Doug Gottlieb Says He Will Not Replace Brad Underwood as Oklahoma State HC

The Oklahoma State Cowboys can cross one name off their list of potential head coaches, as Doug Gottlieb will not be leading their men's basketball program. 

Per Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com, Gottlieb announced on Friday he wouldn't be joining the Cowboys. 

ESPN's Jeff Goodman reported Thursday Gottlieb was scheduled to interview with Oklahoma State on Friday.

Per John Helsley of The Oklahoman, Gottlieb was one of five people who were being brought in for an interview with Oklahoma State. Other candidates include James Dickey, Danny Henderson, Mike Boynton and Lamont Evans. 

Gottlieb, whom Colin Cowherd reported will be joining Fox Sports 1 next month after working at CBS Sports since 2012, has no previous head coaching experience. He did play college basketball at Oklahoma State from 1997-2000 and serves on the university's board of governors.

During an appearance on Tuesday's Outkick the Coverage with Clay Travis, Gottlieb did try to lay out his vision for what Oklahoma State's basketball program should be. 

"Oklahoma State desperately needs someone who doesn't just say but will show great loyalty," Gottlieb said, via Wil Leitner of Fox Sports. "I'm a son of a coach, a brother of a coach, I see the game like a player who's a coach, and I have an incredible amount of passion for my school, and my school was just jolted by a dude who was a false prophet."

Oklahoma State is in the market for a new head coach after Brad Underwood left the program after one season for the same position at the University of Illinois. The Cowboys went 20-13 in Underwood's lone season with the program, losing to Michigan in their first game of the 2017 NCAA tournament.