But in a cruel twist of fate, Potter left the game with a left ankle injury on the first play of the second quarter, Joe Gray struggled in relief and the Spartans had to turn to third-stringer Malik Watson to finish off a 35-21 loss to Beavers before 34,573 at Reser Stadium. It’s the only Saturday home game this month, and there won’t be another for more than a month.
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“He’s a good player”, Caragher said.
It was Collins’ first turnover of the season.
“We’ve made a commitment to playing both quarterbacks because of the equality in what we saw during spring practice and fall camp”, Caragher said. The Spartans are 7-33 in such games since 2000. “And I feel like that a really big part of our defense, being able to adjust to everything and just play loose and that’s what we did”. Tyler Ervin scored on a 4-yard run and for Beaver fans, that was way too easy.
Oregon State, a one-touchdown favorite, is also coming off a 35-7 drubbing by Michigan at the Big House.
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Scoring three touchdowns in four minutes to take over the game had an effect on the sidelines. Of course that requires a run game that consistently wins up front which leads to… They were losing individual battles on the line and Collins (plus McMaryion briefly) had no time, and got shellacked in the pocket. Even Steven Jackson would have had trouble with the opportunities in that game. He twice pinned the Spartans inside their 6-yard line. Sometimes sports are exceedingly basic.
“I treated it as a normal game”. With momentum squarely in the Beavers’ corner Bolden was called upon to run in between the tackles and fumbled on contact. This week, we came back and got a win.
The margins are slim with this team, there is not enough there to get away with very big mistakes like that (or the previously mentioned failed punt). Oregon State – OL Gavin Andrews (foot) is out. Defensively, the Beavers held San Jose State (1-2) to 253 yards. “We’ve run into some adversity and we’ll keep doing what we do and we’ll get prepared to play again”, Andersen said. 27-20 Beavs.
Beavers answer: OSU answered San Jose State’s TD drive to open the game with a scoring drive of their own.
Both have employed a form of a two-quarterback system. They were put in two short field situations in the first half, resulting in San Jose State touchdowns, but stayed on track. He learned from his pick, throwing the ball away on one play when he had time but no open receivers. Not only that, but keep in mind that the Wildcats are 15-6 to the under over their last 21 games overall. Time to find themselves on offense. What was it that Seth Collins did that separated himself from the others?
The Beavers will have to focus on a good running game and a multi-headed passing game in order to beat the Spartans. This balance also means the receiving group needs to expand beyond Jordan Villamin. With all due respect, I don’t need an edge. Bielema wasn’t the first coach to have an issue with Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez and he certainly won’t be the last, but bailing on a power program in the Big Ten for a substandard SEC school located in the middle of nowhere was a decision that not only received a lot of criticism at the time, but is now being revisited with hilarious vitriol after the Toledo disaster.
Halftime update: Two OSU turnovers have led t0 14 points for San Jose State, and the Spartans lead 21-14 at the break. He slid once, that was great to see.
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From 1996 to 2009, though, Oregon State won 25 consecutive nonconference home games. Can this Oregon State team create a building experience that establishes some sort of 2015, and beyond, Coach Andersen era identity?
