Practice changes
The Oregon State football team plans to approach practice differently this season. There won’t be any two-huddle, speed practicing anymore. Last year the Beavers wanted to run as many plays as possible when the offense went against the defense. Coach Mike Riley plans to slow it down and pay attention to details this year. “I’m...
Mike Riley focused and ready
Oregon State football coach Mike Riley seemed calm and focused yesterday when he talked with the media about the upcoming season. The highlights were on my blog yesterday. Here’s the full story in Thursday’s GT. He said the usually things such as being excited for the season, has a good vibe from the group and...
Who are the walkons?
Fans love the walkons, so here’s the list for the Oregon State football. At least two, maybe three, of the seniors are going to be awarded scholarships before the season begins, coach Mike Riley said. One that has been reported to get on is RB Clayton York. At the moment he’s listed as a walk-on....
Catching up with Riley
Oregon State football coach Mike Riley spoke with reporters Wednesday to give an update on the coming season. Here are the bullet points. OL recruit Stan Hasiak will not be with the team this season. He did not finish his academic requirements to enroll. There are 82 players on scholarship now, and two or three...
Football depth chart
Here’s the Oregon State depth chart going into training camp after confirm it with coach Mike Riley this morning. There’s nothing shocking on it with the exception of OL Stan Hasiak is not listed since he will not be with the team this year due to academics. The RBs are even listed with “or” between...
Ready to rock, recruiting
I’m back off my extended vacation, and I’m ready to start covering the Oregon State football team again. Check back on the blog later today for many updates on what’s going on. And remember to follow my on at Twitter.com/cliffgt and/or at Facebook. The only thing that happened to catch up on while I was...
Lull before the storm
I’m going to take some time to get away from things before starting up my ninth season covering the Oregon State football team. Training camp opens Aug. 6, and information will be coming fast and furious starting the first week of August. The full practice schedule can be found here. My blog will be quiet...
Training camp schedule
The Oregon State football team has a training camp schedule out. Check it out for your work schedule to work out when you can see the team. The Beavers are moving to an earlier in the day practice model. FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE (as of July 11) Mon., Aug. 6 – 11 a.m. (shorts) Tues., Aug....
Lindy’s Beavers preview
As many of you know, I write for Lindy’s Sports when it comes to Oregon State football team topics. The annual preview edition of the magazine is out, so let’s look at how Lindy’s forecasts the season. The top-10 going into the season is: 1. LSU, 2. USC, 3. Alabama, 4. Oklahoma, 5. Oregon, 6....
Pac-12/Big Ten deal dead
The Pacific-12 Conference and Big Ten Conference ended plans for their scheduling collaborations in all sports on Friday. Pac-12 Conference Commissioner Larry Scott released this statement: “After extensive deliberation and consultation with member institutions, television partners and others, the Pac-12 and Big Ten have decided not to pursue the previously announced plans for enhanced scheduling...
Jordan Poyer a Nagurski candidate
Add the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy to the many preseason honors for Oregon State football player Jordan Poyer. The senior cornerback is one of 84 players on the list, released by the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club. The Nagurski Trophy is given to the top defensive player...
Various Beavers notes
Oregon State AD Bob De Carolis released his latest Orange Perspective, which was the AD Report in the past. He talks about the basketball facility groundbreaking. Lost in the groundbreaking is that the wrestling team will have a new locker room. The wrestlers are now housed in one area. Their workout room was already attached...
