Oklahoma State: Tales from a Les Miles walkon

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“Now let me stand up for Les Miles for a second. The Les Miles who led me on and cut me twice. In the team meeting room inside Gallagher-Iba Arena, we had a sign that had our goals for the year. No. 1: 100 percent graduation rate. No. 2: National Championship. No. 3: Big 12 Championship. In meetings, he would say things like ‘be sure you are going to class, some of you need to get your grades up and I know finals are this week, make sure you are making time to prepare for that.’ He also yelled at the whole team and gave a speech about setting an example when some players got in trouble with campus police for stealing bikes. I honestly believe he cared about our academics and our character.

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