Oklahoma's Cale Gundy resigns after reading 'shameful and hurtful' word during film session

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The Oklahoma Sooners had a shake up on their football staff Sunday with the start of the 2022 season against UTEP just a few days out.

Cale Gundy, an assistant head coach for the Sooners, resigned after using offensive language during a film session last week. The 50-year-old coach made the decision in a statement on social media and a statement from the school followed. He had been with the program since 1999.

He said in the statement he read a word off a player’s iPad he should have never uttered.

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Oklahoma offensive coach Cale Gundy speaks during an NCAA college football media day, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Norman, Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

"I owe it to Sooner Nation to be transparent about what led to this decision: Last week, during a film session, I instructed my players to take notes. I noticed a player was distracted and picked up his iPad and read aloud the words that were written on his screen. The words displayed had nothing to do with football," he said.

"One particular word that I should never – under circumstance – have uttered was displayed on the screen. In the moment, I did not even realize what I was reading and, as soon as I did, I was horrified.

"I want to be very clear: the words I read aloud from that screen were not my words. What I said was not malicious; it wasn’t even intentional. Still, I am more mature enough to know that the word I said was shameful and hurtful."

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Assistant Head coach Cale Gundy of the Oklahoma Sooners watches the team before their spring game at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial