Go Beavs: An Oregon State Dynasty

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

#3 Florida State 41
#16 Auburn 20

#14 Virginia Tech 14
LSU 38

BYU 24
#15 UCLA 10

#19 Missouri 21
#17 Ole Miss 28

#9 South Carolina 14
Virginia 19

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

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

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

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
HB Knowshon Moreno (Georgia)
HB LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh)
QB Jonathan Crompton (Tennessee)
HB Vondrell McGee (Texas)

 

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[b][size=+2]Week 3 Games of the Week[/size][/b] (Bye)

Central Michigan 35
#19 Purdue 28

#5 USC 31
#17 Nebraska 34

#2 Florida State 38
#16 Boston College 21

Tulsa 20
#24 West Virginia 17

Cal 42
#23 Louisville 24

#14 South Carolina 27
#20 Georgia 34

[b][size=+2]Injury Report[/size][/b]

QB Terrelle Pryor (Ohio State) - broken tibia, out for season
HB Vondrell McGee (Texas) - upper arm fracture, five weeks

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

1 Ohio State
2 Florida State
3 Oklahoma
4 Wisconsin
5 Penn State
6 Clemson
7 Texas
8 Texas Tech
9 Arizona State
10 Tennessee

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

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
HB Knowshon Moreno (Georgia)
HB Mario Fannin (Auburn)
WR Kerry Taylor (Arizona State)
HB LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh)

 

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[b][size=+2]Week 4 Games of the Week[/size][/b] (Bye)

#18 Boston College 7
#6 Clemson 40

#13 Ole Miss 34
#11 Auburn 43

TCU 35
#23 BYU 15

#10 Tennessee 24
#15 Florida 35

#20 South Carolina 30
#24 LSU 44

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

1 Ohio State
2 Florida State
3 Oklahoma
4 Wisconsin
5 Penn State
6 Clemson
7 Texas
8 Texas Tech
9 Arizona State
10 Auburn

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

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
HB Mario Fannin (Auburn)
WR Kerry Taylor (Arizona State)
QB Taylor Potts (Texas Tech)
HB Knowshon Moreno (Georgia)

 

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[size=+2]Recruiting News[/size]

QB Derek Swaggert 4* #6 QB
Vancouver, CN
Top Schools: Oregon State, Missouri, Boston College

Four star QB Derek Swaggert from Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada will be in Corvallis this weekend as the Beavers will take on the favored Sundevils. Swaggert moves around the pocket well and has a decent arm. He needs to work on his accuracy. Missouri and Boston College are also interested in the prospect.

WR Bill Faaeteete 4* #20 WR
Central Point, OR
Top Schools: USC, Oregon State, Florida State

Four star WR Bill Faaeteete from Central Point, Oregon will be at Reser Stadium this weekend to see the ASU game. Faaeteete is considered a possession receiver standing at 6'3". The local receiver is being targeted by both USC and Florida State. It will be interesting to see if Oregon State stays in the mix.

 

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[size=+1]#9 Arizona State (3-0) at Oregon State (2-0)[/size]

Corvallis, OR - Here was an early Pac-10 game that received some national attention. With USC losing to Nebraska, Arizona State now found themselves on top of the conference. However, Oregon State was still undefeated and if they could find a way to pull the upset, the Beavers would suddenly be on top.

It looked good early for the Beavers as a punt return by Kyle Brown was taken to the ASU 34-yard line. Though the Sundevil defense shut down the opportunity and the Beavers were forced to try a 37-yard field goal which K Justin Kahut hit off the upright. ASU moved quickly down the field where Sundevil QB Danny Sullivan threw a touchdown pass inside the red zone but it was taken off the scoreboard because of a holding call. The penalty led to a 37-yard field goal which was also missed.

Finally, the Sundevils finished off a drive with a touchdown when the impact player WR Chris McGaha scored. The receiver lined up as the runningback and sped to the outside for an easy seven-yard touchdown to give ASU the first score 7-0.

[size=-5]ASU WR Chris McGaha lines up as a runningback, speeds to the outside for a seven-yard touchdown.[/size]​

As the second quarter got underway, Oregon State was stopped in the red zone leading to a field goal to make it 7-3 ASU. Then it was time for a string of plays where the quarterbacks on both teams did not take care of the ball well. OSU SS Cameron Collins would get an interception. Then OSU QB Sean Canfield would throw it right back to ASU as MLB#45 would get a pick. Next, Sullivan would throw two more picks to OSU CB Tim Clark. Finally, Canfield would connect with WR Shane Morales on a short pass to the flat where the reciver made a move and was off to the races for a 49-yard touchdown reception putting OSU in front 10-7.

However, the Sundevils put together a masterful drive in under a minute that was finished with a three-yard touchdown run by HB Dimitri Nance who was already nearing the century mark. The touchdown run would give ASU the lead 14-10 at halftime.

The Beavers did not start the second half well at all as Canfield would attempt to throw a pass over the middle into coverage where ASU MLB#45 got his second interception of the game. The turnover would lead to a touchdown scamper by the backup HB Shaun DeWitty to put ASU ahead 21-10.

[size=-5]ASU HB Shaun DeWitty fights his way into the endzone.[/size]​

The OSU offense just could not get it going as Canfield would throw another interception. As the fourth quarter started ASU HB Dimitri Nance would find the endzone again on another goalline touchdown run to put the Sundevils up 28-10. The Beavers were not getting the red zone stops that they had gotten the previous weeks.

In the middle of the quarter the Beavers finally found themselves in the red zone. Canfield threw to HB Jeremy Francis over the middle where he made a move and was in the endzone for a 16-yard touchdown reception to put Oregon State back in the game down only 28-18 as the two point conversion was successful.

The Sundevils countered by tacking on a field goal to make it 31-18 ASU. The momentum looked to be swinging toward the Beavers but time was running low. Canfield would throw a short slant pass to WR Darrell Catchings where the safety was unable to bring him down. Catchings broke the tackle and raced down the field for a 72-yard touchdown reception. Suddenly, the Beavers only trailed 31-25.

[size=-5]Beaver WR Darrell Catchings after breaking a tackle races downfield for a 72-yard touchdown reception.[/size]​

With only :53 left on the clock, Oregon State was forced to kick the onside kick. Kahut kicked the ball into the turf where ASU trapped it and recovered the ball ending any chance of an upset allowing Arizona State to escape from Corvallis still undefeated.

Arizona State 31

QB Sullivan: 16-22, 231 yds, 3 int
HB Nance: 28 car, 158 yds, 2 td
WR McGaha: 6 rec, 81 yds, rustd
MLB MLB#45: 3 tkl, 2 int

Oregon State 25

QB Canfield: 22-32, 332 yds, 3 td, 4 int
HB Francis: 14 car, 41 yds, 4 rec, 46 yds, td
WR Morales: 6 rec, 109 yds, td
WR Catchings: 3 rec, 99 yds, td
CB Clark: 4 tkl, 2 int, defl

 

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[b][size=+2]Week 5 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

Indiana 28
#5 Penn State 23

Arkansas 20
#17 Ole Miss 7

Miami 42
#24 Boston College 31

Washington 41
#18 UCLA 6

#2 Florida State 20
#19 Virginia Tech 34

[b][size=+2]Injury Report[/size][/b]

QB Jonathan Crompton (Tennessee) - strained back, two weeks
HB LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh) - torn achilles tendon, out for season
HB Keiland Williams (LSU) - dislocated elbow, four weeks

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

1 Ohio State
2 Oklahoma
3 Wisconsin
4 Clemson
5 Texas
6 Texas Tech
7 Arizona State
8 Auburn
9 Florida State
10 Florida

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

QB Taylor Potts (Texas Tech)
HB Mario Fannin (Auburn)
HB Charles Scott (LSU)
HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
WR Niles Paul (Nebraska)

 

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[size=+2]Recruiting News[/size]

[size=+1]Visiting Oregon State[/size]

QB Bryan Rossner (JuCo) 5* #1
Nanakuli, HI
Top Schools: Oregon State, LSU, Virginia Tech

The top quarterback prospect, Bryan Rossner is visiting Corvallis this weekend. Rossner is considered one of those gifted mobile quarterbacks with a good arm and good accuracy. Hawai'i is a pipeline state so there is a possiblity the Beavers could land him.

CB Mike Mayes 5* #4
Daly City, CA
Top Schools: Oregon State, Oregon, USC

Five star CB Mike Mayes from Daly City, California will be visting Oregon State this weekend. Mayes has great awareness and quickness.

MLB Mark Mansfield 4* #10
Glendale, AZ
Top Schools: Nebraska, Oregon State, Arizona State

The four star MLB is a tough run stopper with great awareness. Mansfield is just the kind of player the Beavers look for on defense.

G Shane Sanders 4* #15
San Jose, CA
Top Schools: UCLA, Cal, Arizona State

Sanders will be in Corvallis this weekend to see the Beavers play the Bruins. UCLA is currently the prospect's top choice so it should be interesting to see how the visit goes.

 

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[size=+1]UCLA (1-2) at Oregon State (2-1)[/size]

Corvallis, OR - UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel appeared to have things turned around for the Bruins last season and it looked like they would continue the success from last season. That was until the Bruins got trounced by the Washington Huskies in Pasadena. Here would be another test for the Bruins against the Beavers who are coming off a tough loss to the perceived top team in the Pac-10, the Arizona State Sundevils. This looked to be an intriguing conference game for both teams.

The Bruins would strike first as the Beavers were unable to stop a potent running game by UCLA. The Bruins capped off a drive with a short touchdown scamper by the backup HB Craig Shepard to give UCLA the early lead 7-0. On the next possession for the Bruins, QB Kevin Craft would pitch the ball to HB Christian Ramirez on an option for a 46-yard gain that set up a 28-yard field goal to put UCLA up 10-0.

As the second quarter got underway, UCLA missed a 40-yard field goal attempt but got the ball back when OSU QB Sean Canfield threw a ball into coverage where UCLA MLB#59 made the pick. Fortunately for Oregon State, OSU CB Tim Clark stripped UCLA WR#80 of the ball which the Beavers recovered. The turnover seemed to give Oregon State some life.

[size=-5]Beaver CB Tim Clark strips UCLA WR#80 of the ball.[/size]​

The turnover would lead to a short touchdown connection of Canfield to WR Kyle Brown to put Oregon State on the scoreboard down 10-7. After an interception by OSU LOLB#6, Canfield would hook up with TE Gabe Miller for a 14-yard touchdown reception to put the Beavers ahead 14-10 at halftime.

The Bruins marched right down the field to open the second half where UCLA HB Christian Ramirez would break loose for a 31-yard touchdown run to put the Bruins in front 17-14.

[size=-5]Bruin HB Christian Ramirez breaks loose for a 31-yard touchdown.[/size]​

The Beavers would counter back though when Canfield found HB Jeremy Francis on a short dump off pass. Francis juked a defender and sped downfield until he was tackled in the red zone. The big play set up a three-yard touchdown run by the freshman HB Marvin Quinn who slithered his way into the endzone to put OSU back on top 21-17.

UCLA would find themselves bakced up inside their own five-yard line as the fourth quarter started. Craft would drop back to pass where there was instant pressure in the endzone as the Beavs were getting quite a bit more pressure on the quarterback than normal. The Oregon State defense had six sacks on the day and OSU DT Mitchell Hunt finished the game with four sacks. On the play it looked like it would be a safety but Craft got the ball out to his FB Tobi Umodu who broke a tackle and then rumbled, bumbled, and stumbled his way for a whopping 58-yard gain.

[size=-5]UCLA FB Tobi Umodu is finally brought down after a 58-yard gain.[/size]​

Unfortunately for the Bruins, OSU CB Tim Clark would deflect a pass to himself which he picked off. The next play saw OSU HB Jeremy Francis make his best run of the season as he made a great cut to the outside where he found a big hole and took it into the house for a 21-yard touchdown. Oregon State now was up 28-17.

[size=-5]OSU HB Jeremy Francis finds some space to the outside and takes it all the way for a 21-yard touchdown.[/size]​

The next possession for Oregon State would see Francis get his second touchdown on a short goalline rush giving the Beavers a commanding 35-17 lead. The Bruins would score a touchdown in the last few minutes as WR Dominique Johnson would take a red zone handoff and lunge forward allowing the ball to just cross the goalline to make it 35-23. It would not be enough as Oregon State would get an impressive conference win.

UCLA 23

QB Craft: 22-33, 350 yds, 2 int
HB Ramirez: 17 car, 139 yds, td
WR Johnson: 7 rec, 81 yds, rustd
MLB MLB#59: 6 tkl, int

Oregon State 35

QB Canfield: 21-28, 251 yds, 2 td, int
HB Francis: 23 car, 63 yds, 2 td, 6 rec, 68 yds
WR Morales: 5 rec, 85 yds
DT Hunt: 4 tkl, 4 tfl, 4 sk, ff (Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week)

 

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[b][size=+2]Week 6 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#1 Ohio State 28
#3 Wisconsin 21

#12 Nebraska 20
#19 Missouri 34

#10 Florida 44
#18 LSU 47 (OT)

#2 Oklahoma 41 (OT)
#5 Texas 38

#14 Georgia 31
#16 Alabama 21

[b][size=+2]Injury Report[/size][/b]

HB Chris Wells (Ohio State) - broken wrist, four weeks
HB HB#5 (Wisconsin) - broken shoulder, out for season

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

1 Ohio State
2 Oklahoma
3 Clemson
4 Texas Tech
5 Arizona State
6 Auburn
7 Georgia
8 Wisconsin
9 Florida State
10 Texas

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

WR Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech)
QB Taylor Potts (Texas Tech)
HB Charles Scott (LSU)
HB Mario Fannin (Auburn)
HB Joe McKnight (USC)

 

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[b][size=+2]Week 7 Games of the Week[/size][/b] (Bye)

#19 Florida 43
#25 South Carolina 21

#13 Penn State 19
Iowa 20

#7 Georgia 35
#14 Tennessee 21

#5 Arizona State 10
Washington State 20

#16 Missouri 39
#2 Oklahoma 46

#24 Purdue 24
#1 Ohio State 38

#22 Alabama 31
Ole Miss 41

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

1 Ohio State
2 Oklahoma
3 Clemson
4 Texas Tech
5 Georgia
6 Auburn
7 LSU
8 Wisconsin
9 Virginia
10 Florida State

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

QB Taylor Potts (Texas Tech)
HB Charles Scott (LSU)
HB Ryan Roberson (Texas)
HB Mario Fannin (Auburn)
WR Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech)

 

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[size=+1]Oregon State (3-1) at Cal (5-1)[/size]

Berkeley, CA - Finally the Beavers had a game that was not at Reser Stadium. The first road game of the season would be in the Bay Area to take on the California Golden Bears. With USC's loss to Nebraska and Arizona State being upset by Washington State last week, the Pac-10 is quickly becoming irrelevant in the national picture. Cal is actually one of the frontrunners now in what is turning into a wild conference. The winner of this game would likely find themselves in the Top 25.

The Oregon State defense looked to be a bit intimidated by the fans early as Cal HB#21 ran over the Beaver defense on three consecutive plays. On the third rush HB#21 broke loose for a 47-yard touchdown to put Cal on top 7-0.

[size=-5]It did not take long for Cal to score as HB#21 breaks off a 47-yard touchdown run.[/size]​

Though the Beavers would respond with an impressive drive of their own two possessions later. The drive would be capped off with a one-yard touchdown scamper by HB Jeremy Francis to tie the game 7-7. Cal would miss a 34-yard field goal attempt on their last possession of the first quarter but would find themselves on their next possession at the OSU 30-yard line with a fourth-and-inches decision for Cal head coach Jeff Tedford to make. Tedford decided to go for it. Riley and HB#21 were unable to complete the handoff and Riley was sacked in the backfield. Oregon State appeared to have the momentum and the crowd was taken out of the game. Unfortunately, the OSU offense responded with a three and out not taking advantage of the opportunity.

Cal received a bad break when HB#21 left the game with an abdominal strain. The impressive runningback had already gained 96 yards on ten carries. Cal would be forced to attempt another field goal from 45 yards out which was missed. OSU QB Sean Canfield would try to get something going on offense by throwing over the middle to WR Kyle Brown but the elite CB Darian Hagan accelerated and picked off the pass for a pick-six to put Cal ahead 14-7.

[size=-5]Cal CB Darian Hagan picks off Canfield for a pick-six[/size]​

However, Cal QB Kevin Riley would make a terrible pass in the closing seconds before halftime which was intercepted by OSU LOLB#6 who took in for six to tie the game at the half 14-14.

Riley did not seemed to be phased in the least by his costly turnover at the end of the half as the Cal quarterback threw deep over the middle to WR#87 who made the catch in stride and was gone for a 70-yard touchdown connection putting Cal back on top 21-14.

[size=-5]Cal QB Kevin Riley connects with WR#87 for a 70-yard touchdown.[/size]​

On the ensuing possession for the Golden Bears, Riley threw to a wide open WR#87 who had totally beat OSU CB David Ross off the line for a 61-yard touchdown which put Cal ahead by two scores 28-14.

[size=-5]Cal WR#87 with his second touchdown grab of the game.[/size]​

The Oregon State offense was just completely unable to do anything. The coverage was superb and the pressure by the defensive line was relentless. The Golden Bear defense would finish with seven sacks on the day. Cal DE Tyson Alualu would have three all by himself.

The OSU defense finally made a stop in the red zone when OSU FS James Dockery picked off Riley in the endzone. It would not matter though since the OSU offense was non-existent. Cal would tack on another field goal and Canfield would eventually be able to connect with WR Shane Morales for a 15-yard touchdown to make it 31-21. The Beavers attempted the onside kick but Cal made the recovery and Canfield would end any last minute heroics when he threw deep to Morales where it was picked off by SS Marcus Ezeff who took it back for another Cal pick-six to finish off the Beavers 38-21.

Oregon State 21

QB Canfield: 22-34, 207 yds, td, 2 int
HB Francis: 11 car, 43 yds, td
WR Morales: 5 rec, 56 yds, td
FS Dockery: 6 tkl, int, 2 defl

Cal 38

QB Riley: 21-30, 274 yds, 2 td, 2 int
HB HB#21: 10 car, 96 yds, td
WR WR#87: 5 rec, 158 yds, 2 td
DE Alualu: 4 tkl, 3 tfl, 3 sk

 

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[b][size=+2]Week 8 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#16 Virginia Tech 30
#3 Clemson 31

#1 Ohio State 28
#21 Penn State 13

#6 Auburn 34
#7 LSU 7

Indiana 21
#8 Wisconsin 3

#5 Georgia 13
#17 Florida 28

#4 Texas Tech 24
#19 Missouri 34

[b][size=+2]Injury Report[/size][/b]

HB Knowhon Moreno (Georgia) - strained achilles, three weeks

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

1 Ohio State 6-0 (19 game winning streak)
2 Oklahoma 6-0
3 Clemson 6-0
4 Auburn 7-0
5 Virginia 6-0
6 TCU 7-0
7 Florida State 6-1
8 Texas 6-1
9 Texas Tech 7-1
10 USC 5-1

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

QB Taylor Potts (Texas Tech)
HB Ryan Roberson (Texas)
HB Mario Fannin (Auburn)
HB HB#8 (Florida)
WR Jeremy Kerley (TCU)

[b][size=+2]Pac-10 Standings[/size][/b]

1 Cal: 6-1, 4-0
2 #12 USC: 5-1, 4-0
3 Washington State: 5-1, 3-1
4 #14 Arizona State: 6-1, 3-1
5 [b]Oregon State[/b]: 3-2, 1-2
6 UCLA: 3-3, 1-2
7 Oregon: 3-3, 1-2
8 Washington: 3-4, 1-3
9 Arizona: 2-4, 0-3
10 Stanford: 1-6, 0-4

 

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[size=+1]Oregon State (3-2) at Washington State (5-1)[/size]

Pullman, WA - Washington State has been a huge surprise thus far this season. Their upset of Arizona State seems to have the fans in Pullman thinking about a bowl game this year. In fact, the Cougars are in the mix for the conference championship for now. They would face the Beavers coming off a loss to California where the offense for Oregon State had sputtered. This is a must win for the Beavers and a win for the Cougars would prove that they are for real.

The Beavers got a major setback on their first offensive play. HB Jeremy Francis ran up the middle where he was drilled and went down awkwardly. Francis would leave the game with an MCL sprain and did not return. Despite the injury, the Beavers scored on a 49-yard field goal to take the early lead 3-0.

The Cougars responded by having QB Kevin Lopina throwing a strike on a deep post to WR Jeshua Anderson who would take it to the house for a 66-yard touchdown connection putting WSU ahead 7-3.

[size=-5]WSU QB Kevin Lopina connects with WR Jeshua Anderson for a 66-yard touchdown.[/size]​

OSU QB Sean Canfield would have a big connection of his own when he threw to slot WR Shane Morales on a post route who then made a spin move and was gone for a 53-yard touchdown to put OSU in front 10-7.

On the ensuing possession for the Beavers, they would take control of the tone of the game as OSU QB Sean Canfield and freshman HB Marvin Quinn did an excellent job moving the ball down the field. The drive would be finished with a short pass from Canfield to Quinn over the middle for a 17-yard touchdown to put Oregon State up 17-7. Another OSU drive would be capped off by Quinn with a two-yard goalline touchdown which would put the Beavers up big 24-7 at halftime.

In the second half the Cougars finally responded with a drive of their own. HB#31 would score on a 4th-and-goal play from one yard out to make it 24-14 OSU. However the Beavers responded back with Canfield throwing a short dump off pass to HB Marvin Quinn where he made an impressive juking move and was off to the races for a 71-yard touchdown reception putting OSU ahead 31-14.

[size=-5]Freshman OSU HB Marivn Quinn makes an impressive move and is gone for a 71-yard touchdown reception.[/size]​

WSU would take a page out of the Beavers' playbook as Lopina would throw a short pass to HB#31 who made his way into the endzone for a 16-yard touchdown making it 31-21 going into the fourth quarter.

However the Beavers would put this one away in the fourth quarter as Quinn would get his fourth touchdown of the game on a five-yard touchdown run after an impressive west coast style drive to put Oregon State ahead 38-21. The WSU offense was having a hard time blocking the OSU defensive line. Especially DE Sim Kuli who would finish the game with four of the seven sacks for the Beaver defense. On the next OSU possession Canfield would hook up with Morales again for a ten-yard touchdown pass as the Beavers would clobber Washington State on their home turf 45-21.

[size=-5]WSU QB Kevin Lopina is unable to escape OSU DE Simi Kuli for the fourth time.[/size]​

Oregon State 45

QB Canfield: 18-23, 287 yds, 4 td (no interceptions)
HB Quinn: 30 car, 132 yds, 2 td, 4 rec, 87 yds, 2 td (Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week)
WR Morales: 4 rec, 91 yds, 2 td
TE Miller: 9 rec, 87 yds
DE Kuli: 4 tkl, 4 tfl, 4 sk

Washington State 21

QB Lopina: 19-22, 256 yds, 2 td (no interceptions)
HB HB#31: 8 car, 15 yds, td, 4 rec, 85 yds, td
WR Anderson: 5 rec, 93 yds, td

 

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[b][size=+2]Week 9 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

Penn State 37
#24 Purdue 7

#4 Auburn 21 
#15 Florida 49

Indiana 31
#17 Iowa 14

#20 Nebraska 24
#8 Texas 17

[b][size=+2]Injury Report[/size][/b]

WR Julio Jones (Alabama) - foot fracture, eight weeks

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

1 Ohio State 7-0 (20 game winning streak)
2 Oklahoma 7-0
3 Clemson 7-0
4 Virginia 7-0
5 TCU 8-0
6 Florida State 7-1
7 Pittsburgh 7-0
8 Texas Tech 8-1
9 Florida 7-2
10 USC 5-1

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

QB Taylor Potts (Texas Tech)
WR Jeremy Maclin (Missouri)
WR Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech)
QB Joe Bauserman (Ohio State)
HB Mario Fannin (Auburn)

 

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[size=+2]Recruiting News[/size]

[size=+1]Visiting Oregon State[/size]

CB Casey Robinson 4* #17
Parker, AZ
Top Schools: Purdue, Oregon State, Notre Dame

HB Roy Nolen (JuCo) 4* #16
Apple Valley, CA
Top Schools: USC, Oregon State, San Diego State

[size=+1]Commitments[/size]

QB Derek Swaggert 4* #6
Vancouver, CN
Committed: Missouri

 

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[size=+1]Stanford (1-7) at Oregon State (4-2)[/size]

Corvallis, OR - Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh started this one off aggressively, going for it on fourth down and inches near midfield. Cardinal HB Toby Gerhart took a toss to the right, and broke a tackle for a nine-yard gain. Though the Beaver defense would bend but not break in the red zone forcing Stanford to an early field goal to give the Cardinal the early lead 3-0. The OSU offense got off to an anemic start on their first possession as they were forced to punt after a three-and-out. The Beaver defense would step it up again in the red zone as DL Brennan Olander shot through the gap sacking Stanford QB#13 on a fourth down attempt leaving Stanford with only three points on two red zone opportunities.

Finally in the second quarter, the OSU offense struck as HB Jeremy Francis fought his way into the endzone from one yard out to put the Beavers on top 7-3. Disaster would strike for Stanford when QB#13 went down holding his shoulder after an option run. QB#13 left and the diagnosis was a strained shoulder that will likely sideline him for four weeks. Not long after the injury, the new quarterback Alex Loukas came in and threw a red zone interception to OSU FS James Dockery. However the Beaver offense was still sputtering and Stanford would get a last minute field goal to make it an umimpressive 7-6 lead for Oregon State at halftime.

Stanford would attempt a 49-yard field goal early in the third quarter but it fell short of the cross-bar. Oregon State QB Sean Canfield would counter back with an 11-yard touchdown pass to slot WR Shane Morales who made a spectacular diving catch to put the Beavers ahead 14-6.

[size=-5]OSU WR Shane Morales with a spectacular diving catch in the endzone.[/size]​

Stanford would counter back quickly with an impressive drive mainly on the legs of HB Toby Gerhart who would score when Loukas threw a swing pass to the tailback. The pass was actually thrown backwards so it was considered a lateral that Gerhart took in for a three-yard touchdown. All that Stanford needed to tie was a two-point conversion. On the attempt, Gerhart took the handoff and was stopped by OSU LOLB#6 at the goalline allowing the Beavers to keep the lead 14-12.

[size=-5]Beaver LOLB#6 stuffs Stanford HB Toby Gerhart on the two-point attempt.[/size]​

An unlikely player would break the game open for the Beavers when FB Ryan McCants took a third-and-one handoff to just get the first down. McCants found a huge hole, cut to the outside and showed impressive speed taking it to the house for a 55-yard touchdown giving the Beavers a 21-12 lead. "We might have to rethink the way we use McCants in our gameplan. He clearly has a burst and you might see him get some more short yardage carries," OSU head coach Mike Riley said after the game referring to McCants.

[size=-5]OSU FB Ryan McCants breaks the game open with a 55-yard touchdown run.[/size]​

The big run seemed to give OSU the momentum they needed as Stanford QB Alex Loukas did not perform well under the pressure as he would finish the game with a total of five interceptions. OSU CB David Ross would get an interception. Then SS Cameron Collins would make a pick of his own. The Collins interception set up a ten-yard touchdown run for HB Jeremy Francis putting OSU up 28-12. The next interception would be a pick-six by CB Tim Clark to make it an insurmountable 35-12 lead. Even freshman SS Scott Bryant got some action with an interception of his own when the Beavers had all their backups in the game. The Beavers started out slow but finished strong against a team they were suppose to beat as they rolled over the Cardinal 35-12. Oregon State will need to play better next week as they will travel to Los Angeles to take on the Trojans.

Stanford 12

QB Loukas: 24-37, 177 yds, 5 int
HB Gerhart: 22 car, 119 yds, 7 rec, 33 yds
WR Baldwin: 6 rec, 71 yds

Oregon State 35

QB Canfield: 17-21, 144 yds, td
HB Francis: 20 car, 79 yds, 2 td, fl
TE Miller: 5 rec, 52 yds
MLB Kristick: 11 tkl, tfl, defl
CB Clark: 7 tkl, int, defl, td

 

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[b][size=+2]Week 10 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#10 Auburn 24
#9 Georgia 28

#23 Iowa 17
#1 Ohio State 28

Miami 31
#21 Virginia Tech 23

[b][size=+2]Injury Report[/size][/b]

QB Matthew Stafford (Georgia) - fractured patella, out for season

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

1 Ohio State 8-0 (21 game winning streak)
2 Oklahoma 8-0
3 Clemson 8-0
4 Virginia 8-0
5 TCU 9-0
6 Pittsburgh 8-0
7 Florida State 8-1
8 USC 6-1
9 Georgia 7-1
10 Texas Tech 9-1

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

QB Taylor Potts (Texas Tech)
WR Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech)
WR Jeremy Maclin (Missouri)
QB Josh Freeman (Kansas State)
QB Joe Bauserman (Ohio State)

 

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[size=+1]Oregon State (5-2) at #10 USC (6-1)[/size]

Los Angeles, CA - Despite losing an early game to Nebraska, the Trojans are still on top of the Pac-10 and still in the thick of things in the BCS picture. Oregon State has not defeated USC in Los Angeles since 1960 so it would appear that the Trojans would walk away with another easy win. The Trojans would also be looking to avenge that last second loss to Oregon State in Corvallis last seson.

It looked good for the Trojans early as on the first play from scrimmage HB Joe McKnight was able to take a rush offtackle where he bounced outside, broke a tackle, and raced downfield for a 55-yard gain right out of gates. The next play saw McKnight run through a gaping hole for an easy 11-yard touchdown. USC freshman K Mike Jackson would shank the PAT as the Trojans were up 6-0.

OSU QB Sean Canfield did not handle the pressure well as he threw into coverage where the ball was picked off by USC MLB#39. The turnover would set up a field goal which Jackson put through the uprights to give USC a 9-0 lead. Just as it seemed it could not get any worse for the Beavers, LT#64 went down awkwardly and the replay showed what was clearly a major injury to the leg. It was one of those replays you had to look away from as it was quickly diagnosed as a broken femur which would put the offensive lineman out for the season. OSU was able to manage a 43-yard field goal to put the Beavers on the board down only 9-3.

The Trojans put the ball in the hands of McKnight where the talented tailback took a toss for a 28-yard gain. It looked like the Trojans were about to blow the game open but then QB Mitch Mustain threw into coverage where OSU SS Cameron Collins made the interception. Unfortunately, the Beavers were unable to cash in on the turnover as Canfield threw to WR Shane Morales over the middle of the field where the receiver dropped the well thrown ball. The ball landed in the hands of USC MLB#39 for his second interception of the first quarter.

Despite USC seemingly dominating the game, the Beavers were sticking around as Oregon State was able to manage a 52-yard field goal to make it 9-6 USC. Just when the Trojans needed a big play they got it from McKnight as the playmaker ran through the hole, made a spin move, then stiff-armed a defender to the ground and then took it the distance for a 46-yard touchdown run. The highlight run put USC up 16-6.

[size=-5]USC HB Joe McKnight stiff-arms a defender on his way for a 46-yard touchdown run.[/size]​

It looked like the game was about to become a blowout but the Beavers did not go belly up as Canfield led a brilliant drive down the field. The drive was finished off with a playaction to HB Jeremy Francis where Canfield threw a swing pass to FB Ryan McCants who broke a tackle in the backfield and took it in for a two-yard touchdown reception keeping the Beavers in the game down only 16-13 going into halftime.

[size=-5]OSU FB Ryan McCants takes the swing pass from Canfield in for a touchdown.[/size]​

USC was unable to put away the Beavers in the third quarter as the OSU defense stepped up and Trojan QB Mitch Mustain was inconsistent. OSU FS James Dockery would pick off Mustain which set up a 45-yard field goal attempt which was missed.

Going into the fourth quarter, Canfield was able to lead a decent drive taking advantage of his TE Gabe Miller who was having a career game. Miller would finish the game with nine receptions for 111 receiving yards. The drive would stall setting up a 27-yard field goal to tie the game 16-16.

USC head coach Pete Carroll was able to get Mustain composed as the Trojan offense was able to march down the field but the Beaver defense stepped up and stopped the vaunted Trojan offense when it needed to setting up a go ahead 30-yard field goal but the USC freshman kicker Mike Jackson would shank it wide right badly.

OSU QB Sean Canfield had less than two minutes to lead the team down the field into field goal range and that is just what the senior QB did as he found Morales and Miller on consecutive plays that put OSU in field goal range. OSU head coach Mike Riley was content to use up as much time on the clock and win the game with a field goal. A few runs up the middle by Francis and a timeout with two seconds left OSU K Justin Kahut to attempt a 33-yard field goal but Pete Carroll called a timeout to ice the kicker so Kahut would have to think about the kick he would have to make. It was only last year in Corvallis that Kahut had made the game winning kick over USC. Now he was put in that same position.

Oregon State lined up, the ball was snapped, the hold was good and Kahut booted the ball perfectly between the uprights. The Beavers would celebrate a huge upset over USC and break the long losing streak to USC in Los Angeles winning 19-16. Mike Riley was exuberant at the end of the game saying, "This is a huge win for the Beavers. USC is a tremendous team but we just kept fighting and fighting...and that's what I told these guys at halftime. Just keep fighting and we'll see what happens. I'm so proud of these kids. Big, big win for the Beavers!"

[size=-5]OSU K Justin Kahut kicks the game winning 45-yard field goal.[/size]​

Oregon State 19

QB Canfield: 30-43, 288 yds, td, 2 int
HB Francis: 24 car, 57 yds, 8 rec, 62 yds
TE Miller: 9 rec, 111 yds
FS Dockery: 6 tkl, int, 2 defl

USC 16

QB Mustain: 14-25, 153 yds, 2 int
HB McKnight: 20 car, 199 yds, 2 td, 4 rec, 73 yds
MLB MLB#39: 7 tkl, tfl, 2 int

 

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[b][size=+2]Week 11 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

[b]Oregon State[/b] 19
#10 USC 16

#8 Texas Tech 14
#14 Texas 24

Texas A&M 28
#17 Missouri 10

#7 Florida State 24
#3 Clemson 28

#20 Wisconsin 31
Purdue 34

Georgia Tech 31
#4 Virginia 24

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

1 Ohio State 9-0 (22 game winning streak)
2 Oklahoma 9-0
3 Clemson 9-0
4 TCU 10-0
5 Pittsburgh 9-0
6 Georgia 8-1
7 Florida 9-2
8 Bowling Green 9-0
9 LSU 8-1
10 Texas 8-2
22 [b]Oregon State[/b] 6-2

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

WR Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech)
QB Taylor Potts (Texas Tech)
QB Joe Bauserman (Ohio State)
QB Josh Freeman (Kansas State)
HB Noel Devine (West Virginia)

 

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[size=+2]Recruiting News[/size]

[size=+1]Oregon State Commitments[/size]

QB Bryan Rossner (JuCo) 5* #1
Nanakuli, HI
Committed: Oregon State

The top quarterback prospect out of junior college in Hawai'i, Bryan Rossner committed to Oregon State after the upset win over USC. Rossner is considered one of those gifted mobile quarterbacks with a good arm and good accuracy. It will be interesting to see how Mike Riley uses Rossner as OSU uses more of a pro-style offense. "We think he will fit into our system well. I'm looking forward to having a chance to work with him," Riley said at a news conference this week.

CB Mike Mayes 5* #4
Daly City, CA
Committed: Oregon State

Five star CB Mike Mayes from Daly City, California also committed with Oregon State this week. Mayes has great awareness and quickness. "I love the way the Beavers play defense. They rack up a bunch of interceptions and keep the cornerbacks on an island which allows me to showcase my skills," Mayes said when asked why he decided to join Oregon State.

[size=+1]Vistiting Oregon State[/size]

QB Justin Rust 4* #21
Santa Clara, OR
Top Schools: Alabama, Oregon State, Texas

[size=+1]Commitments to Other Schools[/size]

MLB Mark Mansfield 4* #10
Glendale, AZ
Committed: Nebraska

G Shane Sanders 4* #15
San Jose, CA
Committed: UCLA