![]() Statesman Journal reporter Pete Martini covers college and high school sports. That’s a tall order, but Oregon State has the talent to do it. If the Beavers want a legitimate shot at the conference title, they’ll likely need to win at Colorado or Oregon, while winning out at home. They also have road games at Arizona and California, which on paper should be easier, but you never know. The Beavers have some big road games coming up, including at Colorado and at Oregon. This season, they are 1-1 on the road, but with Saturday’s loss, they are 0-1 on the road in the conference. Last season, the Beavers improved on the road, going 3-2, but had key losses at Utah and Washington that prevented them from competing for the Pac-12 title. The Beavers (8-3, 5-3 Pac-12) were held to well under their season averages in both passing and rushing yards with 171 and 148, respectively. 5 Washington came up short as they fell 23-20 on Saturday night. Oregon State now is 5-8 on the road the past three seasons. Despite 10 unanswered second half points by 10th-ranked Oregon State, the upset bid of No. The Beavers lost the game because of struggles in the passing game and defending the pass. ![]() He again is providing a strong 1-2 punch at running back, along with Martinez, for Oregon State.Įven with the upgrade at quarterback, the Beavers’ strength this season offensively was going to be the running game.Īs a team Saturday, Oregon State rushed for 242 yards at an average of 6.2 yards per carry. 4: Deshaun Fenwick has a strong gameĭeshaun Fenwick had a great game Saturday despite the loss.įenwick rushed 11 times for 101 yards and three touchdowns. It is important to point out he had just one touchdown through the Beavers’ first five games last season, then scored six touchdowns in the final eight games went he caught fire. In his career with the Beavers, Martinez has scored in just five of the 17 games he’s played. On Saturday, Martinez rushed 17 times for 81 yards and no touchdowns. The sophomore entered Saturday’s game as the Pac-12’s leading rusher at 117 yards per game, and a whopping 8.8 yards per carry.īut he has just one touchdown this season. 3: Damien Martinez is not scoringĭamien Martinez is having a strong season. Oregon State was able to get just one sack in the game, as well.Īpplying pressure on opposing quarterbacks will be key moving forward for the Beavers. ![]() The Beavers’ young secondary is still gaining experience each week, and hopefully they improve considering how stacked the conference is at quarterback. The passing defense for Oregon State struggled throughout the game. 2: Beavers had no answer for Cam WardĬam Ward went 28 of 34 for 404 yards and four touchdowns. He wasn’t sharp for much of the game, and the schedule is only going to get tougher in a loaded Pac-12 with eight ranked teams. He went 17 of 34 for 198 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Quarterback DJ Uiagalelei struggled again in a second straight game for the Beavers. But first, here are five takeaways from the Beavers’ loss to Washington State. Saturday, Stanford.Oregon State returns to Reser Stadium on Friday to host No. Oregon State opponents are finding out they’d better finish the Beavers, or they’ll pay.When people wonder what happened to OSU’s offense, don’t forget a year ago they had two NFL tight ends in Teagan Quitoriano and Musgrave. Velling had a nice 18-yard reception at the Stanford 1-yard line to set up the Beavers’ first touchdown. The Beavers desperately miss Musgrave in the passing game, but freshman Jack Velling might soften that blow.Is he the starter going forward? More on that later. At a minimum, Oregon State now knows it has a reliable backup quarterback in Ben Gulbranson.There’s only been one of those at Oregon State (Isaiah Hodgins, 2019) since 2013. If there’s a bowl game, Harrison is on pace for a 1,000-yard season. The senior receiver has 31 receptions for 441 yards and three touchdowns. Harrison posted his second 100-yard receiving performance of the season, which included memorable game-winner. Tre’Shaun Harrison continues to surge.Moreover, there was an explosive run: Damien Martinez’s 43-yard touchdown burst that kept OSU’s rally afloat. The Beavers ran for 192 yards against Stanford, their second-highest total of the season behind the Montana State performance. ![]() Although it hasn’t reached last year’s level of efficiency and impact, it’s getting there. ![]()
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