Gajewski says it’s OK Maxwell isn’t at OSU ‘My only disappointment for Kelly is that she went to OU

pitcher to its biggest rival. Gajewski went from upset and angry with the decision to disappointed, but he’s putting it behind him and accepting that it’s OK Maxwell isn’t part of the program anymore.

Braden Bush Sports Editor

It’s OK that Kelly Maxwell doesn’t play at OSU anymore.

That was the message OSU softball coach Kenny Gajewski’s delivered Thursday night to those in attendance at “A Night With OSU” in Oklahoma City. Maxwell spent five seasons as a pitcher for the Cowgirls and sits near the top of almost every statistical category at OSU

Now she’s the enemy, aka, a Sooner.

Maxwell transferred to three-time defending national champion Oklahoma in July – a worst-case scenario for many OSU fans, losing the program’s ace

“I didn’t feel like that at fi rst. I’ll just be very honest. I was upset like most of you guys were upset,” Gajewski told the crowd.

Then Gajewski spoke frankly.

“But if you don’t want to be here, go away. I don’t want you here if you don’t want to be here and wear this logo and represent this school.”

Times are different. The world is smaller. Players know everybody on other teams, many are friends with opponents, and the rivalry component of college sports has lost some of its fierceness. The transfer portal normalizes transferring within a conference and even between longtime rivals, which was once unheard of.

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