STILLWATER During Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy's Monday press conference at Boone Pickens Stadium, the Dez Bryant-NCAA situation was the primary conversation topic.

"We have started the reinstatement process, which means that we're in support of him 100 percent," Gundy said of Bryant, OSU's All-American junior wide receiver. "He made a mistake and he was untruthful. He has admitted that. How long it's going to take, I don't know. Whether (the NCAA is) going to reinstate him or not, I don't know. I don't know that anybody knows that answer."

Last week, OSU announced that Bryant was suspended for having admittedly lied to an NCAA investigator about his interaction with former NFL star Sanders. On Tuesday, Bryant and Scott Williams, OSU's associate athletic director for compliance, are scheduled for an interview with NCAA officials in Indianapolis.

Williams will present a case for Bryant's reinstatement. Bryant did not play in OSU's 36-31 victory at Texas A&M, and it is expected that the suspension will extend at least through the homecoming game with Missouri. The 16th-ranked Cowboys (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big 12) host the Tigers (4-2, 0-1) at 8:15 p.m. Saturday.

The suspension, Gundy acknowledged, could extend through the rest of the season.

"I think he'll be reinstated," Cowboy senior running back Keith Toston predicted. "I feel confident that he'll be back. To me, he didn't really do nothing too terrible. He should have told the truth. In any situation, if you don't tell the truth, there are going to be consequences."

Gundy did not seem confident that the matter would be resolved quickly.

"I understand the difficulty of the NCAA and their job. It's a hard job," he said. "Would I like to expedite the process? Sure, but that's not my call. They're not concerned with what I want to do."

"The decision is not in our hands," Gundy added. "The decision is in somebody else's hands. All we can do is sit and wait until they say, 'Here's the final outcome.' "

Gundy discussed Bryant only briefly following the A&M game, but on Monday the coach was extensive in his commentary on the suspension and its effect on the Cowboys.

"The Dez Bryant (suspension) shocked everybody," Gundy said. "You don't just all of a sudden show up and say, 'OK, here's this guy that's been on the cover of (Sports Illustrated), and everybody knows about him, and he's not playing for a while. OK, let's go on to the next drill.' There's some huge shock."

Gundy recounted how the suspension was reported to Bryant's teammates: "The one thing we did as a staff was say, 'Here's the truth. Here's what happened.' I think they appreciated that. I think they said, 'I can see that. Dez is a knucklehead. I can see him getting in the wrong place and getting scared and not being truthful. He now has to pay the consequences.' "

The NCAA investigated the Bryant-Sanders interaction because of a rule prohibiting student-athletes from entering into any type of agreement with an agent until their eligibility has been exhausted. Sanders says he has been associated with agent Eugene Parker for 17 years.

Bryant admitted to participating in a training session with Sanders at a Dallas-area gym and to having dinner at Sanders' home.

Bryant has said that when questioned by the NCAA about his time with Sanders, he denied that it occurred because he believed it had been a violation.

On Sunday, Sanders said he has not attempted to broker a Bryant-Parker relationship. Sanders said he has done nothing more than to serve as Bryant's mentor.

Gundy said Cowboy players frequently are reminded to "stay away from alumni money, if it's out there. Stay away from agents. Stay away from anything that could, at some point, affect your life, your career or your team."