Will there be something to celebrate next season?

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There's a difference practice philosophy this year.

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 looking forward to teaching, and we need to get it right,” Riley said. “We are going to take our time with installation and teaching. You won’t see a lot of interaction with the offense and defense for the first few days.”

This move should have been done last year when everyone was so new. They needed to learn how to do it right instead of going fast.

Other practice changes include the 11 a.m. start time that I already address and taking Sunday off and practicing Monday during the season.

The Beavers usually met on Sunday to go over film and workout, but not really practice. Then they took Monday off and had three days of practice to get ready for the next game.

Most other teams take Sunday off and practice Monday-Thursday. So OSU was not practicing as much as other teams. However, the Beavers usually finished strong.

The idea was that the one less practice a week kept them fresh at the end, while others were worn out. Well, that hasn’t worked the last two years so a change was needed.

“I’ve been toying with that and talking to people about that for a while,” Riley said. “There are problems with it. I love seeing guys on Sunday, but we can balance things out better. Instead of practice for two hours we’ll do it for but an hour-and-a-half for four days.”

The Beavers are ready to get back at it.

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 doesn’t feel outside pressure. However, when reading Riley it’s about how he says it and now what he says.

Riley was descriptive when said he feels like a rookie coach with something to prove. He knows outsiders don’t think he’ll do well, but believes he can.

The practice approach is different with a focus on details, instead of speeding through a practice like Oregon. I’ll have more on that later.

And part of his change is my guess that he’s going to call the plays this season. Repeat, it’s only my guess. He was asked, and said he’ll call plays at the beginning of training camp. And then he was probed more about the season.

Riley laughed it off and said he’ll call the big gain plays and leave the rest for other people. That means he’s at least thinking about calling the plays or even made up his mind and not saying.

Will Clayton York receive a scholarship before the season?

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.

So here are the 22 walkons. Another interesting change this year is that OSU will not take on any walk0ns after the first games like teams are allowed to do.

33      Anderson, Tyler   FB      5-10    215     SO*     1V      Walnut Creek, CA (De La Salle)

37      Audiss, Micah     S       6-1     207     FR*     RS      Roseburg, OR (Roseburg)

43      Balfour, Michael  FB      5-8     234     FR*     RS      Sherwood, OR (Sherwood)

20      Cavanaugh, Blair  WR      5-7     168     FR      HS      Corvallis, OR (Corvallis)

53      Gardner, Kyle     LB      5-10    225     FR*     RS      Corvallis, OR (Crescent Valley)

51      Gilmur, Charlie   LB      6-1     228     JR*     TM      University Place, WA (Curtis)

85      Grim, J.C.        WR      6-1     181     FR      HS      Bend, OR (Bend)

68      Hansen, Nolan     OL      6-6     250     FR      HS      Corvallis, OR (Corvallis)

1       Harper, Riley    PK      5-11    179     SO      TR      Holladay, UT (Cottonwood/Utah State)

12      Harrington, Richie        QB      6-1     228     FR*     RS  Westlake Village, CA (Oaks Christian)

31      Hedgecock, A.J.   S       6-0     191     FR      HS      Dayton, OR (Dayton)

94      Kell, Devon      DE      6-4     250     JR*     2V      Hilo, HI (Hilo)

48      Kostol, Keith     P       6-3     189     SO*     TM      Tigard, OR (Tigard)

79      Lopez, Joe        DT      6-0     273     SO*     1V      Portland, OR (Central Catholic)

58      Morovick, Michael LS      6-0     223     SO*     TM      Mission Viejo, CA (Trabuco Hills)

75      Nielsen, Derek    OL      6-4     286     SO*     1V      Eugene, OR (Sheldon)

87      Ortiz, Ricky      TE      6-0     230     FR      HS      Corona, CA (Mater Dei)

27      Patrick, Naji     CB      5-8     190     FR*     RS      Vallejo, CA (St. Patrick-St. Vincent)

21      Singler, Mitch    WR      6-2     208     JR*     TM      Medford, OR (South Medford)

38      Watkins, Brian    CB      5-9     185     SR*     2V      Burien, WA (Highline)

67      Welch, Jake       OL      6-2     320     FR*     RS      Longview, WA (Mark Morris)

42      York, Clayton     FB      6-0     238     SR*     3V      Redmond, OR (Redmond)

Coach Mike Riley is ready for the season.

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 walk-ons who will get one before the season. The only greyshirt at the moment is PK Garrett Owens.

CB Jordan Poyer will not be suspended any games. His charges were dropped from his incident of going into a bar where he wasn’t wanted.

Here’s the one-game (first game) suspension list from players who got in trouble for off-the-field issues: CB Sean Martin, LB Josh Williams, DE Akeem Gonzales, DE Noa Aluesi, DE Lavonte Barnett.

The RB competition continues. Riley is waiting for someone to take control or two people share it.

True freshman Isaac Seumalo is the first-string center. “If there’s a guy (true freshman) who can handle it, he’s the guy,” Riley said.

The biggest concern is the OL. They need a big training camp. The rest of the positions are OTs Michael Philipp and Colin Kelly and OGs Josh Andrews and Grant Enger.

OSU looked at the roster at Penn State to go after some players, if they were were Northwest guys. There were no, so OSU didn’t go after any. “And I don’t feel comfortable doing that,” Riley said.

Riley will continue to call the players in practice early in training camp, but wouldn’t say if that will continue in the games.

Practices were moved to 11 a.m. in camp so the team can have meetings first, the practice. Practices stay at 11 a.m. in the season so players can have class at 8 a.m. and in the afternoon.

The depth chart is out.

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 each of the names. So it’s RB by committee to begin the month. And Riley confirmed that true freshman Isaac Seumalo will be the first-string center.

OFFENSE

SPLIT END

2 *** Markus Wheaton Sr. 6-0 182

86 * Obum Gwacham So. 6-5 224

8 Richard Mullaney Fr-RS 6-1 191

SLOTBACK (R)

86 * Obum Gwacham So. 6-5 224

84 ** Kevin Cummings Jr. 6-1 181

21 Mitch Singler ^# Jr. 6-2 208

LEFT TACKLE

77 ** Michael Philipp Jr. 6-4 315

75 * Derek Nielsen ^# So. 6-4 286

LEFT GUARD

69 ** Josh Andrews Jr. 6-2 297

63 Justin Addie Fr-RS 6-2 311

CENTER

56  Isaac Seumalo Fr. 6-3 302

65 * Roman Sapolu So. 6-2 284

67 Jake Welch ^# Fr-RS 6-2 320

RIGHT GUARD

71 ** Grant Enger Jr. 6-5 293

51 * Michael Beaton So. 6-3 292

RIGHT TACKLE

64 *** Colin Kelly Sr. 6-5 298

75 * Derek Nielsen ^# So. 6-4 286

TIGHT END

82 *** Colby Prince Sr. 6-5 257

89 * Connor Hamlett So. 6-7 259

10 Caleb Smith Fr. 6-6 264

H-BACK

88 * Tyler Perry So. 6-4 256

83 Kellen Clute Fr-RS 6-4 250

QUARTERBACK

4 * Sean Mannion So. 6-5 212

14 ** Cody Vaz Jr. 6-0 198

12 Richie Harrington ^# Fr-RS 6-1 228

TAILBACK

28 * Terron Ward So. 5-7 195

OR 19 ** Jovan Stevenson Jr. 5-11 180

OR 30 * Malcolm Agnew So. 5-8 204

OR 34 *** Jordan Jenkins Sr. 6-1 210

OR 24 Storm Woods Fr-RS 5-10 202

FULLBACK

42 *** Clayton York ^# Sr. 6-0 238

33 * Tyler Anderson ^# So. 5-10 215

49 Michael Balfour ^# Fr-RS 5-8 234

FLANKER

13 * Brandin Cooks So. 5-9 179

81 ** Micah Hatfield Jr. 6-0 180

SPECIALISTS

PAT-FG

12 * Trevor Romaine So. 5-11 200

1 Riley Harper ^# So. 5-11 179

PUNTER

26 Tim McMullen Jr. 6-3 232

48 Keith Kostol ^# So. 6-3 189

SNAPPER

58 Michael Morovick ^# So. 6-0 223

DEFENSE

LEFT END

95 * Scott Crichton So. 6-3 263

76 ** John Braun Jr. 6-5 283

56 * Rusty Fernando Sr. 6-3 242

LEFT TACKLE

98 *** Castro Masaniai Sr. 6-3 354

93 ** Mana Rosa Jr. 6-3 276

54 Brandon Bennett-Jackson Fr-RS 6-1 267

RIGHT TACKLE

49 *** Andrew Seumalo ^# Sr. 6-3 290

97 * Mana Tuivailala So. 6-3 273

79 * Joe Lopez ^# So. 6-0 273

RIGHT END

45 * Dylan Wynn So. 6-2 265

78 * Rudolf Fifita Sr. 6-3 263

94 ** Devon Kell ^# Jr. 6-4 250

SAM LINEBACKER

4 * D.J. Welch So. 6-2 225

44 * Jabral Johnson So. 6-0 234

52 Dyllon Mafi Jr. 6-2 220

MIDDLE LINEBACKER

41 *** Kevin ‘Unga Sr. 6-1 248

13 *** Rueben Robinson Sr. 6-3 235

47 * Josh Williams So. 6-0 239

WILL LINEBACKER

40 ** Michael Doctor Jr. 6-0 223

55 Shaydon Akuna So. 6-2 245

LEFT CORNERBACK

14 *** Jordan Poyer Sr. 6-0 190

21 Ryan Handford Sr. 5-10 204

22 * Malcolm Marable So. 5-7 172

STRONG SAFETY

3 *** Anthony Watkins Sr. 6-1 217

8 * Tyrequek Zimmerman So. 5-11 206

9 Peter Ashton Fr-RS 6-1 206

FREE SAFETY

25 * Ryan Murphy So. 6-3 213

37 Micah Audiss ^# Fr-RS 6-1 207

RIGHT CORNERBACK

16 ** Rashaad Reynolds Jr. 5-10 186

6 * Sean Martin Jr. 6-0 186

38 ** Brian Watkins ^# Sr. 5-9 185

* Means how man letters earned.

The Beavers are Pac-12 media day last week.

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 gone was the fourth verbal commitment came in, and it’s a WR of course.

Jermel Walker of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., committed this week, according to Rivals.com. He’s a 6-foot, 165-pounder. He’s a friend of other commits Jordan Villamin and Victor Bolden.

All three are three-star WRs. They go to different schools in the Inland Empire. DL coach Joe Seumalo hit the jackpot in his recruiting area.

Rivals says Walker is slot back material with speed. He was recruited by Houston, Minnesota, Nevada, Utah State and Utah.

Check out his highlight video below.

Benny is excited that football season is on the way.

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 until then, but follow me at Twitter.com/cliffgt for friend my on Facebook. I’m sure I’ll be popping off there.

Now, for the big announcement.

The GT website, including the blog, will be going to a deal where the first 15 reads of any story is free each month. Then you will have to pay for it.

This comes from the top. Read more about it here. I’m sure many of you will not like this, but the newspaper is trying trying to find revenue somehow.

Recruits are shown around Reser Stadium on visits.

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. 7 – 11 a.m. (shorts)

Wed., Aug. 8 – 11 a.m. (shorts)

Thurs., Aug. 9 – 11 a.m. (shells)

Fri., Aug. 10 – 11 a.m. (full gear)

Sat., Aug. 11 – 11 a.m. (full gear) & 6:30 p.m. (shells)

Mon., Aug. 13 – 11 a.m. (full gear) & 6:30 p.m. (shells)

Tues., Aug. 14 – 11 a.m. (full gear)

Wed., Aug. 15 – 11 a.m. (full gear) & 6:30 p.m. (shells)

Thurs., Aug. 16 – 11 a.m. (full gear)

Fri., Aug. 17 – 11 a.m. (full gear) & 6:30 p.m. (shells)

Sat., Aug. 18 – 11 a.m. (full gear)

Mon., Aug. 20 – 11 a.m. (full gear) & 6:30 p.m. (shells)

Tues., Aug. 21 – 11 a.m. (full gear)

Wed., Aug. 22 – 11 a.m. (full gear) & 6:30 p.m. (shells)

Thurs., Aug. 23 – 11 a.m. (full gear)

Fri., Aug. 24 – 11 a.m. (full gear)

Sat., Aug. 25 – 11 a.m. (full gear)

The Beavers are underdogs again this year.

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. Georgia, 7. Michigan, 8. Florida State, 9. Arkansas, 10. West Virginia.

Wisconsin, OSU’s second opponent this season, is No. 17 and Stanford is No. 21.

Oregon State checks in at No. 65 in that nation, No. 11 in the Pac-12 and last in the North. The comment with the ranking is: “Rough patch (eight wins in two years) for respected coach Mike Riley.”

In a bad sign for the Beavers, none of their players are in the top players by position. That’s surprising because of all the love CB Jordan Poyer is getting on the watch lists, including as a returner.

He does make second-team all-conference team, as does DE Scott Crichton. WR Markus Wheaton and OT Michael Philipp are third-team offense.

Conference rankings by units: QB (7), RB (10), WR (3), OL (11), DL (8), LB (10), DB (4), Special teams (8).

On the Heisman watch, the Beavers face three players who will be looking to put up big numbers: USC Q Matt Barkley (if both in Pac-12 title game), Wisconsin RB Montee Ball and Oregon RB De’Anthony Thomas.