Practice changes
The Oregon State football team plans to approach practice differently this season. There won’t be any two-huddle, speed practicing anymore. Last year the Beavers wanted to run as many plays as possible when the offense went against the defense. Coach Mike Riley plans to slow it down and pay attention to details this year. “I’m...
Mike Riley focused and ready
Oregon State football coach Mike Riley seemed calm and focused yesterday when he talked with the media about the upcoming season. The highlights were on my blog yesterday. Here’s the full story in Thursday’s GT. He said the usually things such as being excited for the season, has a good vibe from the group and...
Who are the walkons?
Fans love the walkons, so here’s the list for the Oregon State football. At least two, maybe three, of the seniors are going to be awarded scholarships before the season begins, coach Mike Riley said. One that has been reported to get on is RB Clayton York. At the moment he’s listed as a walk-on....
Catching up with Riley
Oregon State football coach Mike Riley spoke with reporters Wednesday to give an update on the coming season. Here are the bullet points. OL recruit Stan Hasiak will not be with the team this season. He did not finish his academic requirements to enroll. There are 82 players on scholarship now, and two or three...
Football depth chart
Here’s the Oregon State depth chart going into training camp after confirm it with coach Mike Riley this morning. There’s nothing shocking on it with the exception of OL Stan Hasiak is not listed since he will not be with the team this year due to academics. The RBs are even listed with “or” between...
Ready to rock, recruiting
I’m back off my extended vacation, and I’m ready to start covering the Oregon State football team again. Check back on the blog later today for many updates on what’s going on. And remember to follow my on at Twitter.com/cliffgt and/or at Facebook. The only thing that happened to catch up on while I was...
Lull before the storm
I’m going to take some time to get away from things before starting up my ninth season covering the Oregon State football team. Training camp opens Aug. 6, and information will be coming fast and furious starting the first week of August. The full practice schedule can be found here. My blog will be quiet...
Training camp schedule
The Oregon State football team has a training camp schedule out. Check it out for your work schedule to work out when you can see the team. The Beavers are moving to an earlier in the day practice model. FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE (as of July 11) Mon., Aug. 6 – 11 a.m. (shorts) Tues., Aug....
Lindy’s Beavers preview
As many of you know, I write for Lindy’s Sports when it comes to Oregon State football team topics. The annual preview edition of the magazine is out, so let’s look at how Lindy’s forecasts the season. The top-10 going into the season is: 1. LSU, 2. USC, 3. Alabama, 4. Oklahoma, 5. Oregon, 6....
Camp ends for Beavers
Oregon State football team has Sunday off before getting into heavy game prep for the season opener Saturday against Sacramento State. “I feel good,” coach Mike Riley said about where his team is at. “The one thing I wish was if we were deeper at was tight end and linebacker. If all our linebackers were...
Camp report Day 18
The Oregon State completed training camp Saturday, and even started working on some preliminary stuff for Sacramento State. Afterward, however, coach Mike Riley gave a long talk to the players. He must have read the entire code of conduct. I’m sure he doesn’t want them in trouble this weekend with Sunday off. WR Mark Wheaton...
Early camp Day 18 notes
Practices next week have changed time again. They are schedule for 2-4 p.m., starting Monday. The women’s football workshop in the morning had another big turnout. There was a lot of hooting and hollering going on, so them must have been having fun. Today’s practice, however, is still at 3 p.m. Afterward, swing by the...
