Major football roster moves
Senior WR Jordan Bishop decided to retire from football and track at Oregon State due to injuries, coach Mike Riley announced Thursday. Here’s the full story that will be in Friday’s GT about all the moves. The scholarship numbers are at the bottom of the story. Bishop, a West Salem High graduate, lettered three years...
Talking football
Let’s touch on some various football topics. First one, is a story I wrote for Thursday’s edition of the GT. It’s one the proper time and way to get football players ready for high school. Why the story, you ask? I’ve been wondering this for a while. Many times Oregon State coach Mike Riley finds...
Beavers vs. Wolverines set
The Oregon State football team will play Michigan in 2015, AD Bob De Carolis announced Wednesday. UPDATE: OSU confirmed to me that this is not part of the Pac-12/Big Ten deal. There will be no return date. The Sept. 19 game will be played in Michigan Stadium, the largest college football venue in the nation...
Jordan Poyer, Trevor Romaine on watch lists
Oregon State football players Jordan Poyer and Trevor Romaine were selected to the College Football Performance Awards preseason watch lists for punt returners and specialists. Poyer, a senior from Astoria, is considered one of the top cornerbacks in the nation. He was a Pacific-12 Conference second-team selection last season after 57 tackles, 12 pass deflections...
Lees leaves a void
With the news of associate head coach Marty Lees departing the Oregon State baseball team, he leaves a huge void for the program. A rundown of what he has done for the Beavers by the numbers is in this story in the GT today. However, his intangibles were huge. Coach Pat Casey trusted Lees and...
Riley on the seat hot?
CBSSports.com put out its hot seat list for college football coaches for the coming season. For a look at the Pac-12, click here. Oregon State coach Mike Riley is rated as having pressure. He does have pressure to win, but barring a total collapse — and it’s possible — the cost to fire him is just...
OSU notebook
Check out some more video from the Oregon State basketball practice facility groundbreaking that happened this week. LHP Matt Boyd tweeted that he’s headed to Cape Cod League for the summer. So he’s still looking, at the moment, to come back for his senior year with the Beavers. That could change in the middle of...
The BCS debate, no more
Start off by reading this link to this story detailing what’s going with the BCS playoff situation. If you haven’t heard, college football is going to a four-team playoff by 2014. The semifinals will be in the existing bowl games and the national title being bid out to cities like the Super Bowl. Followers of...
Groundbreaking of basketball facility
The groundbreaking for the Oregon State basketball facility was Thursday afternoon. It’s was your basic ceremonial deal with all the congratulations to people. Here’s the GT story. And check out the above video of the first dirt being moved. Coach Craig Robinson talked about the school commitment to basketball, and he doesn’t have an excuse...
Leslie Mak video going viral
Former Oregon State gymnast Leslie Mak is featured in a commercial on Youtube, and the clip is going viral. It’s pretty cool looking. Here’s my story in Friday’s GT talking to her about the experience. Associate head coach Michael Chaplin also makes an appearance. Mak was one of the best gymnasts to come through Corvallis....
Many Beavers notes
Ribbon cutting for the Oregon State basketball practice facility will be at 4 p.m. Thursday. Read more about it here. I guess men’s coach Craig Robinson kept his promise of long ago that his sister, the First Lady, would visit Corvallis when there would be a basketball practice facility. More ribbons will be cut at...
Beavers get a transfer
The Oregon State football team will receiver a transfer player from Hawaii, according to the Honolulu Star Advertiser.
DB Steven Christian plans to transfer after receiving his bachelor’s degree in four years. He’ll have two years of eligibility l...
