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...
Cliff: Beavers in the draft
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton on Sean Canfield Former Oregon State QB Sean Canfield was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round with the No. 239 pick in the NFL draft Saturday. He was the 14th QB taken, and only OSU player taken this year. LB Keaton Kristick was the only...
Cliff: NFL draft weekend
The NFL draft starts tonight with the made-for-TV first round going on at prime time. No former Oregon State football player will be selected that early. QB Sean Canfield and LB Keaton Kristick are the top picks. Here’s a link to my story on them in Thursday’s edition that catches up with what they’ve been...
Cliff: NFL combine, men’s track
I caught with former Oregon State QB Sean Canfield about his NFL combine performance Wednesday. You can read all about it in Thursday’s GT here. While many reports out of the combine bagged on his arm strength, Canfield said the scouts were impressed. He was happy about his interviews, too. Here’s a story on the...
Cliff: NFL combine update, notes (updated)
Numbers are coming available for what former Oregon State QB Sean Canfield and LB Keaton Kristick have done at the NFL combine over the weekend. 60-yard shuttle Canfield (11.89 seconds, third of four attempted) Kristick (11.33, second of eight) 20-yard shuttle Kristick (4.21, fifth of 10) 3-cone drill Kristick (6.96, eighth of 10) Poster Riley4Prez...
Cliff: NFL combine report
Sean Canfield talks with reporters at the NFL combine. PHOTO/AP Former Oregon State football players QB Sean Canfield and LB Keaton Kristick have been at the NFL combine over the weekend, working out and meeting the NFL higher ups. Being a QB, Canfield had a lot writing about him. Here’s a story from one of...
Cliff: OSU this weekend
Sports action will be hot and heavy this weekend for Oregon State. The baseball team opens up at home at 5:30 p.m. today against Tennessee; that is if its stops raining. Read it here. The Beavers and Vols also tangle Saturday and Sunday. I’ll be there checking things out. The No. 15 wrestling team is...
Cliff: Post-OSU football
Sean Canfield during Senior Bowl practice. PHOTO/AP It was a rough day for former Oregon State QB Sean Canfield in the Senior Bowl. He was 2-for-4 for 38 yards and an INT. There were sacks, which weren’t all together his fault in the all-star game setting, and a fumble. His stock didn’t improve during...
Cliff: Canfield stuff
Here’s a link to my story on former Oregon State QB Sean Canfield that ran in Tuesday’s GT. It’s on what he’s been up to since the Las Vegas Bowl as he heads into Saturday’s Senior Bowl. Players are already in Mobile, Ala., for the game. They are practicing and meeting with NFL people. Here’s...
Cliff: Kristick, Canfield to combine
Former Oregon State football players QB Sean Canfield and OLB Keaton Kristick were invited to the NFL combine Feb. 24-Mar. 2 at Indianapolis. This annual event is for the top prospects in the NFL draft. They are put through a series of agility, speed and strength tests and interviews with more than 600 NFL coaches,...
Cliff: Canfield, Kristick ready
LAS VEGAS – Two cornerstones of the Oregon State football team were melancholy on the eve of their final game with the Beavers. QB Sean Canfield and LB Keaton Kristick were OSU’s representatives at the final press conference Monday leading into today’s Las Vegas Bowl with BYU. “I’m more excited than anything,” Canfield said. “I’m...
Cliff: The tight ends
TE Joe Halahuni leaps a tackler at Cal. PHOTO/Getty Images The tight end as an offensive weapon could make the difference in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Oregon State football team uses sophomore Joe Halahuni and BYU has senior Dennis Pitta. Halahuni has come on this season as a reliable receiving option for QB Sean...
