My favorite athletes to cover
A Twitter follower asked me over the weekend who my favorite athletes to cover. I’m guessing he wants to know about the Oregon State guys, so that’s who I’ll address. I started covering the Beavers in the summer of 2004, so my picks are going to be since then. What I look for are great...
Catching up
I’ve been on vacation for a week, so the updates have been limited. Here are some notes to catch up. Oregon State junior OF Brian Stamps surprised everyone by signing a pro contract with the Atlanta Braves after being drafted in the 24th round. It was a surprise because his hitting wasn’t ready for the...
Wrestling rankings, pink outs
The Oregon State wrestling team finished the regular season ranked No. 20 in the country with an 11-5-2 dual meet record. Colby Covington (174 pounds) is ranked No. 5 by Intermat. Mike Mangrum (141) is No. 13, Garrett Drucker (133) is No. 14 and Clayton Jack (heavyweight) is No. 19. Now all what was accomplished...
Cliff: Golf cart caper results
Former Oregon State QB Lyle Moevao and LB Keaton Kristick, and senior starting DT Brennan Olander were sentenced to community service Tuesday for a misdemeanor charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle. Moevao received 40 hours of community service, Kristick 25 and Olander 65. Here’s a little more on the GT site by court reporter...
Cliff: Beavers in court
Former Oregon State football players Lyle Moevao and Keaton Kristick, and current starting senior DT Brennan Olander were arrained in court Thursday for stealing a golf chart. Read all about it here in Friday’s GT. Kristick was a bubble draft pick in this year’s draft. He didn’t get picked and signed as a free agent...
Cliff: Moevao denied sixth year
Former Oregon State QB Lyle Moevao’s appeal for a sixth year of eligibility was rejected by the NCAA on Thursday. Moevao missed all but one pass play last season and some of his junior year due to shoulder and ankle injuries. He hoped for a sixth year because he lost so much time, but it...
Cliff: OSU football stuff
Ryan Katz and Derek Anderson run with the Beavers. PHOTO/Andy Cripe I stopped by a running session of the Oregon State football team this week. Nearly the whole group was out there as strength coach Bryan Miller ran them through their paces. Former OSU QB Derek Anderson, now in the NFL, was working out them....
Cliff: Football news
Caught up with Oregon State football coach Mike Riley on Tuesday going into tomorrow’s signing day. There will be plenty of stuff to read about in Wednesday’s GT. Here’s a link to the news of the day in notebook. Here’s a link to Riley’s thoughts on the 2010 recruiting class. “You hope you don’t get...
Cliff: Moevao update
I caught up with former Oregon State QB Lyle Moevao to see how he’s doing recently. Read about it here. Recovery from ankle surgery is going slow, but steady. The chances of him being ready for the NFL pro day in March or personal workouts with teams are slim. He’s trying to remain hopeful. And...
Cliff: Back to the grind
After a brief break for Thanksgiving, the prep for the Civil War continues. The Oregon State football team gets back to practice Saturday evening. Here are some link to stories you make have missed while eating turkey and pumpkin pie. Here’s one on Lyle Moevao prepping QB Sean Canfield for the experience in Autzen Stadium....
Cliff: UW pregame/game thread (updating)
There’s only a brief time to catch up with the reading for the Oregon State football game against Washington at 12:30 p.m. today in Reser Stadium. So I’m using this post for the Saturday reading and game thread. Feel free to comment here throughout the day, or ask questions. And you can follow along at...
Cliff: Moevao out for year (updated)
Oregon State senior backup quarterback Lyle Moevao is out for the rest of the season due to an ankle injury suffered in practice, coach Mike Riley said Wednesday afternoon. Moevao was running the two-minute drill Tuesday, stepped up in the pocked and defensive end Matt LaGrone fell on the back of his right foot. He...
