Farewell football seniors
There are 17 Oregon State football team seniors who will experience their last home game today in Reser Stadium. Some were impact players, but most just part of the team. Here’s a look at what they’ve done in their careers. This is a chart that goes with my Saturday story in the GT. I post...
Festive football weekend
Oregon State is planning a Fan Appreciation Day on Saturday when the Beavers face Washington in the final home game of the season. It’s also Senior Day for the 17 seniors and Dad’s Weekend. Wow, brace yourself for one wild weekend. Here’s what’s associated with Fan Appreciation Day: · Discounted popcorn, coffee and hot chocolate...
Football academic honors
Oregon State senior LB Cameron Collins was selected to the Pacific-12 Conference All-Academic First Team on Thursday. Collins, who will graduate next month with a degree in business finance, becomes the ninth player in conference history to be named first-team four times and the second OSU player, joining former CB Dennis Weathersby (1999-2002). Collins also earned...
OSU notebook
Here are some Oregon State football notes for a Friday afternoon. The offense averages 29 completions and 45 attempts a game. That puts the Beavers on pace to set single-season records in both categories. The completions are on pace for 343, which surpasses the 319 from 2009. There could be 542 attempts to top 534...
End of bye update
The Oregon State football team wrapped up bye week practice Thursday morning, and the coaches went off on the recruiting trail for the weekend. OSU returns to practice Monday in preparation for the Sept. 24 Pacific-12 Conference opener in Reser Stadium against UCLA. “We had a good week with good intentions,” coach Mike Riley said....
Defensive depth chart
Check out Oregon State football coach Mike Riley‘s defensive depth chart headed into training camp that begins Monday. Left end Taylor Henry Rudolf Fifita (JC transfer) Devon Kell Lavonte Barnett Desmond Collins Left tackle Castro Masaniai Ben Motter Dominic Glovers (first-string once academically eligible) Right tackle Kevin Frahm Andrew Seumalo Mana Tuivailala Joe Lopez Na’Alii...
Mass football update
Oregon State football coach Mike Riley sat down with the beat writers Tuesday to go over the team before training camp begins Monday. Here is the full story in Wednesday’s GT with quotes. Here the bullet points: Junior OL Colin Lyons retired after an offseason fall down stairs. “He couldn’t get a doctor to clear...
Summer football previews
All the summer preview magazines are out. They are supposed to get you ready for the coming season during a slow period. I wrote for Lindy’s Sports again, previewing the Oregon State football team. So if you haven’t picked up one, yet, grab the Pac-12 edition with QB Ryan Katz on the cover. Like all...
Different summer receiving approach
Oregon State QB Ryan Katz said the receivers took a different approach to summer workouts this year. They typically run routes and catch passes from the QBs four times a week after running and lifting. When they do, they commonly line up how the coaches wanted them at the end of the season, or are...
Beavers Without Borders
Oregon State plans to show a 70-minute documentary Aug. 12 at the OSU Alumni Center on the spring break Beavers Without Borders trip that featured former and current OSU athletes. Some of them include S Lance Mitchell, P Johnny Hekker and RB Yvenson Bernard. Read more here. There will be other showings around the state....
Training camp schedule
Training camp schedule (subject to change) Aug. 8 (helmets/no pads), 2 p.m. Aug. 9 (helmets/no pads), 2 p.m. Aug. 10 (helmets/shoulder pads), 2 p.m. Aug. 11 (helmets/shoulder pads), 2 p.m. Aug. 12 (full gear), 2 p.m. Aug. 13 (full gear), 8:30 a.m./6:30 p.m. (helmets/shoulder pads) Aug. 14 No practice Aug. 15 (full gear), 8:30 a.m./6:30...
Taking a break
It’s that time of year when I go on an extended hiatus to recharge the batteries before the grind of the Oregon State football team begins Aug. 8. The last school year was relatively uneventful in the sense that it didn’t wear me out too much. Let’s hope for another one of those. Also keeping...
