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WATCH: Jonathan Smith Talks Day 3
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NUGGETS
- After the standard two-practice acclimation period for spring football, the Oregon State football team donned full pads on Tuesday. There was a decent amount of 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work compared to the first "open" practice last week...
- Head coach Jonathan Smith said that Saturday's practice will hopefully be a bit of a mini-scrimmage of sorts.
First-team offense:
LT - Joshua Gray
LG - Marco Brewer
C - Jake Levengood
RG - Taliese Fuaga
RT - Brandon Kipper
QB - Chance Nolan / Tristan Gebbia / Ben Gulbranson
RB - Damien Martinez / Damir Collins
WR - Tre'Shaun Harrison
WR - Zeriah Beason
WR - Tyjon Lindsey
TE - Luke Musgrave / Jake Overman
- It's looking like the Beavers aren't going to give Deshaun Fenwick a ton of burn during the early parts of the spring session. It's not injury-related, but Smith said they're wanting to keep him as fresh and healthy as possible. As of Tuesday's practice, I haven't seen him take a live rep, but he's been dressed...
- As far as the quarterback battle goes, it's mostly been Nolan working with the first team while Tristan Gebbia & Ben Gulbranson have worked with the second team, but today we got to see Gebbia & Gulbranson run with the 1's a little bit. Both made some nice throws today and really seem to be getting back in rhythm after both being out of action for a bit.
- Running back Damien Martinez is definitely a guy to keep an eye on and someone you can already tell has the coaching staff excited. He's physically ready to handle the college game right away and the team has given him some reps with the 1's here in the first few days. He came into Corvallis with a fair amount of hype and I'm liking what I'm seeing from him just a couple of days into his first spring.
- Wide receiver Jimmy Valsin is also another youngster that caught my eye today. He connected with Gulbranson & Nolan a couple of times and really has that size factor in the room being 6-foot-2...
Second-team offense:
LT - Tanner Miller
LG - Cooper Darling
C - Joe Quillin
RG - Nick Suing
RT - Tommy Spencer (we've seen Spencer working with the O-Line for the first couple of days... next time we talk to Smith later this week I'll see what he says)
QB - Gebbia / Gulbranson
RB - Trey Lowe / Kanoa Shannon
WR - Jimmy Valsin / Silas Bolden
WR - Jesiah Irish
WR - Anthony Gould
TE - Bryce Caufield / J.T. Byrne / Malik Kelley
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Switching gears, here's a look at the first-team defense:
DL/OLB - Cory Stover / Drew Chatfield
DL - Thomas Sio
DL - James Rawls
OLB - John McCartan
ILB - Omar Speights
ILB - Kyrei Fisher
OLB - Ryan Franke / McCartan
DB - Kitan Oladapo
DB - Alex Austin
DB - Arnez Madison
DB - Akili Arnold
Second-team defense:
DL/OLB - Stover / Chatfield
DL - Tavis Shippen
DL - Simon Sandberg
OLB - Semisi Saluni
ILB - Easton Mascarenas
ILB - Jack Colletto / Junior Walling
OLB - Ryan Franke
DB - Jack Kane
DB - Skyler Thomas
DB - Ian Massey
DB - Wynston Russell
- During the live 11-on-11 work, linebacker Kyrei Fisher recovered a fumble from Kanoa Shannon in the backfield.
- In terms of creating more pressure in the backfield, the Beavers have certainly made that an emphasis. We've seen some three and four down lineman looks with different personnel on the edges depending on the situation and it really seems early on like the Beavers are trying to figure out some combos that help create a better pass rush.
- Freshman defensive back Arnez Madison caught my attention today as he was getting some run with the 1st and 2nd team defenses, but more so with the 1's. He looked quite comfortable going up against OSU's top receivers and made a couple of nice plays on the ball. He's definitely one of those young guys in the back end who has really nice potential and am eager to see how he progresses.
- Having outside 'backer John McCartan back in the fold is going to be a huge boost for this defense heading into 2022. He's got a knack for getting in the opposing backfield and his length and athleticism allow him to cover space quickly...
Special Teams:
- Punter Luke Loecher has a class conflict on Tuesdays, so Josh Green handled all of the punting duties. He averaged about 38 yards per punt and punted half a dozen times or so during the punt return session.
- In terms of the punt returners, Trey Lowe, Anthony Gould, & Silas Bolden appear to be the leaders in the clubhouse.
Notes:
- Defensive back Rejzohn Wright wasn't at practice today, but Smith said he was a little bit under the weather and expected him back later this week.
- I didn't catch defensive back Jaydon Grant at today's practice... likely veteran maintenance or a class conflict, but not too surprised the team is wanting to keep his workload low.
WATCH: Jonathan Smith Talks Day 3
BeaversEdge - WATCH: Oregon State HC Jonathan Smith Talks Spring Football Day 3
Hear from Oregon State HC Jonathan Smith as he talks about the third practice of spring football...
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NUGGETS
- After the standard two-practice acclimation period for spring football, the Oregon State football team donned full pads on Tuesday. There was a decent amount of 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work compared to the first "open" practice last week...
- Head coach Jonathan Smith said that Saturday's practice will hopefully be a bit of a mini-scrimmage of sorts.
First-team offense:
LT - Joshua Gray
LG - Marco Brewer
C - Jake Levengood
RG - Taliese Fuaga
RT - Brandon Kipper
QB - Chance Nolan / Tristan Gebbia / Ben Gulbranson
RB - Damien Martinez / Damir Collins
WR - Tre'Shaun Harrison
WR - Zeriah Beason
WR - Tyjon Lindsey
TE - Luke Musgrave / Jake Overman
- It's looking like the Beavers aren't going to give Deshaun Fenwick a ton of burn during the early parts of the spring session. It's not injury-related, but Smith said they're wanting to keep him as fresh and healthy as possible. As of Tuesday's practice, I haven't seen him take a live rep, but he's been dressed...
- As far as the quarterback battle goes, it's mostly been Nolan working with the first team while Tristan Gebbia & Ben Gulbranson have worked with the second team, but today we got to see Gebbia & Gulbranson run with the 1's a little bit. Both made some nice throws today and really seem to be getting back in rhythm after both being out of action for a bit.
- Running back Damien Martinez is definitely a guy to keep an eye on and someone you can already tell has the coaching staff excited. He's physically ready to handle the college game right away and the team has given him some reps with the 1's here in the first few days. He came into Corvallis with a fair amount of hype and I'm liking what I'm seeing from him just a couple of days into his first spring.
- Wide receiver Jimmy Valsin is also another youngster that caught my eye today. He connected with Gulbranson & Nolan a couple of times and really has that size factor in the room being 6-foot-2...
Second-team offense:
LT - Tanner Miller
LG - Cooper Darling
C - Joe Quillin
RG - Nick Suing
RT - Tommy Spencer (we've seen Spencer working with the O-Line for the first couple of days... next time we talk to Smith later this week I'll see what he says)
QB - Gebbia / Gulbranson
RB - Trey Lowe / Kanoa Shannon
WR - Jimmy Valsin / Silas Bolden
WR - Jesiah Irish
WR - Anthony Gould
TE - Bryce Caufield / J.T. Byrne / Malik Kelley
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Switching gears, here's a look at the first-team defense:
DL/OLB - Cory Stover / Drew Chatfield
DL - Thomas Sio
DL - James Rawls
OLB - John McCartan
ILB - Omar Speights
ILB - Kyrei Fisher
OLB - Ryan Franke / McCartan
DB - Kitan Oladapo
DB - Alex Austin
DB - Arnez Madison
DB - Akili Arnold
Second-team defense:
DL/OLB - Stover / Chatfield
DL - Tavis Shippen
DL - Simon Sandberg
OLB - Semisi Saluni
ILB - Easton Mascarenas
ILB - Jack Colletto / Junior Walling
OLB - Ryan Franke
DB - Jack Kane
DB - Skyler Thomas
DB - Ian Massey
DB - Wynston Russell
- During the live 11-on-11 work, linebacker Kyrei Fisher recovered a fumble from Kanoa Shannon in the backfield.
- In terms of creating more pressure in the backfield, the Beavers have certainly made that an emphasis. We've seen some three and four down lineman looks with different personnel on the edges depending on the situation and it really seems early on like the Beavers are trying to figure out some combos that help create a better pass rush.
- Freshman defensive back Arnez Madison caught my attention today as he was getting some run with the 1st and 2nd team defenses, but more so with the 1's. He looked quite comfortable going up against OSU's top receivers and made a couple of nice plays on the ball. He's definitely one of those young guys in the back end who has really nice potential and am eager to see how he progresses.
- Having outside 'backer John McCartan back in the fold is going to be a huge boost for this defense heading into 2022. He's got a knack for getting in the opposing backfield and his length and athleticism allow him to cover space quickly...
Special Teams:
- Punter Luke Loecher has a class conflict on Tuesdays, so Josh Green handled all of the punting duties. He averaged about 38 yards per punt and punted half a dozen times or so during the punt return session.
- In terms of the punt returners, Trey Lowe, Anthony Gould, & Silas Bolden appear to be the leaders in the clubhouse.
Notes:
- Defensive back Rejzohn Wright wasn't at practice today, but Smith said he was a little bit under the weather and expected him back later this week.
- I didn't catch defensive back Jaydon Grant at today's practice... likely veteran maintenance or a class conflict, but not too surprised the team is wanting to keep his workload low.
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