Last August Oklahoma State running back and former Guthrie High School stand-out Kye Staley made a difficult decision of hanging his cleats up, but Staley is having another change of plan.
Head coach Mike Gundy said Staley is training with the team and a decision about his future will be made this month as the Cowboys go through spring practice.
Staley, who red-shirted in 2008, suffered one of the worse knee injuries that the Oklahoma State medical team had seen after tearing several knee ligaments during an OSU practice when he suffered a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus when a player rolled into his knee while carrying the ball early in the 2009 season.
Staley, a junior, is listed as 5-10, 213 pounds on the Ostate spring football roster. He traveled with the Pokes to last December’s Alamo Bowl and just recently received his Big XII South Conference championship ring.
Staley played multiple positions in leading Guthrie to the state championship in 2007. He ran for 1,380 yards and 28 touchdowns while passing for 625 yards, and caught 10 passes for 320 yards. Staley left the Guthrie program with multiple school records.
One of the most decorated members of the 2008 incoming class and he was considered the top player in the state of Oklahoma.
SuperPrep All-America selection as the magazine named him the No. 6 prospect in the country under the “athlete” heading and the seventh best prospect in the Midlands region.
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Umm, congrats on the “Big XII South Championship” ring…….is Mack Brown running the program up in Stillwater now??
OK, delusional championships aside, I wish this guy the best of luck this season.