The greatest time of the year, autumn, is almost upon us. Let’s hear what everyone is looking for this fall.
Have at it, and goooo Beavs.
The greatest time of the year, autumn, is almost upon us. Let’s hear what everyone is looking for this fall.
Have at it, and goooo Beavs.
I’m looking for that 2-QB scheme!
We have a lot to complain about as Beaver fans, but if someone told you five years ago that we’d enter the 2025 season with two legit 4-star QB’s, one pocket passer and one dual threat, and we’re gameplanning to get them both on the field, you would have been pumped. Oh, and we also have ANOTHER 4-star QB and an Oregon state champ in the QB room.
If you’d have told this future two years ago, when two 5* QBs transferred out, I’d be stoked.
Still a young team, but a lot of experience, due to injuries, for a lot of those youngsters. I think next year will be the payoff year, but this year should be fun.
Does anyone think Bray is actually a good HC?
I think so? Mostly because his teams seem to genuinely like playing for him?
But it’s so hard to measure success anymore because a program like OSU is always going to lose it’s most productive players to transfer/NIL on a yearly basis. We’re always in development mode and won’t get to see a team gel for 2-4 years like in the past. It’s a different game now
Is lanning a good coach? Hard to tell when these teams are bought. Not cherry picking. Ryan day doesn’t seem to be that good of a coach either.
Yep. Jack mentioned above he thinks this team can make the playoffs but if the guys really develop enough for them to make a playoff run I think they’ll be poached by the big league clubs who have lots of NIL money to throw there way.
Not really. He doesn’t want to be one. His hire kind of made sense at the time, but now that the future is settled, the job is (hopefully) more attractive to outside candidates. It’s a shame his staying on didn’t result in keeping more players last season, but that’s all in the past now.
I could see him leaving for a DC job somewhere else in the next few years unless we really have major success. I’d love to keep him on as DC and bring in a new HC, but you either have to let him pick his replacement (which rarely works) or count on the new guy wanting to retain him instead of bringing in his own hire.
Pretty crazy that last year we had: a HC who didn’t want to be a HC, a DC whose heart was elsewhere, and a first-time OC.
To early to tell in my opinion.
I dug into this a while back by doing some research on successful coaches that started their tenure at below average programs ( ex Bill Snyder, Frank Beamer & others). What I got out of it was that the good ones always turn the corner or show signs of their ultimate success by year 3 or sooner. If year 3 comes along and they still show no signs of life, it rarely ends up happening.
I feel those comparisons are for a more stable timeframe for college football rosters. Not sure how that translates now that starters could change by >50% year to year.
I have seen reasonable decisions in game. It is hard to determine his ability and fellow coaches ability to evaluate and develop talent yet in this environment. Lots of change.
Scrolling through past seasons on PFF, teams with mediocre or worse O-lines seem to have a win cap of 7, absent really stellar performance from other position groups. A really good QB or really good D are both worth 1-2 wins each.
Somewhere between 7 and 9 wins feels right for this team with this schedule.
The real question is: what makes this season a success? Absent getting the CFP bid, is a bowl game really the best we can do? Developing young players doesn’t even matter anymore because they all get poached.
Yes 7 to 9 wins and a bowl birth would be a success.
Given the past two years, all of the upheaval, near death of the conference, poaching of players, NIL, escalating war of dollaz, 7-5 to 9-3? Two years ago we all thought the program may have to fold or worse
I think they have a tough schedule. I think 6-6 or 7-5. Depends on o- line and QB play.
He has been the head coach for all of one full regular season so it’s much too soon to ask that question. Given the circumstances with the portal and NIL, he might never have a legitimate opportunity to prove his value because of the constant turnover of players and assistant coaches.
I would give him at least 3-4 full seasons before making any judgement about his coaching abilities.
What if USC fires Lincoln Riley after this year? Would the Beavs try to get him and let Bray go back to DC? Could Lincoln Riley build a juggernaut in the new PAC12 at OSU? I’m thinking the Beavs may need to go the Mike Leach rehabilitating the career image route and find a great coach that would be glad for the opportunity in the new format, with a much better shot at the playoffs than going to the bottom dwellers in the SEC or the Big10.
How dumb is Jonathon Smith now? He has no shot at ever getting past the top 6-8 teams in the Big10, yet he could’ve stayed and continued to build up OSU and would be in a very good spot to win the new PAC12 conference multiple years. The best example of being shortsighted and panicking when an agent whispers in your ear.
I’d say the shift is happening right now in college away from program builders and swinging heavily to talent evaluation and adaptable coaching styles to player strengths. If the team is constantly in flux, and you have high turnover, but low familiarity, then it will be a matchup between the coaches who simply have better paid players vs. coaches who can make the playbook easier to digest and get players to flourish in games quicker. There will be coaches like Saban who will not embrace the new challenge and will step away. Some will hide behind the talent and actually be failing to build anything, others will be exposed as incapable of coaching at the fundamental levels or simplification without having years to input the information. We are in the video game era and kids are not going to wait around for 3-4 years to get a shot. They will be restless to go. Coaches will probably capitulate to that reality soon enough and will probably diminish the greatness of many programs. It seemed like NIL was levelling the playing field a bit, but then the big programs just triple their NIL coffers and race of to the front of the pack again in the offseason.
Still funny to me that Smith jumped ship to go to MSU of all places, only to have the UCLA job open up shortly after. You can’t tell me he’d prefer to live in East Lansing over his old stomping grounds near LA.
Seems like Smith wanted out of Corvallis and the destination didn’t really matter. Not sure why but the way he left, that’s what it all feels like.
Canzano had an article the other day where he implied Smith would more likely take a job as an OC than return to OSU as a HC if that ever became an option. Not sure if I read into that a little or not but maybe Canzano gets a feel for these sorts of things in conversations that fans don’t hear.
Jake Dickert and Snake Smith, same same, PABs
Smith was at his alma mater. Not the same to me. And he got a bunch of guaranteed money. I don’t blame the guy but the way it allow went down was bad. At least Dickert tried to stick around.
the beavs will be mid-tier in the pac 12
Boise is always good so is Fresno
only bad thing is with ESPN owning college football and the pac 12 is run by fox/cbs in the years boise does not win the pac 12
the auto bid will go to AAC Sun beit
So oregon and Utah State came to an agreement to cancel their 2 out of 3 future games for the 2027/2028 seasons.
Speculation is it was done so the Civil War could be scheduled those years.
And we’re going to be told “we did it for the fans”
Bullshit. The fans from both schools don’t want it.
I hope the speculation is wrong. That series died when the ducks broke up the Pac.
That is why I think Barnes is a giant idiot. He can’t read the room on basic stuff like how much the ducks did to destroy the conference and Beaver athletics by their duplicity. But now he doubles down by giving them a “feel good” publicity stunt and a game close to home, whether it is at Reser or the dump down there. Barnes is a fool and sometimes I figure he is being led around by the boosters who have money and still like the notion of the Civil War, Giant Killers and Ralph Miller. I’m sick of OSU being the patsy while NikeU continues to use OSU as the background to their PR agenda. We are living in a revisionist history if OSU just continues to let NikeU act like they didn’t deal the final death blow to the conference and OSU athletics. It stinks that Nike can always count on slobbering and fawning coverage nationally no matter what they do. I’m sick of it and I wish that Barnes would just stop scheduling the ducks for any sport and never let them step foot onto OSU campus again. Each time they seek an easy road trip to Corvallis, tell them to pound sand and go to the midwest where they belong.
From what I can tell, OSU fans are more or less split on whether they want to continue it or not. Those who don’t want to play Nike seem to want it both ways: they want OSU to not have a little brother attitude, but they also don’t want to play Nike because they have money.
It does make sense to have a locked in home-and-home with a non-conference team that will boost SOS and guarantee a sell out, higher TV ratings, etc. This is part of the blueprint that major programs use for scheduling and we know how difficult it has been in the past to get home-and-homes with power conference teams. It also aligns squarely with the “stay regional” strategy the AD has been pushing since the old PAC died.
Nike will not always be what they are today. Money doesn’t guarantee success (just ask A&M) and who knows what will happen when PK is no longer around.
Finally, if you truly hate Nike, wouldn’t you want the chance to see OSU beat them? Half of the most memorable moments from OSU football in the last 20 years have been Civil War wins.
All of this and, tbh, OSU needs the money, sadly.
I’m torn on the idea. On the one hand fuck Nikegon with a rake, sideways. They were already a hated bunch of asshats then the blowup, with them and the team in seattle essentially shut down a once proud conference.
On the other hand, scheduling a power team in Reser is no easy task, made even more difficult with recent collapse of the conference. And we need the money and exposure, now more than ever.
Agree. While I don’t like the idea of giving Oregon a nice local game and letting them look like they didn’t cause this whole thing, there are other factors at play here.
The game being in Corvallis is worth a chunk of money to OSU every other year. It’s also going to get harder and harder to get P4 teams to come to Corvallis moving forward. Having a top ten team in Reser every other year is a good thing for keeping the Beavs relevant in the national conversation. How many other G5 schools get top 10 teams to play them in their stadium? That’s just reality for the beavs at this point.
As long as its a home and home, I’m ok with it. If Oregon offers games in Eugene but no return to Corvallis, then absolutely not.
“As long as its a home and home, I’m ok with it. If Oregon offers games in Eugene but no return to Corvallis, then absolutely not.”
The whole dynamic is what makes me the most upset. It always seems like Oregon is in control of what OSU decides and OSU is the chump, once again. In some way, it all seems like OSU gets what it deserves over and over because there is such a prevalent small-time mindset.
How about telling them to pound sand and then go be aggressive in another direction rather than passively rolling over again and again for the Nike machine to make you look like the desperate little brother who needs their money?
Can’t anyone in that AD office think outside the box? Is it really just the two options: play them at all costs, or to go bankrupt because we don’t have money/goodwil from a civil war game to drum up more support?
I get the arguments but I just get tired of it being such a limited scope of perspective. Maybe some aggressiveness appeals much more to the fans than this passive garbage, groveling at the doorstep of PK to ask if his team will come out and play again. Great, you get a body bag game and fund 2 programs for another year…who cares? It doesn’t change the dynamics of the situation or the future trajectory in any meaningful way, and the Beavs just look bad in a PR way to me more than if they actually take a stand and end the civil war for good and blame Oregon for why it ends.
Blaming Nike for the series ending would just look like sour grapes when they have shown a willingness to make it work.
If the speculation is true, Nike is the one rearranging their schedule and backing out of commitments (probably at some cost) so they can continue playing us. I’d say the two are operating on pretty even footing.
I’ll point it out again: you’re simultaneously blaming OSU for “rolling over” and advocating they avoid playing a game because it’s a “body bag” game. Do you want the Beavs to act like big boys or not?
Oh of course, Nike is the most virtuous university in the land, of course they have done everything they could to continue the civil war…since they are the one’s who jeopardized it by destroying the conference in the first place. After what they have pulled, no amount of effort to make if right, by continuing the civil war could be viewed with anything but skepticism. They have their own selfish motives for continuing the civil war. Easy road trip, likely win against a one-time rival now relegated to mid major status and the gap will likely widen as time goes on.
Other than that, valid observation and critique of my mostly emotional response to the civil war. I’d say an aggressive approach can be done apart from continuing to schedule the ducks in any sport. My view of “an aggressive approach” is more holistic to the entire Athletic Department all the way to the Faculty and Alumni. It would be in the form of promoting OSU as something more than Nike’s step stool, and along the lines of having something more valid than being anxious over the PR challenge of no more civil war. I don’t think it would be sour grapes, I think it would be justified.
I agree with Beav in OH on this one. If we really want to act like a little brother. We can take our ball and go home. Which would be backing out of the series. Oregon presents a yearly opportunity to make some noise and potentially put a huge damper on Oregon’s season. It gives us a team that at current moment is a perennially ranked team on our schedule. We need to act like we belong on the same field as them if we are ever to dream of one day doing so. And the bottom line is USC and UCLA started this. Washington crumpled next and the Ducks were the last team to jet because let’s face it, they had to. Blame for the conference folding falls squarely on USC and UCLA.
TFS wins, cooler heads prevail. I can agree with all of what you and Beav in Ohio say. It just gripes to do it lol.
This is my place to gripe about the ducks and it helps a bit even if I know I’m probably a bit off the rails on this one. I find myself wanting to blame the ducks, and I’d rather the Beavs could just walk away and In know they actually can’t. This is a very frustrating time to be a Beaver fan. I have lots of “Duck fans” walking around where I live and it seems like they always get the breaks, praise and media hype and it grates on my nerves every year in every sport. It is a grave injustice that they got to bounce out and the Beavs were left to die.
Excellent back and forth guys, this is some of the best use of ab.
And……TFS is right!
You have every right to blame the Ducks, people that don’t fail to understand why I am angry.
Oregon bailed on its partner public university. This is even worse when you consider the history since OSU had the opportunity to leave Oregon behind when the PAC re-formed after a cheating scandal but instead built them a stadium and got them into the new conference when Oregon wasn’t wanted by most.
When OSU had the chance to leave Oregon behind it instead built Oregon a stadium and advocated for their inclusion. UO did nothing of the sort. And saying they “had to” is both untrue and doesn’t make it okay.
My desire to not play Oregon has nothing to do with Oregon having money or even rather I believe OSU can compete with them or not.
Oregon simply isn’t a trustworthy institution or partner and OSU shouldn’t be involved with such relationships. And no, I have no interest in playing them even if I knew OSU would win the next 25 in a row. It’s the 1 school I have zero interest in playing.
And it will never be the Civil War again either way, just a random non-conference game I won’t attend or watch on TV. It was the only game I didn’t watch last year, it will be the only game I don’t watch this year.
Oregon is a huge reason NCAA football is over. Phil Knight, specifically. Money is the root of all evil, etc.
once phil kight died UO will suck
Yep!
Why are replies turned off on Oregon State’s Twitter? Did I miss some kind of drama?
This should get ya past the paywall for the big zero report on day 8 of Fall Camp.
https://archive.ph/Gfcba
Fall camp Day 7:
CORVALLIS — Listen for the music.
That was the advice from Oregon State football media relations to the new guy on the beat (me), who showed up Wednesday to an empty practice field.
I followed Snoop Dogg’s distant voice into Reser Stadium, where the Beavers were hard at work on Day 7 of fall camp.
Here are three things that stuck out from a more overcast day of practice:
AJ Winsor looks like the punter for OSU. In a healthy competition with redshirt junior Max Walker, the redshirt sophomore Winsor — at least to the naked eye — has booted them higher and farther. That was even more apparent from up in the stands inside an otherwise empty Reser Stadium.
Walker is an onside kick specialist, so his skills shouldn’t go unused this season even if he loses the punter job.
Winsor — like Costco — is from Kirkland, Washington. The Beavers are probably hoping they don’t have to use him in bulk.
In a talented tight ends room, Bryce Caufield is standing out. The redshirt senior appeared in all 12 games last season for the Beavers and is their most experienced returning player at the position.
While OSU bulked up in the transfer portal by adding former Central Catholic star Riley Williams (Miami) along with Jackson Bowers (BYU), Caufield seems to be the favorite target of quarterback Maalik Murphy thus far.
Caufield caught a one-handed touchdown in the back of the end zone during 7-on-7 drills Wednesday, while the imposing Williams had a drop on a crossing route.
Redshirt freshman wideout Eddie Freauff has all the physical tools to be a special player. At 6-3 with strong arms and large hands, Freauff has been impressive while running primarily with the OSU second team offense.
Freauff caught a touchdown pass from Gabarri Johnson on Wednesday, turning his right shoulder on a dime and opening his hands to secure the ball with confidence.
“He’s a big, strong, physical kid who probably doesn’t know how strong he is,” OSU wide receivers coach Pat McCann said. “Now, all of the sudden, he’s starting to play big. Which has been encouraging, seeing him gain some confidence.”
If injuries strike the OSU receiving corps beyond the still-recovering Jimmy Valsin, the Prineville product Freauff might have earned himself some snaps.
— Ryan Clarke covers the Oregon State Beavers for The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Freauff from Prineville! Cool to see him developing!
OLine notes, not anything unexpected.
Fired up’ by its old school coach, Oregon State offensive line faces uphill battle
Updated: Aug. 07, 2025, 7:36 a.m.|Published: Aug. 07, 2025, 7:13 a.m.
CORVALLIS — When Mike Cavanaugh speaks, the men towering over him listen.
And they can expect some colorful language.
“I think they’re getting used to me,” Cavanaugh said with a grin. “I think they kind of like an old school guy. I like to call it tough love.”
Oregon State’s longtime offensive line coach is back in Corvallis after a 10-season stint from 2005-14 under Mike Riley, and several other stops over the past decade including an offensive analyst gig at Oregon from 2023-24. He got the call from Trent Bray in the spring to replace the outgoing Kyle DeVan.
Cavanaugh’s voice — and some words not fit to print — echo through an empty Reser Stadium as he gets the OSU offensive line up to speed during fall camp. Injuries have left the group still working to return to full strength, but “Coach Cav” isn’t shifting his expectations.
“We’re a work in progress on the offensive line,” he said in an opening statement Wednesday. “But consistency is what we’re striving for.”
Tyler Morano is back from injury, Cavanaugh said, while names like Jacob Strand and Tyler Voltin are among those still on the mend.
Morano — who hasn’t played since 2023 — said he ruptured his Achilles, then had labrum surgery on his shoulder. And others along the offensive line have sustained minor injuries, as is customary for a brutal position.
“I don’t think it’s meant much. I think it’s fine,” Voltin said of OSU’s injuries, and their impact on preparation. Everything’s good. Going good right now. We’ve got guys that know their roles and the guys that lead, and it kind of works out really well for us.”
Voltin, a redshirt senior and former preferred walk-on, is one of those leaders, sporting a shaved mohawk during fall camp and providing vocal leadership both on the field and in the film room.
The Beavers are working on communication with one another, and say they are building a strong bond in the offensive line room. They have a players-only meeting every day during which they review film, and then Cavanaugh shows up to double down and light the fire before, during and after practice.
I’ve always been a guy that you can’t just say, ‘Hey, I’m a right tackle,’” Cavanaugh said. “You’ve got to be able to play left tackle, or if I’m a left guard, I’ve got to play to play right guard. I have seen a lot of growth from spring to now, so there are flashes, but I always like to say: I want to be consistently good, not occasionally great, you know what I mean? And that’s what it’s all about for a front, being consistent.”
The Beavers would like to have a consistent five starting linemen for “at least two weeks” to get them in rhythm with one another, Cavanaugh said. But with different players on different injury timelines, that is no guarantee.
If he could, the 63-year-old Cavanaugh is so hands-on that he might don pads and a helmet if it meant setting an example for his group. Low man wins, as they say.
Strand was asked what position Cavanaugh might play on the field, and he said quarterback.
“I love Cav,” Strand said. “I love his aggression, you know? He loves to get on our ass a little bit. But it’s good for us. It builds the toughness and technique.”
– Ryan Clarke covers the Oregon State Beavers for The Oregonian/OregonLive
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6541073/2025/08/07/mountain-west-lawsuits-grand-canyon/
Lawfare! Can Nevarez and Gould just have a mud wrestling match to determine all the lawsuits? Seems like they could sell that on ppv and split the purse.
For those without a sub…
The Mountain West’s conference realignment legal fight gained a new layer Thursday when three departing schools accused the league of improperly withholding tens of millions of dollars — including Boise State’s College Football Playoff money — and misleading them about a covert plan to speed up the addition of Grand Canyon University as a member.
Those complaints are from an updated Colorado district court lawsuit filed against the Mountain West by members Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State. All three are among the schools leaving for the Pac-12 next year.
The 37-page filing also adds Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez as a defendant. The suit said the league and commissioner “intentionally and fraudulently” deprived the schools of their membership rights and caused millions of dollars in harm while “impacting the rights and opportunities of Plaintiffs’ student-athletes for their last year in the Conference.” The schools are now seeking damages in the latest complaint.
“We are disappointed that the Mountain West continues to improperly retaliate against the departing members and their student-athletes,” said Steve Olson, one of the schools’ outside attorneys and a partner and legal department co-chair at the O’Melveny law firm.
The Mountain West declined to comment, deferring to a statement from last week. It said, in part, “We remain confident in our legal position, which we will vigorously defend.”
The millions of dollars in dispute include CFP money earned through Boise State’s appearance in the inaugural 12-team field last season. The schools’ complaint said travel reimbursements have been unpaid, as have NCAA payments for financial aid, academic programs and athlete welfare. Fresno State athletic director Garrett Klassy told The Athletic last month that the lack of NCAA pass-through payments was “disappointing” and “very unexpected” because of the potential impact on players’ mental health. Though Fresno State is also moving from the Mountain West to the Pac-12, it is not a part of the lawsuit.
Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State argue the conference should not be withholding the money because its exit fees — at least $19 million per school — are unlawful and unenforceable. One argument why: The Mountain West is separately seeking an additional $55 million in poaching fees from the Pac-12 for adding those three schools plus Fresno State and San Diego State. But those payments are also in dispute because of a different, ongoing lawsuit between the conferences.
The Mountain West has countered that the Broncos, Rams and Aggies not only helped adopt the exit fee bylaws but tried to enforce them against San Diego State two years ago when the Aztecs were pursuing an exit.
“It is, therefore, inconsistent and unjust for these same institutions to now attempt to evade their responsibilities,” the league said in its statement last week.
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As other realigned leagues have gone through recently, the Mountain West has one awkward season ahead.
Thursday’s updated complaint also explains some of the drama surrounding the Mountain West’s addition of Grand Canyon. The departing schools’ suit labels it “fraud.”
In November, the league announced the Antelopes would join on July 1, 2026 — the same day Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State will start in the Pac-12. But this spring, the Mountain West’s departing schools heard rumors, including from Grand Canyon coaches, that the Antelopes would join a year earlier. Nevarez repeatedly denied the claim, according to the suit.
The three departing schools eventually concluded Nevarez and the Mountain West were lying and had a “plan to covertly admit” Grand Canyon for the 2025-26 school year. When Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State gave their resignation notices to the league in late May, they relinquished their voting rights and could no longer try to block a move. On July 8, the Mountain West announced that Grand Canyon would, in fact, join immediately.
The early addition of the Antelopes carries multiple potential impacts on the Mountain West’s departing schools. Some schedules, travel, logistics and budgets had already been finalized. A new member could affect conference tournament seeding and NCAA Tournament bids. The financial impact is unknown because the schools haven’t seen Grand Canyon’s agreement with the Mountain West and how it affects conference payouts. But the suit said the move will cost the departing schools millions in damages.
“I would point to our bylaws,” Nevarez told The Athletic last month about the complaints. “When you give your notice (to leave), you give up your board seat and your vote. It’s Conference 101.”
In a joint statement Thursday evening, the schools said they’ve been trying to resolve the issues for months but actions by the conference and Nevarez “have raised serious concerns regarding their fairness and transparency.”
“These developments have had a serious financial impact on the departing institutions and raise important questions about governance and accountability within the Conference,” the schools’ statement said.
The filing was the latest update in a complicated legal situation involving the future of West Coast football. In late 2023, the Pac-12 was effectively becoming the Pac-2 as everyone but Washington State and Oregon State left for the Big Ten, Big 12 or ACC. The Mountain West offered a lifeline through a scheduling agreement with the crumbling league. The Pac-12 survived, but those terms are at the heart of the ongoing federal lawsuit between that conference and the Mountain West. The leagues have asked for a hearing next month.
The Athletic’s Chris Vannini contributed reporting.
“I would point to our bylaws,” Nevarez told The Athletic last month about the complaints. “When you give your notice (to leave), you give up your board seat and your vote. It’s Conference 101.”
Yeah… the thing about that is that the bylaws also explicitly state what “give notice” is, and the departing schools didn’t do that until a month or so ago.
Sorry, it wasn’t a subscription this morning when I read the article. It is now thought, weird.
Breaking: Shedeur Sanders will be added to this years NFL Hall of Fame Class after his 2 td performance in his first preseason NFL game. His performance and stat line but seals his career as a legend. By the way, his dad is Deion Sanders in case you weren’t aware. He is such an example of how to rise above one of life’s biggest tragedies, only being picked in the 5th round of the NFL draft.
Someone asked a while back about OSU wrestling coach Nate Engel leaving, and Kerry Eggers wrote a piece about it. Engel left to coach at the US Army World Class Athlete Program, a program for active military personnel to train in Olympic sports.
https://www.kerryeggers.com/stories/on-sale-of-the-blazers-and-a-potential-new-arena-dames-new-gig-nate-engels-new-gig-and-joe-domineys-ride
https://www.armywcap.com/about
CORVALLIS — Oregon State football held its first scrimmage of preseason camp Saturday, providing a clearer look at which players are standing out with three weeks until the season opener vs. California.
The injuries were kept to a minimum, and the defense was able to show its progress with the freedom to tackle (almost) everyone. Plus, several offensive players made their case for larger roles than expected.
There is certainly a long way to go for the Beavers on both sides of the ball between now and Aug. 30, but some promising signs and eye-popping individual performances highlighted Saturday’s scrimmage.
Here are three takeaways:
Eddie Freauff’s fabulous fall camp is far from a fluke. The redshirt freshman out of Prineville had multiple catches in traffic and along the sideline, and nearly completed an acrobatic catch on a deep ball from Gabarri Johnson.
But the highlight of the day for Freauff came on a toss from starting quarterback Maalik Murphy.
On their fifth drive of the day, starting from the opposing 25-yard line, the first team offense executed a run-pass option play. Freauff, now part of this unit, ran a fade route.
“That was supposed to be a run play,” offensive coordinator Ryan Gunderson said with a grin.
The powerful, 6-3 Freauff leapt up and snagged a perfectly thrown ball from Murphy, pulling it down with the defensive back draped all over him. He held the ball out with his right hand as he lay on the turf, teammates cheering.
“This camp has really been my first opportunity to get on the field, play to the best of my abilities,” Freauff said. “Last camp, I had a bunch of injuries. … This camp, coaches put me in a bunch of great positions to get reps, plays, and I’ve been able to capitalize.”
Salahadin Allah is asserting himself in a competitive group of backup running backs. Allah rattled off a 75-yard touchdown run down the right sideline on Saturday, which he remarked was the first time he’d gone 20+ yards in a while.
Allah gained some muscle weight in the offseason and says he’s now around 230 pounds, bulked up for big hits. That makes breaking off big runs harder, though.
“A lot of my teammates were like, ‘It looks like you’re jogging’ and stuff like that,” Allah said. “I beg to differ. Putting on some weight, it took a little bit more effort. … It’s definitely a learning curve. Going through drills, your room for error is a lot smaller. The more weight you have, those small mistakes can cost you.”
While Allah’s speed and explosive ability make him a strong contender, the backup running back position remains competitive behind starter Anthony Hankerson. Louisiana Tech transfer Marquis Crosby and true freshman Kourdey Glass are pushing for reps, and with the Beavers mindful of not overloading Hankerson, both could end up seeing the field in the early weeks of the season along with Allah.
And Allah could see time returning kicks on special teams, something he said he embraces as an opportunity to prepare for the next level.
The Oregon State defense played with energy from the first snap Saturday, earning sacks on several drives and forcing multiple turnovers. Players pointed to the contagious energy brought by coach Trent Bray, who takes back over defensive coordinator duties this season in addition to his responsibilities as head coach.
“The energy, that’s just team rules,” defensive back Mason White said. “We just start fast, play fast, be physical. Our meetings, (Bray) just presents with intensity. You can kind of feel it, and you’re ready to go right then and there.”
White picked off a pass from Johnson during the scrimmage, nearly returning it for a touchdown before Johnson pushed him out along the sideline. It was a strong day for the OSU secondary overall, with Jalil Tucker deflecting multiple passes and safety Skyler Thomas running down Murphy for a sack on the first drive (without contact, of course).
“They’re playing at a high level,” Bray said of OSU’s defensive backfield. “Skyler’s been there forever, and is as accountable as you can be. So, I feel good about how they’re playing right now.”
Bonus takeaway: The OSU special teams unit is finding some clarity. After a rough first punt of the day — call it a mulligan — AJ Winsor boomed several deep ones to the returners waiting on the other end of the field. It would be a surprise to not see him start come Aug. 30.
Caleb Ojeda also hit a 54-yard field goal, which looked like it would have been good from 65. And while Ojeda missed from 51 later on, this looks like his job to lose.
–Ryan Clarke covers the Oregon State Beavers for The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Cool to see the Prineville kid balling out
Yes it is, love it!
Probably next year people will be offering NIL money to him, Collins, Johnson, maybe Pome’e…
Humble guy, team guy. Looks like a rock, could be a beast in a few years… coaches already say he doesn’t realize how strong he is:
https://youtu.be/UIkD1BpjgZs?si=NZslmX9iXRuKlBd1
Beavers land the #1 rated LH pitcher in Oregon in the class of 2026, August Ware, 6’5′” 225 lbs out of Glencoe High School.
Yeesh, hope the lil fella still has some growing to do…
In his “committed” post he looks like he’s looking in his pants…
Jimbo Fisher wants to get ahead coaching job again. He has $76 million from Texas A&M.
Could the Beavs get him for a couple of years and see if he can at least get us into some big games?
Well, he’s won about 72% of his games, 8-2 in bowl games, OC before he was a HC…
Nothing against Bray, but a big name coach who has been successful in top programs would be great in bringing more eyes to the program.
Travis B moving up to Triple A…..
Melton called up to the Astros after hitting .880 OPS in AAA. Cool stuff!
A bit random, but I was looking over the last few years of OSU baseball recruiting classes, and Eric Segura is the only player remaining from the 2023 class that’s still on the team. Pretty wild.
So I watched a computer simulated EA ’26 CFB game today between the beavers and ducks and the beavers won 31-29 in triple OT. If Murphy looks as good in real life as the EA game, the beavers will have a great season. Of course I’m joking? The graphics are superb but the players movement still is a little hurkey jerky.
Hey all, got this email. It is a valid position so please don’t post entire stories.
Could you please ask your readers to stop cutting and pasting complete stories from The Oregonian/Oregonlive.com website? It’s OK to paste a few paragraphs and a link, but not entire stories.
Thank you.
Nick Daschel
Sports editor, The Oregonian
Was just thinking about frequent contributors to this site posting stories that you have to pay for to read and them possibly getting in trouble. I appreciate the content but don’t want anyone getting sued.
Well shoot at least they reached out this way instead of a cease and desist
Hear me out. What if Jack… is actually Nick Daschel?
I would drink a lot more.
Well it validates a few things,
1) Daschel and the Oregonian staff probably are regular readers of this blog,
2) The Oregonian staff probably get ideas for stories from the discussions on this blog.
3) Older guys who don’t know how to post entire stories are better off not learning
4) Daschel has some decency to ask this way rather than just file a lawsuit
5) angrybeavs.com is ruffling some feathers in the media empires of Oregon
My thoughts as well; especially #1 and 4.
Desperation is a stinky colonge
So it’s confirmed that Daschel reads AB. That’s a valid point, yes, but you could also ask him to stop stealing story ideas from us! I’ve seen a few unusual stats or points I’ve made over the years that have ended up in one of his stories.
The American Legion baseball team, Portland Barbers,care in the American Legion World Series that starts August 14. Their season record is impressive with only 4 losses and they have some very outstanding talent. I’ve seen them play a few games and theu are very impressive.. I think their games will be carried live on regular YouTube and the semis will be shown on ESPNU. Their first game is Aug 14 against a team from Texas.
Seems like with the O withering behind its paywall there’s less and less camp coverge online. Have there been any good human interest stories on the team or does no one care anymore because the guys are going to be gone in a year chasing NIL money?
Oddly, SI had an article up with Bray and Gundy talking up the surprises and positives of camp so far.
I was able to read a couple articles on the Trib before hitting a limit. GT is paywalled.
Plus, one can go on YouTube and watch interviews and see a more direct, less filtered response from the team and players….OregonLive staff participate in those interviews, so their content is on YouTube as well as in their articles…
WR Freauff from Prineville is starting to sound like a good story.
Murphy seems to have both “charisma” and genuine leadership ability….
Ben Gulbranson named the starter at Stanford.
How old is he? Lol. I remember when people told me he wasn’t good enough to start for OSU, and I was like…uh.
If they have a solid OL and run game, he’ll be good. I don’t recall the scheme there being similar to Lindgren’s, but I also don’t care about Furd anymore.
He hit his ceiling here, but I hope he makes the most of this opportunity!
That’s nice. Great guy and smart, but remember Stanford isn’t really faring well currently. Did he have meaningful competition?
They have a young prospect that sounds like a combo of still too green and the oline not being good enough for him to gain confidence if he’s thrown to the wolves.
2020 – FR – Covid Year
2021 – FR – Shoulder surgery, they bring in Sam Noyer, then it’s Nolan.
2022 – RS FR – Takes over for Nolan, 7-1 MVP Vegas Bowl
2023 – RS SO – Benched for DJU, starts in the Sun Bowl
2024 – RS JR – Benched for McCoy, beats WSU on SR day.
2025 – RS SR – Starter for Stanford.
Starting his sixth year, and he already has a Masters in Public Health and is now working on further education at Stanford… all while playing football, mostly as a walk-on.
Impressive resume.
Not a walk-on. 3-star. Had offers from Kansas State and Arizona State, and was originally committed to CAL.
So now we know the Beavs roster is so good that even our unwanted guys become starters in the ACC lol.
Think about this, if BG didn’t go 7-1 in that stretch, would JS still be at OSU?
lol… if he didn’t ignore Lindgren’s playcalls in the second half of the CW, would it have happened?
Thanks for the correction. I was out of the country when he committed and came to OSU. Then the pandemic hit, and I watched zero football that year.
Somehow got the walk-on nugget in my head.
I wanted to see a lot more of BG on the field, and also Marcus McMaryion. Beavs would have had better records during those years, if that was the case. Those guys knew how to use the team around them, make everyone else better.
I think McMaryion was lucky to escape. Nobody was saving us during those years.
Ok I’m looking beyond the Bray era and into the future.
Who is an attainable big name coach that the Beavs could pursue?
What would make a big name coach possible for OSU?
The obvious standard is DE. He was a big name, successful college coach, with cache and cash. No need to overpay because he was seeking a new opportunity after failure in the NFL.
I’ve proposed:
Lincoln Riley (assuming he gats canned this year)
Jimbo Fisher ( seeking an opportunity)
Adding:
Jon Gruden (He is being shutout by the NFL right now and may want to coach again like Belicheck, in college)
I highly doubt a public institution in the state of Oregon hires Gruden
I’m more interested in getting Gary Peyton for basketball.
Ha, we are stuck with Tinkle forever. Deal with it.
It’s been 1 year and you are already looking beyond? Let him cook a bit.
Just based on his own statements that he didn’t want to be the head coach but circumstances brought it about. No trying to give the guy the boot, just doing what most would hope Barnes is already doing in the event that Bray steps back or finds a DC job at Alabama etc.
But he is the head coach now so maybe we give him a couple years?
Yeah I hope he is the next Wittingham, but if it just doesn’t fit him, why not begin thinking it out? No harm in observing which coaches are out there still wanting another shot. I’m not leading any “Can Bray” bandwagon by any stretch.
I want him to succeed and dwarf what JS did, ultimately because I think a lot of the JS success was as a result of Bray anyway.
I just read on The Oregonian that Oregon and Oregon State Women’s basketball will resume their rivalry game this season. I get that football has been doing it for revenue but WBB?
I personally think the Beavers should drop playing the ducks in any sport. They dropped the beavers and the PAC 12 so the Beavers should return the favor.
Remember why all the players left last season? They wanted to play top competition. It would be stupid not to play the top competition that we have in-state and we can play without a plane trip.
Unfortunately, if those same players had continued, they could have also made a Final Four run and possibly won a national championship. It was all portrayed as level of competition issue, but we all know it was NIL and agents influencing the roster.
Rueck had them primed to make a great 2 year run and they all bounced.
Rueck may be the best coach in OSU history. How did he manage to turn the leftovers and some transfers into another tournament appearance?
Playing the ducks in one game isn’t going to move the needle for a potential recruit or swing them in the direction of the Beavers. Heck, the ducks aren’t even close to the powerhouse team of 5 years ago and have since faded into obscurity so playing them does nothing for the beavers.
The ducks turned their back on a century long partnership with the beavers and did so without a second thought. They made their choice so let them continue down their chosen path while the beavers chart a new path of their own.
Couldn’t agree more. It truly bothers me how many OSU folk seem not just okay with playing Oregon but fully on board with it.
I know my grandpa, who as an OSU alum and in the timber industry was part of getting Autzen built, is rolling in his grave.
What they did to their fellow taxpayer supported state institution and long time partner cannot be forgiven.
They killed the conference and now they want to add easy short distance travel as much as possible to their schedule to offset trips to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, etc.
Don’t give them what they want.
FTD
Bohemia?
I was there last month.
Good beer.
While I emotionally agree, Oregon State Women’s Basketball is a solid program, with a great coach, culture and history of success. If we are to maintain that we need to play top tier schools. If the ducks want to play us, we should play them. And we as fans should not expect for that to be a loss. Saying that in any sport is defeatism, but in women’s basketball and baseball it could easily become a self fulfilling prophecy.
In football and men’s basketball I understand the stance that we should not play them as a punching bag, but in the sports that we have excelled we should approach those as good games that keep us from having to travel.
Couldn’t care less if we can or cannot beat Oregon. By agreeing to play them OSU has already lost.
You can find other teams to play. I’ll never watch such a game and frankly playing Oregon makes me less likely to watch any of their games.
Oregon State can build quality schedules without helping Oregon whitewash what they did.
My sentiments word for word…great writing here Youngorst!
Wealthy donor Booth kicking down for Kansas football:
“Of that $300 million, $75 million will go toward launching the second phase of a $448 million overhaul of the Jayhawks’ football stadium and the abutting Gateway District, a multi-use development planned next to the stadium that includes a new hotel, retail and restaurant spaces, student housing, parking and an outdoor event plaza. The remainder of that total will, according to the university, “generate a stream of income that will strengthen Kansas Athletics across generations.”
Sounds like the development model for new NFL and MLB facilities…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/big12/2025/08/13/kansas-david-booth-300-million-gift-football-stadium/85640556007/
Sounds like a terrible injury to a key player just happened at practice, not sure who yet.
Luck o da beavs
It’s Clemons :(
Knee
Prineville kid just moved up one space. Poor Clemons can’t catch a break
So sad for Clemons. He was in a prime position to really be a team leader on the field. Hopefully, the young guys will be able to make up for him being out all season. Just too bad.
LODB, Lucy or Peppermint Patty strikes again.
Source for that information because nothing has been reported so far?
I tried the googles this morning and the only link that showed up was a facebook thread with “Hearing Darius Clemons had a bad knee injury at practice today. No BS”
:^/
Hmm?
I’m sure Bray will address it on Saturday.
Bazzana thrown right into the lead off spot after being promoted to AAA. Theree BB’s in his debut.
Havent been looking at social media much lately but just saw some fans are callimg for the OSU/WSU rivalry game to be dubbed the Milf Cup (cause Beavers and Cougars)
I kindof like it
I mean… I can think of a few cup/trophy designs…
Here’s a pretty tame one
https://x.com/JoeInOregon87/status/1955331363944739290?t=jVdWuWs5Aii1IQJKQOVR6g&s=19
What happens if they split the two games? Camel toe?
That taint gonna happen
Out of town for the Cal game…Anyone interested in a pair section 121 seats?
tempting, how much?
If you want them, and you plan to go, free
Damn, my wife booked an overnight in Astoria the same day. Appreciate the generous offer. I’m sure somebody else here will jump on it
I’ll take em.
Please
Sorry, sweaty, some friends took them about 5 last night.
We usually get some freebies from the AD for at least one game, happy to send you tix for another game if/when something else comes up.
Sorry dude
Easy come easy go…
Sounds like Clemons was in a boot at the scrimmage today, so not a knee as previously rumored.
Perhaps we can hope and pray for a high ankle sprain and a return later in the season?
https://x.com/Ryan_Harlan7/status/1956857684919193785
Bray’s on record saying he lets the players discuss their own health issues. Probably smart, considering HIPPA exists. He will give updates on availability, as a game approaches. But he only speaks on a one week time line.
Looks like Makiya Tongue was walking with a bad limp too :(
We’rlve reached that point in camp where we wish our players were wrapped in bubble wrap
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh didn’t have much to say a day after the NCAA announced Michigan’s sign-steal punishment.
Following the Chargers’ preseason matchup with the Los Angeles Rams, Harbaugh was asked about the punishment and his reaction. He declined to entertain the questions.
“Like I said to you last year, not engaging. Not engaging,” he said.
The NCAA fined Michigan $50,000, in addition to 10% of the football program’s budget, handed Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore a two-year show cause order and suspended him the first game of the 2026 season, and put Michigan on four years probation, the NCAA announced on Aug. 15.
The fine for the Wolverines also includes a sum equivalent to the anticipated loss of all postseason competition revenue sharing from the 2025 and 2026 seasons, as well as 10% of the cost of scholarships awarded in the football program during the 2025-26 academic year. According to ESPN, the total from all of the fines is expected to exceed $20 million.”
So the NCAA decides to just take a cut of the winnings?
Caroll left for the pros when the penalties kick in…Chip Kelly too, then Harbaugh….
Cite: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/08/16/jim-harbaugh-reacts-michigan-ncaa-punishment/85677069007/?tbref=hp
Man, listening to Gunderson’s interview after the scrimmage does not give you much confidence. He mentioned his wife gets on him for being a glass is half empty type of guy. Would be curious what his observations would be on Mahomes and the Chiefs offense.???
I noticed he said a lot of it “didn’t look like football,” lotsa procedural errors on offense, but lotsa starters didn’t even dress and play, mainly 2s and 3s out there.
He is plying possum and letting Cal get overconfident through media coverage. Just wait until he unleashes the double qb quadruple option package. No need for “real football” when you can just trust the guys to go full backyard ball mode.
Gundy needs to show a lot of improvement this year or he should probably move on. Time to find a D3 offensive maestro to bring to OSU.
Maybe simplify things. I don’t know.
Or maybe we should just let things play out and wait and reserve judgement. I’m not sure we will have a solid idea what this team will do this season until 2-3 games are under their belt.
If they take 5 games to figure it out they will be 0-5.
We know what they are going to be, a worse version on the
Mannion years as long as Langsdorf is around.
Who said anything about 5 games? I said 2-3 games.
Then they might be 0-3.
2+3 is 5, duh
Oh wait, or was it 2-3=-1 game
I’m so confused
Whoa reading into things a bit much here.
By all accounts, the Offense looks leaps and bounds ahead of where they were in camp last season.
This scrimmage was exclusively for younger guys to get reps and compete for a chance to sniff the 2-deep.
Maalik didn’t even dress, that’s how good they feel about where the starters are at.
If they can get enough production (and health) out of the OL/DL, this team can win 10 games.
I like your optimism Zen. I’m guessing you watched a scrimmage or practice or two? They need more size and speed.
Couple practices and some of the 1st scrimmage. They are way better.
Maalik is the real deal (and a genetic anomaly). He cost $1.5m for a reason.
Sucks losing Clemons, but Hankerson, Allah, Walker, Caufield, Reddicks, Freauff all studs on offense.
Loaded at RB, Crosby the 5th yr SR from LATech and Hatcher have both looked great as well. Reichle moved to FB.
I don’t think it’s really comparable to what the O looked like with McCoy and then BG once the team was decimated.
Bray isn’t exaggerating when he’s says the LB’s are as good or better than what he had on 2022.
It will come down to the guys up front, but they are back to playing Bray style D with Nikko and NEB transfer Kai Wallin coming off the edge. Foster and RS SR USC Transfer Davis at ILB both look great.
It will come down production and health on the OL and DL.
Thanks Zen! Totally agree about line play. A little worried about the o-line.
Any word on how Durant is doing at WR?
Durant looks good. He hasn’t made as many plays as Freauff in camp, but still solid and looking to be in the rotation in the slot behind Reddicks probably?
Freauff looks really good and growing up before our eyes, we haven’t had a receiver with a frame like him able to body defenders out of the play since Hodgins. For a young kid who hasn’t played football but for a few years, at Crook County no less, he has really intuitive sense for the game and body control (see tiny clip below at :28). I’m really excited to see what he can do, and he’s still so young.
https://x.com/BeaverFootball/status/1955450437278240791
I noticed in a few different articles there is mention that the run blocking is looking like a strength at times, that’s encouraging. Voltin also sounds like he’s getting back into a groove after being out last year with injury(ies).
Thanks for updates!
It was 2nd and 3rd string playing, relax pal
Then they might be 0-3.
They might be 3-0 too. Who knows at this point so the point is let’s at least give them a few games to get settled in. It is not like they have a wealth of experience players returning on both sides of the ball.. let’s not bail on them before they even play game 1.
No need to be so touchy about comments posted.
It is possible to be hopeful for an 11-1 season, and have real reservations about Gundy and OSUs offense based on last year, and Lansdorfs presence.
We could see a flurry of downfield plays ending drives consistently or leading to big play touchdowns.
We all know the frustration of relying on the deep ball at the expense of running the ball.
I don’t expect Cav to have an elite oline. I don’t expect the offense to be run heavy and I don’t expect MM to have enough time for a deep route to develop. My expectations are tempered by too many years of Riley promising stuff in the preseason but always the same “finding the identity “ nonsense for the 2-3 start every year.
They should be favored in 10/12 games and I think they could win all of them if MM and the lines play B+ or better.
Call it Riley ptsd due to his old coaches haunting Truax again.
Me too!!
It sounds like you have Riley Derangement Syndrome. Chuckle chuckle
Is that you espnsux?
I’d venture a guess that any of us who lived through the Riley 2.0 era know what to expect when his old coaches begin roaming around Truax again…
Are you trying to say that Riley didn’t have predictably bad starts each year based on lack of “team identity”?
Are you saying he didn’t lean on the lack of identity as the excuse each year for the predictably slow start?
There is no Riley Derangement Syndrome in the facts. You may have a differing view of how those years went, but it was a yearly frustration to start 0-2, 1-2, 2-3, 2-4 etc until they figured stuff out and finished at 7-5 to get to the bottom bowl game. Riley wasted a ton of talent at OSU on 7-5 type seasons. Nice guy and all, sure, but frustrating tendencies nonetheless.
Riley was great for the program until he got lazy in his last 3-4 years before jumping ship.
I didn’t get your first question?
“The Beavers wrestling team now boasts a world champion.
On Monday morning, Oregon State incoming redshirt sophomore Justin Rademacher bested Magomedgadzhi Magomedov 4-1 for the 97 kilogram title at the U20 United World Wrestling Championship in Samokov, Bulgaria.
Rademacher is now a two-time medalist at the U20 world championships. In 2024, Rademacher finished with a bronze medal at the U20 Worlds while also competing at 97 kilograms.”
More at:
https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2025/08/oregon-state-wrestler-former-west-linn-standout-wins-u20-world-championship.html
“Two weeks before its 2025 season opener, Texas Tech football has lost a player who was expected to be one of its top offensive players.
Red Raiders sophomore running back Quintaelyn “Quinten” Joyner, a USC transfer, will miss the season due to a knee injury he suffered on Aug. 16 during the team’s second preseason scrimmage…
…
Last season at USC, Joyner rushed for 478 yards and three touchdowns while averaging 7.6 yards per carry.
…
While he’s sidelined, the No. 24 Red Raiders will turn to sophomores J’Koby Williams and Cameron Dickey. Last season, Williams and Dickey each had 41 carries, with Williams rushing for 236 yards and two touchdowns and Dickey running for 225 yards and one touchdown. Williams rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on just 15 carries in the team’s Liberty Bowl loss to Arkansas.
…
An Austin, Texas native, Joyner was a part of a 22-player Texas Tech transfer class that 247Sports ranked second among all FBS programs, behind only LSU. Joyner was one of 13 players in the class rated as a four-star transfer.
The Red Raiders have enjoyed a sharp rise in spending on name, image and likeness deals for athletes in recent years, buoyed largely by mega-donors Cody Campbell and John Sellers, the co-founders of the school’s Matador Club collective.
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In all, Red Raiders athletes will reportedly earn a combined $55 million during the 2025-26 academic year.
Texas Tech opens its 2025 season on August 30 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Though the league didn’t conduct an official preseason poll, the Red Raiders are widely viewed as one of the favorites to win the Big 12 and earn an automatic berth to the College Football Playoff.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/08/18/quinten-joyner-injury-update-texas-tech-knee-football-red-raiders/85717275007/?tbref=hp
Not sure if this was already posted, but here’s a nice piece about Eddie Freauff and his background.
https://portlandtribune.com/2025/08/15/oregon-state-wr-eddie-freauff-2025/
Great article, makes you excited to root for the kid. Maybe he is loyal to OSU when he gets a lot of NIL offers…
“Oregon State — in the midst of former head coach Jonathan Smith’s departure and current head man Trent Bray’s introduction — honored their scholarship offer to the Prineville wide out. “With Oregon State, the process has been amazing,” his dad said. “With Eddie’s shoulder and the coaching turnover, like, we didn’t know what was going to happen there. You get injured and don’t play your senior year, they offered him, but you don’t know if that will stick until you sign it. But Oregon State stuck with him, which was amazing and we’re very thankful for that.”
Cool that OSU did that and that the family appreciates it…
“I think I’m on the right path,” he said. “I’ve got to keep my head down and keep working. The moment I get a big head, that’s when (things) go downhill. I think I’m on a good track, so I’m going to keep going.” His real answer to the loaded question is a deeper one. One that goes all the way back to Prineville, his parents, Uganda and a deep-seated yearning to make himself successful. “The chances of any of what’s happened to me happening are so low,” Freauff said. “I just want to be great. This is a good opportunity, not many people get this. I just want to make my parents proud, because they put a lot into me. I can’t waste this opportunity. Like, it hurts me to think about coming here and just wasting it and not playing.”
What a kid. It’s going to be a pleasure to root for him. He’ll need to adjust to the talent level, but I suspect he’ll challenge the schedule’s better DBs and light up a few of the softer teams a few times…
Read more at: https://portlandtribune.com/2025/08/15/oregon-state-wr-eddie-freauff-2025/
Couple of interesting things I’ve read lately. Former OSU CB Jermond McCoy (Tennessee) is mocked as a top 10 pick in next year’s draft. Mike Riley passed on offering Joe Burrow a scholarship at Nebraska even though his father and two brothers had played there. You just never know how these guys are going to turn out.
I think McCoy flashed a lot of potential early, OSU just didn’t have the NIL$ or conference certainty he was looking for….I think McCoy he damn near picked off Penix at Reser….one of the potential swing plays in a 2 point loss.
That games was a year before McCoy. Pretty sure it was Cooper Jr that had the near pick. Was on the opposite side of the field and remember thinking how close that was. Would have been a much different game with that pick 6.
That was at UW, an almost sure pick 6 in a 3 point loss…I’m talking at Reser in the driving, heavy rain…
My bad, I completely read over the at Reser part. Honestly don’t remember McCoy having a near pick of Penix.
USA Today Presean All Americans….
CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
McCoy (team-best 13 passes defended) is a true stopper on the outside who was outstanding in his first year in the SEC.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/08/20/college-football-all-american-team-preseason/85725131007/
USA Today Preseason All Americans….
CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
McCoy (team-best 13 passes defended) is a true stopper on the outside who was outstanding in his first year in the SEC.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/08/20/college-football-all-american-team-preseason/85725131007/
Jade Carey returning as an assistant coach at Oregon State. What a legend.
Wow, that is surprising, but great! She must really love the program.
Does anyone know when the Joe Beaver show will start up on KEJO radio? I really enjoy Parker and he has good information and guests. I tried today but it wasnt on.
Thanks
They usually come back the Monday before football season starts. I heard that they were planning for only an hour show this year instead of a 2 hr show.
FYI, multi year association with Blueprint Sports announcement:
https://osubeavers.com/news/2025/8/20/general-oregon-state-taps-blueprint-sports-to-power-in-house-nil-agency-through-multi-year-partnership?utm_medium=email&elq_cid=262663&RSRC=Email&RDAT=1259&ehash=4073d979ee9802cd82a05f2c3dcff164838571f85f446c215f66ee9d76ae2f7b&aid=16056&pid=oregonst_email_eloqua_eloqua&rid=1259
Hmmm…..a better way to manage OSU’s small NIL bag?
Ryan Clarke at OLive has OSU at 6 (worst case) to 10 (best case) wins this season, with TT and UO as losses.
OSU currently favored by 3 over Cal…
Cal just named their starting QB, a Fr from Hawaii, that sounds like v2.0 Tua-Tagonailoa.
Tua-Tagovailoa
But not surrounded by the talent at Alabama
I’m curious how true freshmen typically do in their first games as a starter against power conference teams. Definitely sounds like it would be a challenging first few series at least. Especially since our defense will look nothing like it did last year.
Dallas Baptist joining the Pac-12 for baseball.
They are D2 in the Lone Star Conference (same conference Western Oregon plays football in) but have invested heavily in baseball as their premier sport, been a D1 affiliate in CUSA since leaving Missouri Valley in 2023.
They’ve been in the NCAAT 11 years in a row with 5 conference championships. Super regional appearance in 2021.
Big boost to Pac-12 baseball.
That’s a great addition as DB has been in the post season often the last several years.
https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1958295972582494236?t=JAkNSrjCitSkSIMTXpCKsw&s=19
Coach Dan Heefner is entering his 19th season, boasting a career record of 693-344-1 — a .668 win percentage, 9th among active Division I coaches. The program has produced 81 MLB draft picks during his tenure, including 31 in the first 10 rounds.
They knocked the Beavs out of the Ft. Worth Regional in ’21 and have a 4-3 record against the Beavers overall.
Was that the year they tried to dry out the field with a helicopter?
Yeah
Pretty sure that was dallas regional in 2015
Great addition and gives me some hope for adding a few other strong baseball programs.
Need to add a few patsies, otherwise every series will be a dogfight amd the conference will eat itself.
Only the SEC can get away with that
Have you seen the RPI’s for the incoming MWC teams? It’s a conference mostly comprised of patsies.
Good point, just saw the Pac12 post a graphic showing the new Pac12 is 5th overall in RPI(with CUSA only a half point behind)
Didn’t realize how much the rest of thr conference is going to be dragging OSU down.
https://x.com/pac12/status/1958570986728824854?t=t5_S7d-_kuB8YsLJhQZt0g&s=19
Hahaha!!!!
But now they’ll get to be patsies for us and DBU, which will instantly raise their RPIs considerably.
I wish I was kidding.
Yes, great addition!
Hearing/reading very optimistic appraisals of OSU’s D, including the edges likely being a real threat. ILB play well regarded, secondary sound as well.
I think Bray is a very good d-coordinator. I think he simplifies things that allow the guys to fly around. Still have to have beef up front and athletes.
Bingo, his track record of developing top tier LB is huge. I am excited to see him calling again, he’s much more aggressive with blitzes, and keeps the pressure on offenses. He ain’t a Banker who’s calls a bend and break defense.
Makiya Tongue goes down with another season ending knee injury requiring surgery and is finally forced to retire.
Was in the mix to start/contribute on the 2-deep at ILB after battling back for 2 years.
Hate it for the guy, what a battle.
God that sucks. Poor guy. Same knee?
Is there a concern with the surfaces on the practice field and/or Reser?
I actually wish they’d do real grass in Reser…
You’d think being in the grass seed capital of ghe world, they’d have some cross marketing opportunities too.
I heard it can rain a lot.
Always enjoy your understatements, deadpan….
Being a good region for growing grass seed and being a good region for grass sports fields are two different things.
Canzano reporting that the CW is going to be announced as the 2nd tier Pac12 media partner soon, after CBS was already announced earlier in the Summer.
Not a huge surprise, but a welcome one in that we’ll have easy access to games over the air and get to avoid additional subscriptions outside of Paramount.
*Paywalled link but has some info available for free*
https://www.johncanzano.com/p/canzano-the-cw-lined-up-for-new-world
And CW had great coverage so I’m not super upset unless the money is trash
Hopefully Bend gets HD since it’s 2025
That’s up to KTVZ unfortunately
I’ve heard there’s a free stream of the Bay Area tv stations, including the CW, run by Stanford on their .edu platform.
I haven’t tried it, and I hear it can be spotty. But maybe that’s dependent on what kind of internet service one has and the capacity on that network.
If so they need to release the CW sports tshirts that the broadcasters wear because they are orange and black and it’s just funny that CW sports is a thing. The broadcast was well above my expectations though.
Why isn’t Gonzaga baseball coming over to the Pac?
That’s a good question as it would make a lot of sense given they joined for basketball.
Gonzaga is an full (all sports) member of the Pac-12, not an affiliate Basketball only member.
So they’ll be in the conference for all of their sports that the Pac-12 sponsors, including baseball.
They just don’t sponsor Football.
There are currently 7 Pac-12 Baseball schools: OSU, WSU, FSU, SDSU, TXST, Gonzaga, and DBU.
My bad, I saw the bulldog logo and thought it was for Fresno State, not realizimg they had a bulldog logo on the screen too
Does that seem to indicate a strategy of adding single sport teams to the conference? For example:
St Mary’s and Wichita St for men’s Basketball
Cal St Fullerton, UC Irvine also for Baseball
Hawaii, UCONN, or NDSU for football
They are definitely going to try to piece together some affiliate members, but the options are limited.
– St Mary’s as Basketball only would be good, the issue is that they are full members of the WCC, which already sponsors Basketball. Like Gonzaga, they could move as full members, but there’s a lot more too that and they’d cost a lot more. They’d probably have to add sports and they only have 3000 students.
Baseball
– The Big West schools (Fullerton, UCI, CalPoly, San Diego) are in the same boat, they can’t as easily affiliate out of conference for Baseball because they are full members of the Big West and the Big West sponsors Baseball. But if there was a way to get at least one of them that would be ideal.
Football
– Hawaii is going to be a full member of the MWC, instead of Big West with Football only in MWC.
– UCONN is independent and obviously the top choice, I think at one point they talked but UCONN decided against it.
– NDSU as football only, that’d be interesting… but unlikely.
There just aren’t enough schools on the west coast that add value.
I’m sure they would take one of the Texas AAC schools like Rice, UTSA, or UNT to pair with TXST, but the issue is the AAC buyout and the cost-prohibitive travel when the Pac-12 media rights isn’t going to bring an exponential pay raise.
Memphis, Tulane, UTSA, and USF would have been the perfect “best of the rest” conference. The problem is that a coast-to-coast conference like that has to bring in $20m per school to make it worth it, and with ESPN/FOX consolidating all the best brands into the P4, they don’t need the inventory any more, so the money isn’t there.
But I don’t think the Pac-12 is going to take on members just to make it easier to schedule, or they would have already added NMSU or Louisiana Lafayette to go along with TXST.
The other issue is the lawsuits with the MWC, everything is in slow-motion or on-hold because of the litigation. It’s more difficult to finalize the TV contracts, and the Pac-12 can’t start the process of attempting to regain A5 (Power) status until everything is wholly resolved.
There’s also the remote possibility that the litigation goes badly enough for MWC that those schools become available again.
I think they’ll be patient and let all of that stuff play out even if they have to get creative with only 8 football playing schools for a year or two.
Ugh!
All Olympic sports must play in the same conference their hoops team plays in, unless that conference doesn’t sponsor the sport.
OSU men’s soccer defeats UCSB 3-0, huskies coming to town Sunday…
Beavs added JUCO kicker from American River College Cameron Smith to roster…..7/10 FGs last year, long of 47, 29/31 PATs, one blocked. Originally offered by Linfield and Lewis & Clark out of HS.
BIG12 appears to be moving from ESPN over to Warner (TNT/TRU/HBOMax and…..Bleacher Report??)
Fans don’t seem very happy because it likely means a couple different subscriptions to add. Plus is Bleacher Report even a network? It can’t be good if it is.
Meanwhile Pac12 fans just need an antenna and a relatively cheap Paramount plus subscription.
https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/tnt-sports-debut-expansive-programming-lineup-inaugural-season-big-12-football-across?language_content_entity=en
This is just a sublease agreement ESPN is giving TNT to make the TNT lawsuit over the NBA negotiations go away.
The Big XIIIIII isn’t getting any extra money for it. They are just getting spread out to more channels. They should be happy, because the lesser ESPN channels suck sheep eggs.
From what I read live college football is not on Paramount+, at least as far as CBSSN. To get CBSSN online is at least $90 per month on the available plans I could find. The broadcast games on CBS may be on Paramount+. But a lot of games are with Mountain West.
I’ve read that Cal’s defense is supposed to be even better than last year’s defense, and we all witnessed first hand the taken behind the woodshed last year performance. .I don’t think we know what to expect from their offense bc they lost a lot of production from the RB and QB…My guess is the Fr Hawaiian QB who they’re saying is the best QB recruit at Cal in the last 12 years will be fast and elusive but don’t know anything else about their offense
If the beavers offense is productive vs what appears to be a very solid Cal defense, that would be a very positive sign for this season. So I think this first game will say a lot about Murphy’s skill set and the beavers offense and could set the tone for the rest of the season. We will see very soon.
That’s surprising to hear about their D. I thought they lost a lot of players to transfers.
Ott was a big loss on their offense.
I don’t know other than what I’ve read. I know they lost a lot to the portal but don’t know how many of those were impact players.
https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-2025-season-preview-825
In this write up this guy believes the front 7 will be the strength of the defense with the secondary the big question mark. One guys opinion but I do remember Cal having good players at LB.
QB Maalik Murphy, RB Hankerson, WR Walker, OLB Taylor and S Skyler Thomas voted team captains….
Team captains are fine, but we need the guys on both lines to be the team leaders and not passive in either group.
Murphy has a lot of upside and could be a revelation after watching DJ and BG struggle along. Or he could struggle just as much without the elite o-lines that the other guys enjoyed and squandered to some degree. I think a lot of pressure is on Coach Cav to deliver an above average o-line that can compete early in the season with Cal, Oregon, Texas Tech and Wake Forest etc.
I figure Bray will at least know how to compete if the d-line struggles to make stops, but there is no answer if the o-line can’t run block or pass block..
Has there been any info of how T’Andre Waverly has been doing at practices? He was fairly highly-touted coming out of high school and was a pretty big pick up for the Beavs when he signed.
Haven’t read anything about him but the TE room is stacked with Caufield, Williams, and Bowers. Hopefully he sticks around.
Iowa State is very good solid program. That coach had done an outstanding job. Surprised he hasn’t been poached. I think BeaverGopher will concur.
Many programs have tried to poach him and he has been steady. He is from the football capitol of Ohio: Massilon, Ohio. At this point, I doubt he leaves for anything but a $100 million contract to coach Ohio State.
Did he attend Ohio State? Wasn’t Notre Dame or some Big 10 school interested in him? He’s built a solid program their at ISU.
The guy is a proven winner and has been a part of great programs. Played on 3 Div 3 national championship teams at Mount Union, 2 time all american, turned down Urban Meyer offer to join OSU staff, turned down New England Patriots early in his coaching career too. He has a crazy bio and just wins…
I have a question. Are we supposed to be angry because the beavers won’t be very good, or are we supposed to be angry because the beavers will be better than some think? It is out of my control so I have a hard time being angry in either case.
Yes
I would be tickled to death if they exceeded our expectations. I am cautiously optimistic. ;o)
Good question, it used to be so simple to be angry when Riley was around!
I think the general sentiment is just anger at the state of college football
I for one didn’t get angry until Anderpants brought his visor into town.
Steve Spurrier is the only coach allowed to wear a visor on the sidelines. Everyone else is automatically JV.
Idaho St leading UNLV close to half time. The mighty MWC is struggling in week 0.
Stanford gets a FG on their opening drive. I thought Gulbranson looked ok. Threw a couple of wobblers behind his receiver. Drive stalled out inside the 20.
Stanford losing 14-13 at halftime. BG with a GA-era stat line currently sitting at 2.8 yards per attempt.
A couple of minutes into the 3rd and BG has thrown for all of 47 yards. Hawaii’s starting QB out with an injury.
Nice, smart kid. Terrible passer…still.
He should have transferred to a smaller division school as he is at best an FCS QB.
I don’t think his primary reason to attend Stanford is football.
15/30, 109 yards, 1 INT. Hope the best for the guy, but he’s going to have to do a lot better than that. Stanford lose a lot of OLine and/or receiver talent to transfers?
They were bad last year, too.
They must not have donors willing to pay the NIL bill. That or they’re spending all their money making up for the money they aren’t getting from the ACC media deal.
The lack of ACC money doesn’t matter to Stanford – at all.
That’s what we keep hearing, but it’s pretty obvious from their roster that’s not the case. There’s only so much donor money available.
Their donors stepped up and endowed some 300+ scholarships for the 500 or so athletes who receive full or partial ships.
I think these are the types who think that’s enough, and the kids who get them should learn (or already know) that should be enough.
Agree, it is enough particularly at an institution like Stanford. Unfortunately that’s not the world we live in anymore.
Gulbranson always seemed to be raved about in practice reports but can never seem to translate it to in game performances. Can’t seem to consistently complete downfield passes
I read a post-game article that mentioned a six-year senior threw an ill-timed interception (BG) and a seventh-year lineman got a stupid penalty. Both had a hand in costing Stanford the game. In what I watched yesterday, BG’s days are numbered as the starter.
He can hand the ball off with the best of them though
But his accuracy on the deep handoff is questionable.
Did we “push” BG out or did he decide to leave on his own? Hopefully he saw the much better QB talent around and saw the writing on the wall. Good sign for the Beavs.
Don’t think he was “pushed out” at all no, but they paid $1.5m to bring in Maalik. Probably gave him the option to be the backup but Stanford needed a QB and he could academically qualify, don’t blame him one bit. He’s a great beav and did everything asked of him just wasn’t the answer at QB and they needed to go get someone like Maalik to keep the team competitive.
I thought he was out of eligibility at OSU, but had an extra year due to the grad transfer rules? Or did those rules change?
6th Year RS-SR because of the covid year.
Phil Steele has the Beavs as one of the most improved teams in the country….
OLive predicts the Beavs over Cal 27-17…
I suspect a late game on Memorial Day weekend will likely have a sparse crowd? Students aren’t back, many people vacationing….
Sen. Maria Cantwell, Wash., the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, on Monday, Aug. 25 sent a letter to NCAA Division I school chief executive officers and governing boards to “express my deep concerns” about a Republican-authored college-sports bill that has passed two House of Representatives committees and is set for a floor vote that could occur in September.
“Cantwell wrote in her letter that the bill “will incentivize a Power 2 conference system that will create inequities for other conferences and leave behind small to mid-sized schools,” and that she wants to “work with you” to find alternatives and that she is inviting these school officials “to provide input on legislation that will protect the college athletics system and its athletes and set up universities and their programs to thrive in the future.”
…
“We do not need a federal law that would entrench the advantages the biggest conferences already have … ” Cantwell wrote.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2025/08/25/ncaa-college-sports-bill-maria-cantwell-letter/85810971007/
Consistent with GOP and Maga policies where the rich get richer and the poor get scraps. College sports are just a microcosm of what’s going on in the US political landscape as both are corrupt to the core all driven by greed and power!
Yep. Nailed it. Colleges have long been the vanguard of GOP politics. I mean, they love Trump on campus!
Sad but true.
OSU releases depth chart. Probably the unit of most interest is the offensive line:
LT
Jacob Strand
Noah THomas
LG
Ryan Berger
Keyon Cox
C
Van Wells
Zander Esty
RG
Nathan Elu
Will Larkins
RT
Tyler Morano
Josiah Timoteo
WR rotation looks like this after Clemons injury:
WR
Trent Walker
Malachi Durant
WR
Taz Reddicks
Karson Boschma
WR
David Wells Jr.
Eddie Freauff
A few minor “surprises:” Singleton is #2 at nickleback (is he recovering from injury?), Jaheim Patterson #2 at a Safety spot…will play a bunch anyway.
Television: ESPN
Play-By-Play: Dave Flemming
Analyst: Brock Osweiler
Sideline: Stormy Buonantony
I was expecting Timoteo or at least one of the transfers to start. Kind of interesting that isn’t the case.
Beavers 21-17…….
Five OL thru the portal this year and not one can start, that’s very discouraging.
Yeah, considering Timoteo has more starting experience than most of the line, I thought he’d be a starter.
His PFF ratings were marginal at Nevada. Morano has done pretty well in his playing time here so I don’t think that’s a major concern. Tackles should be okay. Both guys have some starting experience. Guards are the big question marks for me.
A true frosh 2nd string at LT? That spells doom…
Maybe we wait until we see them play first?
Don’t try to make me be rational.
Hahaha!!! Unless he plays for Ohio State or Alabama or some other blue blood that don’t recruit – they select.
Darrius Clemons injury officially announced as ruptured achilles, done for the year.
https://x.com/Ryan_Harlan7/status/1960100191476052221
Hate it for the guy so much, can’t catch a break with the injury bug.
That’s horrible news!
Even with the potential shortcomings of the OLine (injury plagued, less than ideal time practicing together) I am really going to look forward to this season. Cavanaugh has said “we have a big time QB and need to protect him,” plus the run blocking has drawn praise and results.
The D will be aggressive and surprise people.
Murphy is the real thing at QB, with the physical tools and “charisma” and leadership (which has been lacking at QB). And he brings a joy for the game that DJU did not and is increasingly lacking in professional college football. Sure he had 12 INTs last season, but that was his first full season as a starter.
Gabbari Johnson is an interesting compliment to Murphy, with a team mindset.
The team has made a self-motivated, explicit effort to get to know each other and be a “team” because that spirit is decreasing in the NIL era.
Hankerson will reliably work hard every game and produce, and be fun to watch. The RB position is deep.
The TEs can block, and have potential in the passing game due to size , scheme, and Murphy.
Freauff.
Bray won’t bail on his club like Smith did. He MAY leave someday soon for a D coordinator-only job, but he won’t bail mentally and in terms of commitment before the season is over.
I suggest enjoying this team and season, even in the shitstorm of NIL and the NCAA.
I’m thinking Houston at Reser is an attractive game with students on campus, and a night game.
Go Beavers!
Good points, and a good way to look at things.
OTOH, Vegas moves Beavs to just 1.5 pt favorites vs 3.0 just a couple days ago……Beav fans not attracted by the full 3 ?
Go Beavs!
Beavs fans not attracted to sports gambling in Oregon, since it’s illegal.
But that 1.5 will bring ’em out to the tribal casinos?
Anyone selling tickets for Saturday?
Tickpick has a $10 off coupon for people who are first time buyers. Use this link.
Also, lowest ticket is $24(with fees) which is pretty damn cheap for a “Pac12” matchup.
https://www.tickpick.com/r/52c2ab48-d960-4a13-a002-a26ca7b0e2f7?utm_source=tpreferral&utm_medium=52c2ab48-d960-4a13-a002-a26ca7b0e2f7&utm_campaign=signup
Thanks for the link. Looks like prices have gone up.
I’m surprised Wells is above Freauff on the depth chart given the relative lack of buzz around Wells and the buzz around Freauff.
Freauff makes a better feel good story for writers who don’t see all of each practice. They often talk about the big play, but not about knowing the offense, consistency and the little details.
Or the depth chart for game one honors the upperclassmen who have been here and stayed here but once the games begin, the handful of guys we have been hearing a lot about jump to first string like the lbs, safeties, new oline additions and Freauf at wr.
Wells and Reddicks have been here 3 years and still haven’t been very productive. It would be nice to see them both have great years though.
Walker, Taz, Clemons, Wells were all the clear starters all throughout camp.
Eddie showed out for a young guy ascending with freak athletic talent, but he’s still learning. He’s gonna play a ton, as well as Card.
Baseball, Yeskie, Caraway, Heimlich….differences between PAC and SEC….Eggers up with a piece you may enjoy.
https://www.kerryeggers.com/stories/how-is-it-to-win-a-second-college-world-series-ring-great-says-nate
I met Kellen Oakes father last weekend at an event. Very nice guy and I asked him specifically how the kid like playing for Dorman as their PC and he told me the kids liked him a lot.
My biggest concern on the depth chart outside of OL is Trent “Lightning” Walker getting the nod at PR. Though maybe fair catching and maintaining possession is most important…
More generally, is special teams going to be “special” or “special?” Are kickers consistent and reliable? Coverage units and open field tackling sound?
Really no media coverage indicates ST quality(?).
I like Winsor as the punter. He did well in the Sun Bowl and has a good background from HS.
Kicker scares me a bit. You never really know what you’re going to get there so we’ll see.
Just listened to a podcast review in California and the FR QB was originally a cal commit, changed to the ducks and then back to cal as a 5* recruit. He complete in several elite QB camps and according to Dirt and Sprague, he was clearly the best QB in those camps. I do know that D&S are huge duck honks so they’re not going to say a lot of great things about OSU. They were less than complimentary about MM bc of his 12 pics last season and completion % but failed to talk about him leading Duke to one of their most successful years while passing for nearly 3000 yards. I guess we will see come Saturday night although I bought concert tix 3-4 months ago to see Christopher Cross, Toto and men at work on guess what date. So unfortunately I will have to record it and watch the replay unless it is streamed and I don’t know that it is.
Sprague is a Beav. Definitely not a duck honk.
Although that is the station of duck broadcasts
My mistake bc every time I listen to them which isn’t often, they rarely have anything positive to say about the beavers, but both of them were raving about the Cal FR QB who has yet to play a single down in CFB.
He’s a true Beaver fan… any of us actually predicting a ton of wins and success? No, that’s how you can tell the ones that have been fans the longest
Interesting. Well, last year was Murphy’s first full year as the starter, so I don’t think 12 picks is terrible. I think Matt Moore once thought about 5 in a single game in his first full year starting at OSU, then had a fine second season.
Murphy tends to make decisions pretty quickly and throw quickly. If it’s a longer route and he’s throwing early, he appears to lead the receiver and throws a bit high sometimes and those seemed to be a source of many of his interceptions.
I wish they would teach him to throw it away if there’s nothing there, but I don’t see that in articles or interviews. I thought Russel Wilson was great at that in college. I also think throwing it away consistently may be a bit deflating for the opposing D rather than forcing a ball and giving them a chance to make a play…
As to CAL’s QB, he hasn’t faced a Bray D, so we’ll see. I know Caleb Williams had his worst game as a Trojan against Bray, and I think Penix his worst Husky games too. Also, look at CAL’s QB pick count at season’s end. If he’s in single digits, good on him.
I agree that 12 isn’t as bad as they made it sound. Other than that, I don’t know much about MM although I’ve seen some video when he was at Duke. I just hope he doesn’t turn out to be another DJU.
I know nothing about the Cal FR QB other than Hawaii has produced some good ones.
From stats and video he reminds me a lot of Derek Anderson. Good and bad. DA was more good than bad so that’s encouraging.
12 is a lot for a game manager. 12 for a guy that slings it all over and gets you a lot of extra points with their arm is understandable
CB transfer Crandall from WV confirms he broke his foot the first week of fall camp, out most of season. He was expected to be in the rotation.
Great, just another bad break for the beavers before the season has even started.
Notice he’s not listed on the 2 deep piece in the big zero.
Beavers baseball gets new commit from Chase Austin, #1 ranked OF in Oregon from Beaverton, class of 2027. Premature predictions concerning beavers baseball downfall appear to be unfounded.
Per the big zero, Chase had a dozen stolen bases in the spring and added another dozen in summer ball. Maybe not a big deal given the competition, but I’d sure rather see a couple dozen vs nothing worth mentioning in that category.
Anybody kmow what the “shocking” statement made by unlv’s AD was?
Canzano teases it but article is paywalled.
https://x.com/johncanzanobft/status/1960783277838754223?t=7JgZQXKdnTqrNxHU1SXp6Q&s=19
Do we care?
It might be something along the lines of their inability to fulfill the recent contract for Dan Mullen.
It sounds like the last 3 years salary are unaccounted for dollars as yet and they are likely hoping for a Big12 invite to make it work.
My guess only, no info beyond a quick search.
He quotes a UNLV source that said something along the line of “no one in the UNLV alumni/booster group is happy with the current admin and it’s decision making” and implied lots of in-fighting and bad feelings internally, and many questioning the decision to turn down the Pac-12.
Basically, there is a leadership void with their prez having stepped down, so the Nevada Board of Regents is making all of the decisions with the interim president as their stand-in, and UNLV boosters that would prefer they just move to the P12 are pissed.
From his source, it’s seen as a big gamble to try and get short-term financial relief from the MW (their AD is operating at $27m deficit) but setting themselves up for failure long-term.
Perhaps no access to CFP because even if UNLV goes 12-0, is that enough to beat out the champion in the P12 or AAC for the 5th CFP spot?
Very limited media exposure as there is no Tier-1 “Power” inventory available, and P12 is going to take the best of the Tier-2 that is available.
If the MW was going to collect the entire ~$150m from the P12 via the exit/poaching fees, it could be marginally worth, but if the lawsuits play out in the most likely scenario, they’ll probably settle in the ~$60m range, which would only pay UNLV/AF ~$15m.
That isn’t even enough to cover Mullens contract $17m contract.
This might be the addition to Pac12 basketball as I posted below. I thought it was maybe Memphis but it sounds more like UNLV.. If it’s UNLV, that might be setting the stage to add them as #9 program for football. News on the lawsuit has been very quiet as the Sept court date approaches
Why would we want to be associated with that mess?
If they get their shit together, they’ll still be there a couple years down the road.
Canzano just rehashes an interview the UNLV AD gave rescently. Basically the AD was asked why he turned the PaC 12 down. He basically said they’re the pac 12 in name only. It doesn’t have the allure the old league had. Said UNLV will have another chance during the next round of realignment to move up. Presumably to a power conference. Said they have a great market just need to focus on being ranked every year.
I didn’t get what the big deal was. That’s mostly all true.
That said Canzano spent the rest of the article indicating why it was most likely a bad decision by UNLV, and driven by the promise of a big windfall of money from litigation. Canzano said wasn’t wrong either. Canzano did point out the MW isn’t what it used to be either. That was kinda funny. None of it was really new though.
Just saw on Behind Beavers Enemy Lines, big news forthcoming about another add to PAC12 basketball. So I’m curious if it’s going to be Memphis?
Not likely.
I’m still betting on Wichita State, for the 20th month in a row. They moved to the AAC to play most of the schools who left for the Big XIIIIII.
If not them, only Irvine makes any real sense, and they can’t be a travel partner with TXST. There’s a non-zero chance it’s St Louis, and even closer to zero is Creighton. I suppose UT Arlington is a possibility, but I highly doubt it.
How do the new schools set up as travel partners now?
BSU/OSU
WSU/Gonzaga
FSU/SDSU
CSU/USU
TSU/Wichita St
Sound about right? Does Wichita St have baseball?
They do. And they’re historically good.
Update as I think it is St Mary’s and that’s a nice addition but their basketball facility is pretty small and outdated but so is Gill. Still this is speculation so we will see.
How often does Gill sell out?
Is it really considered small?
Gill is outdated, but as far as capacity and overall size it is above average at 9,300, same as Duke’s.
Gill is a classic college hoops venue. The only outdated parts are the concourses, concessions, and bathrooms. And those can be fixed.
^^^ Spot on! ^^^
and maybe the climate control? It’s been awhile since I attended, but remember those seats up in the rafters getting pretty freaking hot when the gym was full.
Anyone think the CW deal was underwhelming? Between CBS and CW, maximum of 26 football games broadcast combined. So 2ish games per week.
Hoping there’s another partner waiting to be announced. Still a ton more football inventory to sell. Hope it’s not espn plus or something.
There are probably 2 more partners yet to come.
It sure is a different world from when I was a kid. Maybe, the Beavs would be on TV once a year! Darrell Aune’s voice did all the work back then. “Holy jumpin’ up and down Martha!”
I’d rather go down to a 4 pm game than have 6 different subscriptions and go to a 7:30 game just so all of the games can be televised.
Doesn’t look like this was mentioned here yet, but Pac12 Networks announced a partnership with “Lumen Technologies” where they are setting their platform up with a new centralized production facility which allows their entire network to be more nimble when it comes to setting up new broadcast locations. Essentially this new technology allows them to set up general camera infrastructure around a playing field within a couple of hours and no need to have on site production crews since their feeds are transmitted in near real-time speeds back to the central San Ramon production facility before it gets broadcast out to the end users.
It differs quite a bit from other networks where ESPN or FOX would need to completely set up their production facility out in trailers parked in the parking lot outside Reser and require more staff to be spread around to multiple sites for game days.
Neat deal!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSW_CIoecwA
Eggers, in a piece on the Cal game, casually mentions: “Keith Heyward, Oregon State’s defensive coordinator a year ago, is now defensive backs coach for the Bears.”
I didn’t know that.
https://www.kerryeggers.com/stories/beavers-hope-to-create-some-bad-news-for-bears
Chas Nimrod having a great game for USF. Boise State getting rolled.
Hope he can get enough NIL $ to pay for a name change….
They’re really not helping the power conference argument
At least SDSU is taking care of business vs…..Stoney Brook….
Power5! Power5!
Stoney Brook, is that a retirement home?!?
Yes, a senior community located in lovely Corvallis Oregon just off of country club Dr, actually, although can’t fathom why anyone wants to live in such a place
It’s where Shawn Heilbron went to be the AD.
Boise State looked awful!!! Some of the worst (attempt) at tackling I’ve seen in years! Looked slow with lack of effort. Lots of dropped passes after taking hits. No downfield passing game and poor quarterback play.
What little I saw of Nebraska looked unimpressive. Allegedly have the second coming of Mahomes at QB, still treated like a serious contender, still underwhelming….