Greg Sankey's ruling might limit fake injuries in SEC, but Mike Gundy has a better solution

STILLWATER SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is sick of watching players fake injuries, and unlike some, hes doing something to stop it .

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy thinks theres a better way.

If a player gets injured on a drive, that player cannot come back in the game until there's a change in possession, or you have to use a time out, Gundy said.

That solves the problem.

Gundy was asked about Sankeys fine structure on Monday night while answering questions off-air during his weekly radio show at Legacy Village.

The conversation was prompted by Oklahoma States touchdown, which officials wiped off the board, stating the play couldnt count because an injured Arizona State player was down near midfield.

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Gundy said, repeating the question he asked officials at the time.

And he didn't give me an answer, which means that he didn't know, because that's not actually what happened.

Thats the best thing they could tell me on the short term.

So that's not what happened.

In my opinion, they just messed up, which I'm okay with.

If you mess up, but you can't go back and blame it on us.

Oklahoma State ended the drive with a touchdown anyway, and the Cowboys head coach said that had nothing to do with the result against the Sun Devils.

Still, it bothered the head coach that officials went back and erased a play after the fact.

One of the issues we have in college football is there's no repercussion for a player acting like he's hurt and just falling on the ground and stopping the game, Gundy said.

It happens all over the place, all over the country.

We refuse to do it because I refuse to do it.

I'm old school.

I don't believe in that.

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And there was an Arizona State player that was running back, and their coaches on the sideline told him, go down, go down.

Sankeys rule only affects SEC schools, but if it hypothetically covered Arizona State and the Sun Devils were found to be guilty of faking injuries on this play, then the head coach, and any assistants involved, would receive a fine of $50,000.

A second instance would result in a $100,000 fine and the third would suspend the head coach for one game.

While discussing the topic, Gundy who acknowledged he wasn't previously aware of Sankey's recent change, didnt comment on the impact of possible suspensions.

He said a fine structure would probably limit some instances of faking injuries, although Gundy still preferred the solution that he proposed three years ago that required players to sit out entire drives.

But those schools that are in his (Sankey's) conference have all the money they can take, Gundy said..

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