The shutdown duo: Jordan Poyer and Rashaad Reynolds
Shoring up a thin secondary
On the eve of the Civil War, we’ve reached the conclusion of our OSU lead up to the big game. If you’d like to see the previous articles, click the links: wide receivers, defensive ends.
For our final tandem, we’re checking out Oregon State cornerbacks Jordan Poyer and Rashaad Reynolds.
While the Beavers are known for their dominating run defense...
The explosive duo: Scott Crichton and Dylan Wynn
Winning the battle at the line
If you’re not sure what this thing is all about, check out the first in the series which details Markus Wheaton and Brandin Cooks.
For today’s deadly Beaver tandem, we’re looking at duel defensive ends Scott Crichton and Dylan Wynn.
Both players exploded on the scene in 2011 as freshmen (Wynn a true freshman, Crichton a redshirt) and have continued...
Oregon State Beavers Are Fired Up
Oregon State Beavers are flying high with a 62-14 victory over Cal, but there is still some quality football to be played. Sean Mannion made his 6th start this season as quarterback, tying a school record with 4 touchdowns in the first half. He threw 24-34 for 325 yards and had one interception early on, but the pick was no indicator of the final outcome of the game.
"He had...
No. 16 Oregon State looks toward No. 5 Oregon
(Updates. With AP Photos.) By JOEL FOWLKS Associated Press Mike Riley thought he was missing something on the field.
Just a couple minutes after Brandin Cooks had run in a 48-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter of Oregon State's 62-14 demolition of California Saturday night, a roar went up through cold, drizzly Reser Stadium.
''I was back on the bench talking...
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Sean Mannion back in as starting quarterback for Oregon State Beavers
The Oregon State Beavers will have Sean Mannion returning to the starting quarterback role this weekend against the California Bears. Head coach Mike Riley confirmed that Mannion would be the starter after Wednesdays practice. Mannion has not started a game since Oct. 27th when he threw four interceptions against the Washington Huskies. Cody [...]
Oregon State Beavers Riding The Quarterback Carousel … Again
Who loves quarterback carousels? Oh that’s right, no one does, especially not Beavers’ fans. It seems like they have to deal with one every year. In 2008, it was Lyle Moevoa and Sean Canfield. In 2009, it was Sean Canfield and Lyle Moevoa. In 2010, Ryan Katz won the job and held it all year. In 2011, the Beavers went back to a carousel with Ryan Katz and Sean Mannion. Then this...
From Craziness, The Oregon State Beavers Stare At Opportunity
It has been a crazy football season for the Oregon State Beavers. Mike Riley's team has experienced dizzying ups and downs and twists and turns, most recently, a dreadful loss against Washington that wrecked their undefeated season. That loss is, however, the only loss, stunningly, of the current campaign. The Beavers are the 11th ranked team in the land, fighting for a berth...
Receiving duo emerges for No. 13 Oregon State
Two of the keys to No. 13 Oregon State's surprising turnaround this season are Markus Wheaton and Brandin Cooks, who don't hesitate in proclaiming themselves the best receiving duo in the Pac-12.
Some of the numbers certainly back them up.
While USC's Marquise Lee grabs all the headlines out West, Wheaton and Cooks are combining to average more than 211 receiving yards...
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Oregon State Beavers Make A Change At Quarterback For Arizona State
The Oregon State Beavers have been one of the biggest surprises of this college football season, storming through a tough early-season schedule and rising as high as No. 7 in the BCS rankings. But an injury and the first loss of the season have sparked a quarterback controversy in Corvallis as Mike Riley has decided [...]
At the halfway point: Pac-12
We are about halfway through the college football season. I thought this would be a great time to reflect on what has taken place thus far and prepare everyone for what is in store for the rest of the year.
Biggest Surprise
Oregon State has been a huge surprise this season. There are few to none that expected them to play this well. Coach Mike Riley has them playing at such a...
Win, Oregon State Beavers, and this dream season continues
The Oregon State Beavers are flying very high. The team has its highest BCS ranking since the last poll of the 2000 season. Corvallis has been turned from a town that couldn't sell-out their biggest non-conference game ever on opening day of the season, to, just six weeks later, a town that has thousands of students camped-out over night for tickets to a drab game against Utah...
Oregon State loses starting quarterback to injury
The Oregon State Beavers are on a roll this season, but they hit a speed bump Monday as it was revealed starting quarterback Sean Mannion will be out for an extended period of time with a knee injury.The Beavers, who went 3-9 last season, are 4-0 this season, ranked No. 10 in this week's Associated Press Poll. Mannion has thrown for 1,358 yards and seven touchdowns with a 63...
All 124 FBS college football teams ranked, Florida State Seminoles & Oregon State Beavers number one?
Here are all 124 FBS college football teams ranked according to the Fair Ranking System (full explanation here). The system is not based on which teams are perceived as the best, but on which teams are the most worthy of their ranking. A team is basically ranked according to who they beat and who they had beaten defeated as well as who they lost to and who they lost to were...
Mike Riley is all about the Beaver Juice
Oregon State head coach Mike Riley was so pumped after his team escaped in Tuscon with a 38-35 win over Arizona on Saturday that he tweeted the following message:How bout them Beavers!!!!!Huge guts, never ever give up! #BeaverJuice #GoBeavs— Mike Riley (@Coach_Riley) September 30, 2012That Beaver Juice is intense. It’s what fuels Oregon State’s football team on the field. And...
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'Cheergate' spices up Oregon Civil War
If you thought the intense rivalry between Oregon and Oregon State stayed within the lines of the games, then you were dead wrong.
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January 31, 2012
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