Go Beavs: An Oregon State Dynasty

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[b][size=+1]Week 15 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

USF 20
#9 West Virginia 17

[b]#17 USC 34
#15 UCLA 14[/b]

#24 Cincinnati 20
Hawai'i 23

[b][size=+1]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State 12-0
2 Florida 12-0
3 Auburn 12-0
4 Clemson 11-1
5 Boston College 11-1
6 Wisconsin 11-1
7 Florida State 10-2
8 Oklahoma 10-2
9 Pittsburgh 10-2
10 Penn State 10-2

[b][size=+1]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
HB George Stripling (Louisville)
HB Aaron Brown (TCU)
QB Chase Daniel (Missouri)
QB Allan Evridge (Wisconsin)

 

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[b][size=+1]Championship Weekend[/size][/b]

[b]ACC[/b]
Virginia (8-4) 27
#6 Boston College (11-1) 30

[b]SEC[/b]
#3 Auburn (12-0) 6
#2 Florida (12-0) 49

[b]Conference USA[/b]
Tulane (7-5) 28
Southern Miss (8-4) 35

[b]Big 12[/b]
#13 Nebraska (10-2) 21
#8 Oklahoma (10-2) 45

[b]MAC[/b]
Buffalo (8-4) 49
Ball State (9-3) 48

[b][size=+1]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State 12-0
2 Florida 13-0
3 Clemson 11-1
4 Boston College 12-1
5 Wisconsin 11-1
6 Florida State 10-2
7 Oklahoma 11-2
8 Auburn 12-1
9 Pittsburgh 10-2
10 Penn State 10-2

[b][size=+1]Final Pac-10 Standings[/size][/b]

1 #12 USC: 9-3, 8-1
2 #13 Arizona State: 10-2, 7-2
3 #21 UCLA: 9-3, 6-3
4 [b]Oregon State[/b]: 7-5, 6-3
5 Oregon: 8-4, 5-4
6 Washingon: 6-6, 5-4
7 Arizona: 6-6, 3-6
8 Washington State: 4-8, 2-7
9 Cal: 4-8, 2-7
10 Stanford: 2-10, 1-8

 

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[size=+2]Heisman Trophy Presentation[/size]

And the Heisman Trophy goes to...

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State) (1988 votes)
269 car, 1743 yds, 20 td, 35 rec, 511 yds, 6 td

2 HB Marlon Lucky (Nebraska) (979 votes)
189 car, 1280 yds, 13 td, 31 rec, 659 yds, 8 td

3 HB George Stripling (Louisville) (626 votes)
232 car, 1428 yds, 22 td, 38 rec, 619 yds, 5 td

4 HB Aaron Brown (TCU) (512 votes)
289 car, 1756 yds, 26 td, 35 rec, 642 yds, 3 td

5 QB Chase Daniel (Missouri) (350 votes)
293-446, 3803 yds, 31 td, 7 int, 105 car, 563 yds, 9 td

 

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[size=+1]Oregon State to play in the Las Vegas Bowl[/size]

The Oregon State Beavers will play in the Las Vegas Bowl versus the Utah Utes. After the overtime victory over BYU, Utah finished as the Mountain West champions. In contrast, Oregon State lost a heartbreaker to their rival, the Oregon Ducks in the Civil War. This will actually be a rematch as the Beavers defeated Utah in week six 30-16. One gets the impression that many of the players for OSU are more excited about going to Las Vegas than playing in the bowl game.

 

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[size=+2]Las Vegas Bowl[/size]
[size=+1]Oregon State (7-5) vs Utah (9-3)[/size]

Las Vegas, NV - After a heartbreaking loss to the Oregon Ducks, OSU looked to take out some of that frustration against the Mountain West champions, the Utah Utes. It really had to be considered a victory for Oregon State just making a bowl appearance with the schedule they had and the experience that was lost last season. It appeared this would be a victory for OSU since this was a rematch and the Beavers had already won that game 30-16. Utah came into this game riding high off their overtime victory over BYU.

It looked good early for the Beavers as CB Brandon Huges got his 10th interception of the season which he took back for a pick-six to give OSU an early 7-0 lead. With the interception, Hughes now holds the school record for number of interceptions in one season for Oregon State.

[size=-5]OSU CB Brandon Hughes sets a new school record with this pick-six.[/size]​

Utah QB Brian Johnson would counter right back though with a playaction where OSU FS Al Afalava bit hard leaving WR Brent Casteel wide open. Johnson hit Casteel in stride for a 67-yard touchdown to tie the game 7-7. Oregon State on its first possession was able to get inside the red zone but the Ute defense was bringing the heat achieving two sacks on the Beavers' opening drive. This forced a field goal to make it 10-7 OSU. Utah would have three sacks at the end of the first quarter.

As the second quarter got underway, Ute punt returner WR#84 muffed it and OSU recovered the ball setting them up at the 26-yard line. OSU QB Sean Canfield would take advantage of the good field position by hooking up with WR Sammie Stroughter on a slant over the middle of the field for a 15-yard touchdown to put Oregon State ahead 17-7. As OSU looked like it was about to roll all over Utah, WR Chris Johnson left the game with a hip pointer and was out the rest of the game. The injury seemed to change the tone of the game as Canfield would throw an interception in the red zone.

The Beavers would manage to get a field goal near the end of the half to make it 20-7 but the scoring was not finished in the first half. Utah kick returner WR#84 would make up for his earlier muff by finding a seam and taking it to the house for a 97-yard kick return. Utah would only find themselves down 20-14 at halftime.

The second half could not have gotten off to a worse start for the Beavers as OSU kick returner Sammie Stroughter was pulverised and separated from the ball. Utah scooped up the ball and took in for another special teams touchdown to take the lead 21-20.

[size=-5]OSU kick returner Sammie Stroughter is jacked up, losing the ball which Utah scooped up and returned for a touchdown.[/size]​

OSU would finally gather their composure back and Canfield would lead his team down the field though the drive stalled leading to a field goal to put OSU up 23-21. The Beaver defense would get a big play when OLB Isaiah Cook would get an interception. Unfortuanely, Canfield threw an interception right back to Utah CB Sean Smith trying to connect deep over the middle with Stroughter. It was not a bad decision on Canfield's part. Smith just made a good play on the ball.

The turnover would lead to a Ute field goal as the fourth quarter got underway putting Utah on top 24-23. The Oregon State offense just could not get anything going as the Utah pressure was coming after Canfield all day. Uhah would finish the game with five sacks leading to quite a few punts.

Utah QB Brian Johnson would throw deep to WR#84 where it looked like OSU FS Al Afalava would pick it off but he missed the ball falling into the turf as WR#84 made the catch for a 58-yard touchdown giving the their largest lead of the game 31-23.

Just as OSU needed to do something on offense, they looked as pathetic as they had earlier. Utah would force a another three and out. On the ensuing possession for Utah, HB Darrell Mack would take the handoff where OSU SS Bryan Payton missed on a tackle at the line of scrimmage. Mack did a spin move and found his way to the outside where he broke containment. Then he found a lot of green and took it to the house for a 54-yard touchdown to put Utah up big 38-23.

[size=-5]OSU SS Bryan Payton can not make the tackle as he watches Utah HB Darrell Mack en route to a 54-yard touchdown.[/size]​

OSU need to score quickly if they were going to get back in the game and that is exactly what they did. Canfield threw deep to WR Darrell Catchings who was in because of the injury to Johnson. Catchings made a leaping catch over the defensive back and sped his way in for a 57-yard touchdown to give OSU some hope now down only 38-30.

The Beaver defense stepped up to the plate and forced Utah to punt. OSU had the ball with under 1:30 left in the game. Canfield dropped back to pass where there was a lot of pressure from the Ute defense. The lefty threw as he was back pedalling, a screen pass to HB Jeremy Francis who actually had a pretty good game. It appeared Francis would make the catch for a big gain as the blocking was all set up. Unfortunately DE Koa Misi made a tremendous play on the ball and picked it off putting an end to OSU's chance for a comeback. Utah would finish the game with a last second field goal as they finished off the Beavers 41-30 in the Las Vegas Bowl.

[size=-5]Utah DE Koa Misi ends any hope of an OSU comeback with this interception.[/size]​

Oregon State 30

QB Canfield: 16-24, 221 yds, 2 td, 4 int
HB Francis: 20 car, 105 yds
WR Stroughter: 6 rec, 81 yds, td, fl
CB Hughes: 3 tkl, int, defl, td

Utah 41

QB Johnson: 13-27, 230 yds, 2 td, 2 int
HB Mack: 12 car, 67 yds, td
WR Casteel: 4 rec, 105 yds, td
WR#84: 4 rec, 98 yds, td, fl, krtd
DE Misi: 7 tkl, 2 tfl, 2 sk, int
DE Kruger: 6 tkl, 3 tfl, 3 sk
CB Smith: 4 tkl, 2 int, defl

 

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[b][size=+1]Bowl Games[/size][/b]
(Pac-10 teams, two ranked teams, upsets of ranked teams, and BCS bowls.)

[b]Las Vegas Bowl[/b]
[b]Oregon State[/b] (7-5) 30
Utah (9-3) 41
 
[b]Holiday Bowl[/b]
#25 Iowa State (10-2) 31
#13 Arizona State (10-2) 35

[b]Emerald Bowl[/b]
#11 Texas (10-2) 30
Washington (6-6) 27

[b]Armed Forces Bowl[/b]
Oregon (8-4) 14
TCU (9-3) 38

[b]Sun Bowl[/b]
#21 UCLA (9-3) 41
#23 Notre Dame (9-3) 34

[b]Humanitarian Bowl[/b]
#22 Texas A&M (9-3) 35
Hawai'i (9-3) 38

[b]Gator Bowl[/b]
#20 West Virginia (9-3) 23
Virginia (8-5) 28

[b]Capital One Bowl[/b]
#18 Alabama (9-3) 7
#10 Penn State (10-2) 34

[b]Rose Bowl[/b]
#3 Clemson (11-1) 16
#12 USC (9-3) 41

[b]Sugar Bowl[/b]
#5 Wisconsin (11-1) 28
#8 Auburn (12-1) 14

[b]Cotton Bowl[/b]
#16 South Carolina (9-3) 45
#19 Nebraska (10-3) 24

[b]Fiesta Bowl[/b]
#7 Oklahoma (11-2) 38
#9 Pittsburgh (10-2) 20

[b]Orange Bowl[/b]
#4 Boston College (12-1) 24
#14 Louisville (10-2) 41

[b]BCS National Championship-Miami, FL[/b]
#2 Florida (13-0) vs #1 Ohio State (12-0)...will have its own report.

 

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[size=+2]BCS National Championship[/size]
[size=+1]#2 Florida (13-0) vs #1 Ohio State (12-0)[/size]

Miami, FL - One word comes to mind that represents Ohio State's season. That word is dominant. The Buckeyes won every game by more than ten points. Even USC was handily defeated by Ohio State. QB Todd Boeckman was an extremely efficient quarterback only throwing three interceptions. The Buckeyes even suffered a huge setback, losing Heisman hopeful HB Chris Wells for most of the season. However, they lost one Heisman hopeful and gained another in HB Brandon Saine who stepped in filled the role perfectly. So perfectly in fact, that he came away with the Heisman Trophy himself. Florida on the other hand had to battle through the competitive SEC which came down to the conference championship with two undefeated teams in Auburn and Florida. Florida smashed Auburn and found themselves in the National Championship to face a heavily favored Ohio State. Does this sound familiar anyone? Could Ohio State make the third time a charm or would they lose the National Championship to an SEC team again? On a side note, this game would feature a Heisman Trophy player on each team in Florida QB Tim Tebow and Ohio State HB Brandon Saine. Though Saine would not start at HB as Wells was back in the line up.

Everybody was all set to watch a game in beautiful, sunny Miami but Mother Nature did not want to cooperate as a rain storm showed up for the game. Early on it was clear that this was going to be a defensive struggle. It appeared Florida QB Tim Tebow was going to take over the game with his athleticism as he made some nice rushes leading his team into the red zone. However, the Buckeye defense shut down the Gators in the red zone forcing a field goal to give Florida a 3-0 lead.

Then the unexpected occurred as OSU QB Todd Boeckeman threw an interception. Though Tebow was unable to make anything of it as he too threw an interception. Finally, Boeckman led a drive and capped it off with a short pass to WR#4 over the middle for a one-yard touchdown pass to put Ohio State on top 7-3.

[size=-5]Buckeye QB Todd Boeckman throws the first touchdown pass to WR#4.[/size]​

Tebow did not seem to learn from his earlier mistake as he threw into double coverage where Buckeye SS Kurt Coleman made the pick. This was Tebow's second interception of the first quarter. He also came into this game with only three interceptions. Boeckman quickly capitalized on the turnover as he threw a short pass to Heisman HB Brandon Saine who spun out of a tackle and showcased his elite speed for a 31-yard touchdown reception to put Ohio State up 14-3.

[size=-5]OSU HB Brandon Saine celebrates in the endzone after showing why he won the Heisman.[/size]​

Florida seemed to have something going offensively as Tebow was finding open receivers over the middle. That was until Gator TE Aaron Hernandez met Buckeye MLB James Laurinaitis who lit him up, and the ball came loose which Ohio State recovered. The Buckeyes would take a 14-3 lead into second quarter.

The second quarter was even more of a defensive struggle Boeckman would uncharacteristically throw another interception. Though the OSU defense would only allow a field goal to put Florida back in the game down only 14-6. Both Florida and Ohio State would miss a field goal in closing minute of the first half and Ohio State would lead at the end of the first half.

The defenses even played better in the third quarter as Florida had a three and out. Next Ohio State had their own three and out. Then Gator HB Kestahn Moore was hit low, upended and lost control of the ball which the Buckeyes recovered. Hoever, Ohio State could not do anything with it either.

Going into the fourth quarter the Gators missed a field goal wide right from 54 yards out. Boeckman would lead his team down the field and put them in position to score a 29-yard field goal giving Ohio State a 17-6 lead.

Tebow seemed to finally move the chains a few times before an option run where he was stripped of the ball which the Buckeyes again recovered. The relentless Buckeye defense proved too much for Florida and Ohio State would finish off the Gators 17-6 in Buckeye fashion with strong defense.

[size=-5]Florida QB Tim Tebow is stripped of the ball by OLB Marcus Freeman.[/size]​

Florida 6

QB Tebow: 31-51, 290 yds, 2 int, 14 car, 33 yds, fl
WR Thompson: 6 rec, 62 yds
SS Munroe: 5 tkl, 2 int, defl

Ohio State 17

QB Boeckman: 26-43, 256 yds, 2 td, 3 int
HB Wells: 15 car, 39 yds, 8 rec, 77 yds
MLB Laurinaitis: 13 tkl, 2 tlf, 2 defl, ff
OLB Freeman: 5 tkl, tfl, int, 2 defl, ff

 

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Damn Harvin didn't do anything, Tough loss in Bowl Game.

 

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^ Nope, the Gators didn't really use him at all.

 

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[b][size=+1]Final Top 25[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State 13-0
2 Wisconsin 12-1
3 Florida 13-1
4 Florida State 11-2
5 Oklahoma 12-2
6 Clemson 11-2
7 Penn State 11-2
8 Boston College 12-2
9 USC 10-3
10 Texas 11-2
11 Louisville 11-2
12 Auburn 12-2
13 Arizona State 11-2
14 Texas Tech 10-3
15 Pittsburgh 10-3
16 South Carolina 10-3
17 Virginia Tech 10-3
18 UCLA 10-3
19 Tennessee 9-4
20 Iowa State 10-3
21 Utah 10-3
22 Hawai'i 10-3
23 BYU 10-3
24 Alabama 9-4
25 Nebraska 10-4

 

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[b][size=+1]Players Graduating[/size][/b]

HB Patrick Fuller: 78 OVR
WR Sammie Stroughter: 93 OVR
WR Chris Johnson: 81 OVR
LT Tevita Thompson: 85 OVR
LG Jeremy Perry: 93 OVR
C C#51: 78 OVR
RG RG#73: 79 OVR
RT Andy Levitre: 78 OVR
DE Victor Butler: 82 OVR
DE Slade Norris: 80 OVR
DT Pernell Booth: 81 OVR
OLB Dennis Christopher: 83 OVR
MLB Bryant Cornell: 82 OVR
OLB Isaiah Cook: 84 OVR
CB Keenan Lewis: 86 OVR
CB Brandon Hughes: 83 OVR
FS Al Afalava: 86 OVR
SS Bryan Payton: 84 OVR
SS Greg Laybourn: 82 OVR

[b][size=+1]Transfer[/size][/b]

SS Lance Mitchell: 70 OVR (Idaho)

 

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[b][size=+1]Oregon State Signing Day[/size][/b]
[b][i]#25 Recruiting Class[/i][/b]

QB Edwin Jacobs (JuCo) 2*: Clovis, CA
HB Marvin Quinn 5*: Brea, CA
FB Marshall Fuqua 1*: West Linn, OR
WR David Wynn: 3*: Tracy, CA
WR Alex Whitehead 4*: Four Corners, OR
WR Brian Herring 4*: Manteca, CA
T Jason Sparks 3*: Hermiston, OR
G Maurice Carr 2*: Covina, CA
C Kenny Hunter (JuCo) 1*: El Toro, CA
DE Brian Dailey 3*: Anitioch, CA
DE Dan Sanders 3*: Manhattan Beach, CA
DT Mark Crum 4*: South Gate, CA
OLB Jeff Henry 2*: Fullerton, CA
FS Scott Bryant 2*: Los Angeles, CA
ATH Amir White 4*: San Gabriel, CA

 

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[b][size=+2]Signing Day Nationally[/b][/size]

[b][size=+1]Top Classes[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State
2 Auburn
3 Penn State
4 Oklahoma
5 Wisconsin
6 Clemson
7 Florida State
8 Texas Tech
9 Notre Dame
10 South Carolina
13 Arizona State
14 UCLA
16 Oregon
25 [b]Oregon State[/b]
28 USC
29 Cal
53 Washington State
60 Arizona
66 Washington
89 Stanford

[b][size=+1]Top Ten Recruits[/size][/b]

1 FS Mike Gore: Kitchener, CB (Michigan)
2 HB Marshall Bryant: Galena Park, TX (Florida State)
3 HB Evan Carr: Fort Morgan, CO (Nebraska)
4 QB Erik Huff: Zephyrhills, FL (Notre Dame)
5 ATH Billy Ball: Ferguson, MO (Oklahoma)
6 OLB Lawrence Brooks: Brighton, NY (Ohio State)
7 QB Kyler Thomas: Redan, GA (Florida)
8 MLB Jason Rutledge: Bettendorf, LA (LSU)
9 SS Montrell McCarthy: Oxford, OH (Penn State)
10 DE Jamie Randolph: Wadsworth, OH (Wisconsin)

[b][size=+1]Five Star QBs[/size][/b]

4 Erik Huff: Zephyrhills, FL (Notre Dame)
7 Kyler Thomas: Redan, GA (Florida)
31 Lance Porter: Mercedes, TX (LSU)
42 James Minor: Cullman, AL (Texas)
49 Xavier Miller: Foutain Hills, AZ (USC)

[b][size=+1]Five Star HBs[/size][/b]

2 Marshall Bryant: Galena Park, TX (Florida State)
3 Evan Carr: Fort Morgan, CO (Nebraska)
19 Michael Keller: Lake Wales, FL (Georgia)
20 Jon Cooper: Morrilton, AR (Ohio State)
33 David Olsen: Munster, IN (Notre Dame)
[b]38 Marvin Quinn: Brea, CA (Oregon State)[/b]
39 Zach McDaniel (JuCo): Warren, OH (Auburn)
43 Will Pittman: Williamsburg, KY (Wisconsin)
47 Jon Nelson: Denison, IA (Cal)

[b][size=+1]Five Star WRs[/size][/b]

11 Peter Carter: Van Wert, OH (Iowa)
18 Anthony Anderson: Aspen, CO (Wisconsin)
25 Nate Smart: Green Hill, TN (Penn State)
28 Mike Baldwin: Shaler Township, PA (Penn State)
46 Jason McMillan: Miami, FL (West Virginia)

[b][size=+1]Top Ten Pac-10 Recruits[/size][/b]

16 ATH Marquis Hampton 5*: Huntington Park, CA (UCLA)
35 MLB Curtis Louis 5*: Torrance, CA (Oregon)
36 G Tommy Cronin 5*: Whittier, CA (UCLA)
[b]38 HB Marvin Quinn 5*: Brea, CA (Oregon State)[/b]
40 DT Matt Whaley 5*: Paine Field, WA (Cal)
47 HB Jon Nelson 5*: Denison, IA (Cal)
48 FS Anthony Ralph 5*: Mount Olympus, UT (USC)
49 QB Xavier Miller 5*: Fountain Hills, AZ (USC)
56 ATH Raymond Downing 4*: Huntington Beach, CA (UCLA)
57 WR Nick Seals 4*: La Mirada, CA (Arizona State)

 

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[b][size=+1]Starting Roster[/size][/b]

[b]Offense[/b]

QB Sean Canfield, SR(RS): 90 OVR
HB Jeremy Francis, SR: 83 OVR
FB Ryan McCants, SO(RS): 80 OVR
WR Kyle Brown, JR(RS): 82 OVR
WR Darrell Catchings, JR: 80 OVR
WR Shane Morales, SR(RS): 79 OVR
TE Gabe Miller, JR(RS): 83 OVR
TE Howard Croom, SR(RS): 83 OVR
LT LT#64, JR(RS): 79 OVR
LG LG#61, JR(RS): 83 OVR
C C#60, JR(RS): 81 OVR
RG RG#65, SR(RS): 83 OVR
RT RT#54, SR: 81 OVR

[b]Defense[/b]

LE Simi Kuli, SR(RS): 91 OVR
RE Brian Dailey, FR: 73 OVR
DT Mitchel Hunt, JR: 82 OVR
DT Stephen Paea, SR(RS): 78 OVR
OLB LOLB#6, SR: 81 OVR
MLB Keaton Kristick, SR: 78 OVR
OLB Dwight Roberson, JR(RS): 82 OVR
CB Tim Clark, SR: 84 OVR
CB David Ross, SO(RS): 81 OVR
CB Amir White, FR: 73 OVR
FS James Dockery, JR(RS): 80 OVR
SS Cameron Collins, SO(RS): 77 OVR

[b]Special Teams[/b]

K Justin Kahut, JR(RS): 66 OVR
P Sean Senhem, SR: 77 OVR

 

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[b][size=+2]2009-2010 Schedule[/size][/b]
Strength: A-

1 vs New Mexico State
2 vs Utah
3 Bye
4 Bye
5 vs #12 Arizona State
6 vs #16 UCLA
7 Bye
8 at Cal
9 at Washington State
10 vs Stanford
11 at #6 USC
12 vs Washington
13 vs Arizona
14 at Oregon (Civil War)
15 at BYU

 

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[b][size=+2]Preseason Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State
2 Florida
3 Oklahoma
4 Florida State
5 Wisconsin
6 USC
7 Penn State
8 Clemson
9 Texas
10 South Carolina

[b][size=+2]Heisman Hype[/size][/b]

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
HB Knowshon Moreno (Georgia)
HB LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh)
HB Vondrell McGee (Texas)
QB Matt Grothe (USF)

 

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[size=+2]Preseason Preview[/size]

When we last left the Beavers they had just lost the Las Vegas Bowl to Utah in heartbreaking fashion after previously losing the Civil War to Oregon in another heartbreaker. That was last season. It is time to kick off a new season. There are many questions on this Oregon State team to start the new season.

Gone are the standout defensive backs from last year as CBs Brandon Hughes and Keenan Lewis have graduated. FS Al Afalava and SS Bryan Payton have also graduated leaving the Beavers with four new defensive backs to start in the secondary. In addition, the Beavers lost their entire linebacking corps and will start three new LBs. DE Simi Kuli will anchor the defensive line and will clearly be the strength of an inexperienced defense as the defense only brings back two starters.

The offense will be led by senior QB Sean Canfield. Though Canfield finished with second most interceptions in the nation, he did throw 23 touchdowns. Canfield will need to limit his turnovers if this team will have any hopes at having a successful campaign in 2009. HB Jeremy Francis will start at runningback again despite struggling last season. Though the five star true freshman HB Marvin Quinn will be waiting for his chance to get his touches. WR Kyle Brown and WR Darrell Catchings will try to fill the big shoes left by WR Sammie Stroughter. One of these receivers will need to step up big. Expect TE Gabe Miller to be targeted early and often.

The pundits are predicting the Beavers to finish seventh in the Pac-10 and are ranked 49th nationally. One thing the Beavers have going for them is a much easier non-conference schedule than last year and four home games to start the season including two bye weeks before conference play begins with two home games where Oregon State will host Arizona State and UCLA. Those two games could go a long way in deciding how successful OSU is this season as it will get a lot tougher after the UCLA game. Oregon State will have to travel to Cal, USC, and Oregon in the Civil War. The final game will come at BYU in what will not be an easy game. If the Beavers struggle early this season, look for a very long season for Beaver fans.

 

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[size=+1]New Mexico State at Oregon State[/size]

Corvallis, OR- The 2009 season is finally underway for the Beavers as the long wait for college football is over. Oregon State hosted New Mexico State on a beautiful day in the Willamette Valley. The Beavers looked excited to get a new season started and put last season behind them.

OSU HB Jeremy Francis went down early with a strained pectoral that is going to sideline him for two weeks. In came the five star HB Marvin Quinn who got a nice ovation from the fans. Quinn took a simple handoff up the middle and was stripped of the ball for a fumble which the Aggies recovered. Quinn's first collegiate carry was a fumble. Not exactly what the Beavers were expecting.

Though Quinn got off to a bad start, OSU QB Sean Canfield got himself off to a great start as his first pass was a strike to slot WR Shane Morales who caught the ball on a crossing route where he took it the distance for a 64-yard touchdown putting Oregon State ahead 7-0. The Beavers would also tack on a field goal as the first quarter came to an end as Oregon State had a 10-0 lead.

[size=-5]OSU QB Sean Canfield's first pass of the season goes for a 64-yard touchdown to WR Shane Morales.[/size]​

The Aggies finally made a play on offense as a 37-yard run by HB Tonny Glynn set them up in the red zone. NMSU found themselves at the goalline with a fourth-and-goal situation. The Aggies decided to go for it and OSU MLB Keaton Kristick appeared to stop Glynn in front of the endzone but there was a facemask penalty called. However the Beaver defense stuffed the Aggies at the goalline again forcing a field goal in what was a huge victory for the young defense making it 10-3 as New Mexico State scored a field goal.

The Aggies would get another big play on a 63-yard punt return by WR#2 which put NMSU inside the red zone again. Again the Beavers held the Aggies to a field goal to make it 10-6. OSU QB Sean Canfield would later find a wide open WR Darrell Catchings who made a move and was gone to the house for a 42-yard touchdown to put Oregon State up 17-6.

New Mexico State countered back with an impressive drive that was finished off with a pass from QB J.J. McDermott to HB Tonny Glynn who made a spectacular catch along the sideline of the endzone keeping his knee in bounds to put the Aggies back in the game down only 17-13. The Beavers would tack on a last second field goal at the end of the fist half to give OSU a 20-13 lead at halftime.

[size=-5]Aggie HB Tonny Glynn makes an impressive catch along the sideline of the endzone.[/size]​

The Beavers looked impressive offensively and defensively in the second half. Canfield hooked up with Catchings again as the Aggies were unable to tackle the receiver who took it in for his second touchdown from 43 yards out to put OSU up 27-13.

[size=-5]Canfield hooks up with WR Darrell Catchings again for his second touchdown.[/size]​

The situation would go from bad to worse for New Mexico State as QB J.J. McDermott would throw three pick-sixes. Two for OSU FS James Dockery and one for CB Tim Clark. The three interceptions for touchdowns blew the game wide open as Oregon State would close out the Aggies 51-20 in what turned out to be a blowout. About the only thing the Beavers could not be happy about was the pedestrian debut of HB Marvin Quinn who was only able to muster 39 yards on 17 carries. The running game will need to improve if Oregon State is to continue to be successful. The Beavers will look to continue their success against Utah next week as they will try to avenge their Las Vegas Bowl loss.

[size=-5]OSU FS James Dockery with one of the three pick-sixes for the Beavers.[/size]​

New Mexico State 20

QB McDermott: 23-40, 184 yds, 2 td, 3 int
HB Glynn: 13 car, 68 yds
WR WR#2: 6 rec, 64 yds
OLB ROLB#57: 7 tkl, tfl, sk

Oregon State 51

QB Canfield: 15-21, 298 yds, 3 td
HB Quinn: 17 car, 39 yds, fl
WR Catchings: 4 rec, 112 yds, 2 td
WR Morales: 4 rec, 110 yds, td
FS Dockery: 11 tkl, 2 tfl, 2 int, defl, 2 td

 

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[b][size=+2]Week 1 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

Georgia Tech 42
#25 Notre Dame 21

UCF 28
#2 Florida 17

[b][size=+2]Top Ten[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State
2 Oklahoma
3 Florida State
4 Wisconsin
5 USC
6 Penn State
7 Clemson
8 Texas
9 South Carolina
10 Texas Tech

[b][size=+2]Heisman Watch[/size][/b]

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
HB Knowshon Moreno (Georgia)
HB LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh)
HB Vondrell McGee (Texas)
QB Mitch Mustain (USC)

 

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[size=+1]Utah (0-0) at Oregon State (1-0)[/size]

Corvallis, OR - This marked the third time that these two teams have met in less than a year. The Beavers were looking to avenge the loss in the Las Vegas Bowl by defeating Utah and hopefully this would be the last time these two teams would meet for a while.

The Utes marched right down the field on their opening drive as the Beaver defense was unable to make tackles. The defense finally put it together when the Utes were inside the red zone as the Beavers forced a Utah field goal which was missed. This was another big stop for the Beaver defense in the red zone. Oregon State would put a nice drive together mainly with the arm of QB Sean Canfield who was throwing underneath the defense. OSU WR Kyle Brown was the recipient of many of Canfield's passes. The Beavers would put three points on the board with a 45-yard field goal to go out in front 3-0.

The Beaver defense would come up with another play when CB Tim Clark came up with an interception. OSU HB Marvin Quinn would find a big hole at the goalline and take it in from two yards out for his first career touchdown putting OSU ahead 10-0.

[size=-5]OSU HB Marivn Quinn takes the handoff and scores his first career touchdown from two yards out.[/size]​

Utah would finally get a play to go their way when Canfield was sacked and fumbled in the pocket which the Utes recovered. Unfortunately, Utah freshman QB Corbin Louks rolled out to his right and threw across his body to the left where OSU CB David Ross was there for an easy interception which he took to the house giving the Beavers a 17-0 lead. The Beavers would tack on a last minute field goal to give them a 20-0 lead at the half.

[size=-5]OSU CB David Ross takes the pick to the house.[/size]​

The Beavers never looked back in the second half as Utah could not get anything going. The Oregon State offense did not look particularly sharp either as Quinn had very little running room. The freshman tailback was stuffed over and over again but was able to score another touchdown from inside the five-yard line as the Beavers would finish off this one 27-0 in what was a lopsided affair from the beginning.

Utah 0

QB Louks: 11-21, 103 yds, 2 int
HB Wide: 12 car, 24 yds
WR Brooks: 5 rec, 63 yds
DE Kruger: 7 tkl, tfl, sk, fmbrec

Oregon State 27

QB Canfield: 21-27, 175 yds, fl
HB Quinn: 28 car, 57 yds, 2 td, 6 rec, 37 yds
WR Brown: 6 rec, 72 yds
CB Ross: 5 tkl, int, defl, td