Joe Halahuni is making an impact.
The Oregon State football team was upbeat Sunday after Saturday’s win over Arizona. There were plenty of victory wings eaten at dinner.
Here’s my folo story in Monday’s GT.
RB Jovan Stevenson (concussion) didn’t show any symptoms Sunday, so he should be ready for Saturday’s game.
RB Malcolm Agnew (hamstring) hopes to make another comeback form his injury that has kept him out four games in five weeks.
“It’s a big week for Malcolm, and we’ll have to see where he’s at,” coach Mike Riley said. “And where Jovan fits as a starter, we’ll have to see. But I was impress with what he did (against Arizona).”
TE Colby Prince (knee contusion) and LB Cameron Collins (shoulder strain) should be back to practice this week and be ready for Saturday’s BYU game.
OG Josh Andrews (knee) will try to prep for Saturday’s game. What that does to the OL is unknown right now, Riley said. OG Grant Enger performed well enough to continue to play. Does he take Burke Ellis’ spot?
For those who wonder how tight a leash QB Sean Mannion has, I asked Riley if he ever thinks about sitting the freshman for veteran Ryan Katz after his two picks. Riley said that he wanted to see how Mannion responded to adversity and was impressed.
Riley wants his QB to work out of trouble. And Mannion finished the first half 20 of 25 after that pick on the first drive. That’s the kind of reaction Riley was looking for.
Here’s where OSU ranks in the Pac-12 after Saturday’s game:
Rush offense 10th (110.4 ypg)
Pass offense 7th (279.0 ypg)
Total offense 10th (390.2 ypg)
Scoring 12th (20.8 ppg)
Pass efficency 11 (154.4 rating)
Rush defense 6th (130.2 ypg)
Pass defense 8th (253.4 ypg)
Total defense 8th (383.6 ypg)
Scoring defense 9th (30.6 ppg)
Pass efficiency defense 11th (154.4)
10 comments
JackBeav says:
Oct 10, 2011
Remmers and Johnson are the obvious weak links in the o-line. When you have a C who pulls but can’t find which hole he needs to hit, instead tripping over an already blocked defender, then it might be time to find a new C. I won’t even bother mentioning inside blocking. Ellis is still servicable. He has always been decent with flashes of greatness in the run game. And as Kelly looks better, so does Ellis. But it’s rather sad that whoever fills in at LG is our best lineman by default.
aaron_ says:
Oct 10, 2011
Remmers will be gone next year and hopefully Daryl Jackson can step up and step in at that LT spot. Hopefully Cav moves Phillip to the inside at either OG spot. And we can have Josh Andrews play the other OG spot. And hopefully Roman Sapolu can jump in at C. Then Justin Addie or Issac Seumalo at the RT spot. I know that is a lot of what ifs/maybe/hopefully but seriously our O-line is not that far off from being a really good one. We have some real good young guys that will be coming up here soon. Now we jsut need a RB to run behind them. Agnew seems like he has potential but will always have that lingering hamstring issue. Ward could be good but has ball control issues. Stevenson is only a sophmore this year and he could be the guy to ride for the next couple of years. It is really too bad we were not able to land Giovanni Bernard, Yve’s little bro. Look at what that young man is doing at UNC, he is tearing it up. Anyways, our line looks to be bright in the next few years.
73GradMike says:
Oct 10, 2011
I just watched a replay of the UA game, so I have 3 new comments.
1. I undervalued the play of Sean Mannion. He may well be the best freshman QB in the nation. He is getting better every game, especially in seeing second and third receivers. His potential is “off the charts”.
2. Mike Stoops should get AT LEAST one flag a game for unsportsmanlike conduct. He totally abuses the refs.
3. I forgot to mention the great hits by Cam Collins and the yeoman work by Feti Unga in my prior posts. VERY NICE!
mike says:
Oct 10, 2011
Still way to low in those stats that you showed, but there are flashes of “wow” on this team. I can’t believe that we’re 1-4 with this schedule, but I hope these kids finish strong.
bbbeav says:
Oct 10, 2011
73gradmike-
you call mannion the best frosh qb in the game (maybe). who are you comparing him to? im just curious if you’ve even seen any other frosh d1 starters play? I think mannion can be a good cfb ball controll qb. that is his ceiling. he throws are really ugly ball and has small hands. i also rewatched the game and if he was throwing to the lead shoulder of the wr’s they would have had way more yards after the catch. our recieving corps is making him look good right now. hopefully he can become a more accurate passer so this offense can become explosive. dink and dunking is fine but we need more plays over 20 yards.
JackBeav says:
Oct 10, 2011
Your inability to evaluate QB’s aside, Mannion is playing at a higher level than all but one frosh QB this year. And that includes frosh getting time at Florida, Rutgers and tOSU. Even Brett Smith is having a decent year at Wyoming. But Chuckie Keeton is by far the best of the frosh class right now. Mannion has more upside, but Keeton sure makes anyone who took a pass on him look stupid.
OS_Beaver says:
Oct 10, 2011
The future is bright with Sean Mannion! Why I believe OSU is back!
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Beavergopher says:
Oct 10, 2011
Cliff, any word on how the three JC’s liked their visit? Some big boys that could help us out in the trenches.
Cliff Kirkpatrick says:
Oct 10, 2011
When I hear, I put it on the blog.
Beavergopher says:
Oct 10, 2011
Stoops got canned………….seroius fallout. Won’t miss the whining and sideline antics, but will miss the meltdowns.
MR had his number. Thanks for the win Mike Stoopy!