Cliff Kirkpatrick

Senior Oregon State football player WR Casey Kjos retired from football due to lingering back injuries, coach Mike Riley announced Wednesday. Here’s a link to my Thursday story in the GT on this, with comments from Kjos.

The three-year letterman slot back ends his career with 10 receptions for 103 yards and scored his lone career touchdown last season on a 9-yard reception at Oregon. Kjos started three games for his career.

Kjos is a two-time Pac-10 Conference All-Academic first-team selection and is on track to earn bachelor’s degrees in psychology and sociology in June.

“It’s always disappointing when a player has to leave the sport due to injury,” Riley said in a release. “Casey has fought back injuries for a couple of seasons and I know it was a difficult decision for him to make. He has been a very committed and hard working player for Oregon State and we certainly wish him all the best.”

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The Oregon State football team drew closer to full strength for Saturday’s home game against Stanford and then took a slight step back.

WR Casey Kjos (back) practiced all week, and will be part of the slot back rotation, coach Mike Riley said after Thursday’s practice.

CB Tim Clark (teeth) and DT Brennan Olander (knee) are ready for the game. Olander missed Tuesday’s practice but returned strong.

The only setback is backup S Anthony Watkins (shoulder). He bruised it Wednesday and is out for the game. Riley said it’s not a long-term issue.

That hurts the team’s special teams. He was a significant contributor, and leads the team in special teams tackles with five.

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The betting lines for the Oregon State football team’s game against Stanford keep wavering. Depending who you believe it’s even to Stanford by two.

There’s open competition at the slot back spot with Casey Kjos (back) easing back into practice. Jordan Bishop, Aaron Nichols and Kjos all had time with the first and second strings in Wednesday’s practice.

DT Brennan Olander (knee) returned to practice after taking a day off to rest. CB Tim Clark (teeth) has been back on the first string this week.

QB Lyle Moevao doesn’t have full strength in his shoulder. He’s working with the second string, but I have to wonder about Ryan Katz. If he’s the guy of the future, he’s not getting any work running the offense in practice.

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