OSU football notebook

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said one reason play-calling really won't be an issue during the spring is so many of the practices and scrimmages are determined before practice begins.

Co-offensive coordinators Gunter Brewer and Trooper Taylor tentatively are scheduled to call plays in the April 12 orange-white spring game.

"Seventy-five percent of what we do in the spring is scripted,” Gundy said. "Then when we scrimmage it's scripted because there are certain things we want to get run. The defense wants to see certain things.”

•Second practice: The Cowboys went through their second spring practice in shorts and helmets on Wednesday. They will wear pads for the first time on Friday.

•Off-season program: The two most important conditioning segments under strength and conditioning coach Rob Glass are the month before spring ball and summer workouts.

"The off-season is the most difficult time because of what he puts them through both mentally and physically,” Gundy said. "What they've gone through the last four or five weeks is pretty difficult. If you make it through that then spring ball is considerably easier.

"They're in good shape. The junior college players who came in at the semester are out of shape. They won't be in shape until July. They have to fight through spring ball. We'll push them and see how far they can come along during these 15 practices.”

•Fast pace: To fully evaluate newcomers one key is to practice at a pace to monitor conditioning and stamina.

"You want to get them moving around, and not walking, practicing at a fast tempo,” Gundy said. "You want them in the right spots, lined up on video so you can show them (things) in the meetings.”

By Mike Baldwin