It was a cool, crisp Friday morning for the first Oregon State football team workout of the day. There were a lot of plays run with good give and take with the offense and defense.
And yes, there are more injuries. The biggest one is to true freshman WR Markus Wheaton. He has been beat up pretty good with the day-to-day practice, but a groin pull took him out of his first workout. He’s also battling back pain and turf toe.
WR James Rodgers (knee) missed a second day. S Josh LaGrone (knee) was on crutches. C Alex Linnenkohl (knee) and WR Casey Kjos (back) returned to practice. TE Howard Croom (head) has been out for a week. DT Sioeli Nau sat out but for unknown reasons.
“It was a pretty good group of receivers watching practice today.” Riley said of Wheaton, Rodgers and Darrell Catchings. “But all those guys will be fine.”
No word on the QB Peter Lalich situation with him finding out if the NCAA will grant last season as his redshirt year or not.
There will be some sort of scrimmage Saturday afternoon. Coach Mike Riley said the key starters such as RB Jacquizz Rodgers, QB Sean Canfield will only get a few plays. Then the bulk of it will feature the younger players.
The OL is starting to settle into a regular two-deep. The first stringers are RT Mike Remmers, RG Gregg Peat, Linnenkohl, LG Grant Johnson, LT Michael Philipp. Johnson moved up, while Ryan Pohl slipped from LG to No. 2 C.
Practices remain more than 30 minutes shorter than usual in order to keep players healthy. The younger players get a lot of work at the end of the practice. The below photo is of Riley overseeing the 2012 team.
8 comments
NAgobeavs says:
Aug 21, 2009
Okay I'm starting to get very worried about the O-line.
mxpx5678 says:
Aug 21, 2009
Why be worried about the O-line? It sounds more like the younger guys are pushing the vets.
I am glad to see that it finally seems like we have depth in several spots for the next couple years.
aaron_ says:
Aug 22, 2009
It is kind of unsettling that a vet like pohl has lost his hold on the starting LG spot. Hey, Cliff has Pohl's play been that bad or has Johnsons play been that good?
ckirkpatrick says:
Aug 22, 2009
Pohl hasn't played badly, but Johnson has played well. It's obvious that Cavanaugh wants to find a spot of Johnson. He has been high on him, Remmers and Lamb, that big walk-on line class from three years ago.
aaron_ says:
Aug 22, 2009
How are Kansas and Nebraska ranked ahead of OSU in the AP Poll? This baffles me. Can you shed some light Cliff?
ckirkpatrick says:
Aug 22, 2009
It's just what the voters pick using last year, what they've known and what kind of media vibe they feel in their part of the country. The preseason poll is just a starting point anyway. It changes drastically the first two weeks anyway.
aaron_ says:
Aug 22, 2009
True it is just a starting point but where you start also helps where you finish. At least they right there. Go Beavers!
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