Cliff Kirkpatrick

Oregon State football coach Mike Riley completed his staff for the season Monday, bringing on former linebackers coach Robin Ross as a his offensive graduate assistant. For the full story with an interview with Ross, read my story in Tuesday’s GT here.

Ross left the Beavers after his one season in 2005 season to be the head coach at NCAA Division II Western Washington, but the school dropped the program in January.

That made him available to fill the hole Tim Euhus left. Euhus went to work selling medical supplies recently. Ross will be in the same role as Euhus, coaching the tight ends.

Ross can afford to be in the non-paid, but academic scholarship position because he is being paid under the contract from Western Washington

“He’s very good in our profession, and has a lot of experience,” Riley said. “He’s very good coach, good with players, a good guy and a good fit for our program.”

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