Oklahoma State fires DC Todd Grantham after blowout loss

Field Level Media|published: Sun 28th September, 16:57 2025

Oklahoma State Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Todd Grantham watches players warm up before the college football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Baylor Bears at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025.

Less than a week after firing head coach Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State announced on Sunday that it has also relieved defensive coordinator Todd Grantham of his duties.

In his fourth game with the Cowboys (1-3, 0-1 Big 12) since taking over the role, Grantham's defensive unit was gashed for 612 total yards in Saturday's 45-27 conference loss to visiting Baylor. Offensiive quality control coach Clint Bowen will replace Grantham on an interim basis.

Offensive coordinator Doug Meacham was named Gundy's interim replacement after the program's all-time winningest coach was let go following last weekend's loss to Tulsa.

Last December, Gundy hired Grantham, who became Oklahoma State's highest-paid assistant (three years, $4.2 million deal) and was slated to make $1.3 million this season. Per the contract terms, he will receive all $1.3 million.

Grantham, 59, spent the 2023 season and part of the 2024 campaign as the New Orleans Saints' defensive line coach before joining Gundy's staff. He has also served as the defensive coordinator at Florida and with the Cleveland Browns and spent time on the coaching staffs of Georgia, Mississippi State and Louisville.

Oklahoma State has had four defensive coordinators in the last five seasons, though Bowen brings plenty of experience in the role at Kansas from 2014-18. His son Banks is a freshman quarterback with the Cowboys. Clint Bowen spent the previous four seasons coaching football at the high school level.

--Field Level Media