chemistry, and get ready to play in the first game

Q: Commissioner Yormark has doubled down on the 5+1 model in the College Football Playoff. Why does that model benefit the Big 12 long term?

GUNDY: So I read most of the commissioner's remarks from yesterday. And I've said this before, and I'll say it again. The Big 12 has the best commissioner in all sports, in my opinion. He's energetic, he thinks out of the box, he's motivated. But as I spend time with him, what I learn, maybe more than anything about hi,m is that he has a way of getting a group together, having a discussion, and then coming up with a plan. And having a plan gives us the best chance. And so when you talk about the 511, is that what you're referring to? I listened to it, read about it. When the discussions first started in Orlando a few weeks ago, I really didn't have much input because they started talking about a lot of numbers and that was over my head. But then as I listened to it and heard from all the other coaches, it made a lot of sense from the standpoint of don't we all want to play the game and decide who should get in the end and not just set it up to where certain conferences get in, whether they don't play as well as other schools because ultimately we're trying to find the best teams, whatever that number is, to get in a playoff, seat them appropriately, and then let them play for a championship. And so, I'm in agreement with the commissioner, and it's by far the best way. I understand the backlash. Well, what if you only get one team in? Well, then the other teams need to play better. That's what I would say to Oklahoma State. That's what I would say to me as a head coach. So, I like the Big 12 Conference. I like the future of this league. I put my name behind the agreement that we made that that standard, that 5+11, is the way it should be, and if you play well, you deserve it, you earn it, you get in. If you don't, then you try again next year.

Q: Mike, your quarterback model has changed. It used to be we knew what it was. It's varied in recent years. What would you like it to be? And what are these guys contending for this job this year? How close are they to that standard?

GUNDY: I think with quarterback play, it ties into kind of the new wave of college football in that most coaches would agree that If you can keep two guys on your roster that have some sort of experience that you feel like can go in and compete in a game, that you'll be fortunate. I don't know that anybody will be able to carry three now because of the availability of quarterbacks to transfer. It is the one position that there is reason for transferring because obviously you only play one in a game. A young man can get stuck behind a good player and not ever get a chance to play. So we have to build our offense around the availability we have at quarterback, different than maybe in the past where we had recruited a certain type of player. I'm guessing that you're referring to pocket pass or ability to run and such. Wherever you find the quarterback that you think can be the most productive, provide leadership, and the team will rally around him and give you the best chance to win, then Coach Meacham and his staff have to find a way to build our offense around that player as we move forward. I don't know that we'll have the luxury to so-called recruit a prototype quarterback to fit our system more so than a quarterback that can play well enough and will design the system around him.

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