How the NFL Beavers are doing
Former Oregon State P Johnny Hekker is already making a name for himself with the St. Louis Rams. They signed him as a free agent after the draft. Read this story from GT sister paper, the St. Louise Post-Dispatch about him. Hekker looks like he has the starting job as long as he can perform...
OSU football awards
Former Oregon State WR James Rodgers was presented the team award at last weekend’s banquet in the Club Level at Reser Stadium. Coach Mike Riley made the announcement near the end of the two-hour banquet that was attended by several noteworthy Beavers alumni such as Derek Anderson, Bill Swancutt, Jared Cornell, Taylor Kavanaugh, Keaton Kristick,...
Rodgers at NFL combine
Former Oregon State WR James Rodgers worked out at the NFL combine Sunday in Indianapolis. Here are his numbers: 40 time: 4.67 seconds Bench press of 225: 19 reps Vertical jump: 37.0 inches Broad jump: 115.0 inches 20-yard shuttle: 4.23 seconds His draft grade came out 50.2, which translates into a just making the cut...
James Rodgers invited to combine
Former Oregon State WR James Rodgers reported on Twitter that he received an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine on Feb. 22-25 in Indianapolis. Rodgers is Oregon State’s career all-purpose yardage leader with 6,377 and receptions with 222, and returned last season from two knee surgeries his junior season. He wanted to show he could...
Season memories, offseason priority No. 1
Here’s a link to my main story on the Oregon State football team in Wednesday’s GT. I look at how coach Mike Riley plans to approach working on his running game in the offseason. The following are top three moments of the season. Feel free to add in your own. No. 3 — Rodgers returns...
Thursday’s Cal reading
Let us start off with my Thursday notebook in the GT. I caught up with Oregon State WR James Rodgers to talk about the disappointment of his senior season. Rodgers fought back from his bad knee injury, and the team is just not the same. The Beavers are 4-12 since his injury at Arizona last...
Where’s James Rodgers?
Watching Saturday’s 38-28 loss by the Oregon State football team to BYU, I wondered where was WR James Rodgers? He was almost non-existent in the first three quarters. He ended the game with four catches for 47 yards and one rush for six yards. “He’s doing fine,” coach Mike Riley said. “He’s making plays and...
Thursday football reading
There’s plenty of reading on the Oregon State football team in Thursday’s GT to highlight. My main story is the latest in the weekly series on what the assistant coaches do for coach Mike Riley. This one is on TE/associate HC coach Jay Locey. Here’s the oddball Q&A. This one is on C Grant Johnson....
Midweek practice report
Oregon State WR James Rodgers talked about his decision to play Saturday against UCLA after Wednesday’s practice. He’s fully cleared to go medically, and he wanted play now and not gamble if he gets a sixth year. “It was tough thinking about about it,” Rodgers said of his future. “It was stressful this whole week...
James Rodgers will play
Senior all-purpose WR James Rodgers (knee) was cleared to play for the Oregon State football team on Saturday against UCLA, the Beavers announced late Wednesday morning. Here’s the full story that will be in Thursday’s GT. This will be his first game back from the Oct. 9 injury at Arizona. Rodgers has healed and rehabbed...
Rodgers decision coming Tuesday
A decision on Oregon State WR James Rodgers and if he’ll play Saturday against UCLA is expected Tuesday morning, coach Mike Riley said. Riley plans to meet with Rodgers this evening. They will gauge the medical reports on his surgically repaired knee and find out how Rodgers feels. “We are real close to making some...
James Rodgers a sixth year?
Oregon State football coach Mike Riley said Thursday after practice that there’s a chance senior WR James Rodgers could get a sixth year of eligibility. Rodgers is on his way back from two offseason surgeries on his left knee. He’s played on the first team at practice for the first time, and appears ready for...
