RANKINGS
· Women’s Basketball is No. 7 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
· Men’s Golf is No. 22.
PODCAST
· This week’s podcast is with football’s David Morris and is available typically on Thursday at osubeavers.
ACADEMICS
· Fifty-four student-athletes, representing five fall sports, have been nominated for the revamped Pac-12 Academic Team. Members of the team must have a 3.3-plus cumulative GPA and be enrolled at OSU for a minimum of one year.
FOOTBALL
· Saturday’s 123rd Civil War game is on Pac-12 Networks with kickoff at 1:10 p.m. Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, and Jill Savage have the call.
· The Civil War, brought to you by PacificSource Health Plans, Spirit Mountain Casino, Safeway-Albertsons, your local Toyota Dealers and First Interstate Bank, will be featured on the Pac-12 Network’s The Drive next week.
· The game is the oldest rivalry in the Pac-12 in terms of games played and is fifth in the FBS behind Wisconsin vs. Minnesota (128), Miami (Ohio) vs. Cincinnati (124), North Carolina vs. Virginia (124), and Auburn vs. Georgia (124).
· Team is 5-6 and needs one win to be bowl eligible for the first time since 2013 and would be the program’s first winning conference mark since 2012.
· The team can finish no worse than tied for second in the Pac-12 North.
· RBs Artavis Pierce (Lake Alfred, Fla.) and Jermar Jefferson (Harbor City, Calif.) have a legitimate chance to be the first two teammateswith 2,000-plus career rushing yards at OSU. Pierce has 2,103 yards and Jefferson, who has scored eight career touchdowns vs. Washington State, needs 16 to reach the milestone. Jefferson has 10 100-plus yards rushing games in his career, seventh in the OSU record book.
· Hamilcar Rashed Jr., (Phoenix, Ariz.) leads the nation for tackles-for-loss with 22.5 and quarterback sacks at 14 – both are school records. Sixteen of his 22.5 TFLs are in the Beavers’ victories.
· Isaiah Hodgins (Oakley, Calif.) has 1,086 receiving yards, third-best in the Pac-12 and ninth nationally. He is second at OSU for single season touchdowns with 13, three behind Brandin Cooks. Hodgins is also seventh at OSU for career receiving yards with 2,237.
· The Hodgins and Jake Luton (Marysville, Wash.) combination is up to 17 career touchdown passes – six short of the OSU record of Sean Mannion-Brandin Cooks.
· OSU has played four games decided by three points or less, the most for the program since 2010. It also has played back-to-back one-point games for the first time since 1998 – Jonathan Smith’s first year as the Beavers’ starting quarterback.
· Jake Luton has 28 touchdown passes this season, one shy of Derek Anderson’s second-best single season mark at OSU. He will likely be the first QB to start every game in a season for OSU since Sean Mannion in 2014; by contrast there have been a total of 21 starting QBs in the Pac-12 this season overall.
· Noah Togiai (West Valley, Utah) is the sixth tight end in OSU history to reach 1,000-plus yards receiving.
· Omar Speights (Philadelphia, Pa.) has 63 tackles for the year, first in the Pac-12 and third nationally for freshmen. His 18 tackles vs. Washington is an NCAA high for freshmen.
· The Beavers lead the nation with committing just five turnovers, two fewer then the next closest teams. OSU is plus-10 for turnover margin, second in the Pac-12 to Oregon’s plus-11.
· The team has a Pac-12 leading 83 tackles-for-loss this season, good for 13th in the country.
· OSU leads the Pac-12 for red zone scoring at 91.9 percent and is the nation’s leader for red zone touchdown percentage at 86.5 percent.
· Blake Brandel (Milwaukie, Ore.) has started 47 consecutive games, tied for the third-longest in school history. He has started every game of his career.
· Forty players have made their first starts this season, only USC at 41 has more in the Pac-12.
· The team’s 6.0 yards per play is on track to be a school record.
BASEBALL
· The 2020 baseball schedule was released this week.
· The team will play 21 games against 2019 NCAA Tournament teams.
· Head coach Mitch Canham’s first game will be Feb. 14 vs. Gonzaga in Surprise, Ariz.
· The team opens at home March 6-8 vs. UC Santa Barbara.
BASKETBALL (Men)
· The team takes a 5-1 record into Wednesday’s 8 p.m. game vs. San Jose State in Las Vegas. FS1 has the live TV coverage and Mike Parker will call the game on the Beaver Sports Radio Network.
· A win Wednesday would equal the best start for the program since 1980-81.
· Tres Tinkle (Missoula, Mont.) has 1,791 career points, the fourth-most in OSU history. Mel Counts is next on the list at 1,973 points. Tinkle is the first Beaver to eclipse 1,500 points, 700 rebounds (727), 300 assists (304) and 150 steals (151).
· Kylor Kelley (Gervais) leads the Pac-12 and is second in the country for blocked shots per game at 4.3. He is 54 blocked shots shy of the OSU record held by Eric Moreland.
· Ethan Thompson (Los Angeles) has started all 69 games for his career.
· Zach Reichle (Wilsonville, Ore.) has scored in double figures in four games this season after entering the season with double figures scoring games just twice for his career.
BASKETBALL (Women)
· The Beavers are off to a 5-0 start for the second-straight season. With a win on Friday over No. 18 Miami, Oregon State would have the longest winning streak to start a season since it won its first eight in 2015-16. The team will play Liberty Saturday at 11 a.m. PST.
· Friday’s 11 a.m. PST game is available on the ACC Network and 1240 KEJO. Saturday’s game is on 1340 KLOO. Both games are also available via the TuneIn App.
· Head Coach Scott Rueck needs two more wins to reach 500 in his career (Oregon State + George Fox).
· Freshmen Kennedy Brown (Derby, Kan.) and Taylor Jones (Forney, Texas) are first and second in the Pac-12 in total blocked shots this season with 11 and nine, respectively.
· Aleah Goodman (Milwaukie, Ore.) and Kat Tudor (Woodbridge, Calif.) are first and second in Oregon State history for career 3-point percentage, seventh and eighth in Pac-12 history
· Mikayla Pivec (Lynnwood, Wash.) has moved up to No. 62 in Pac-12 history for career rebounds, and will look to become the sixth player in Oregon State history to reach 800 career rebounds on Friday
· Oregon State’s five opponents so far this season are a combined 20-7 on the year, 20-2 if you take out their games against the Beavers.
VOLLEYBALL
· The team concludes the season this week at Utah Wednesday and Oregon Friday. Friday’s 5 p.m. game vs. the Ducks is on the Pac-12 Network.
· Junior libero Grace Massey (Beaverton) has 1,475 career digs, ranking fifth in Oregon State history. She needs just 13 digs this weekend to move past Tricia Becker (1987-90) and Kayla Ellis (2015-18) into third.
· Setter Montanna Gubrud (McMinnville) has registered 597 assists in 2019 – the 10th-most by a senior in OSU history.
· Junior outside hitter Maddie Goings (Aledo, Texas) needs just 21 kills to become the 16th player in OSU history to reach the 1,000-kill club.
· Haylie Bennett (Philomath) tied her career-high with 22 kills against Arizona State and then set a new high with 25 kills against Arizona.
· Grace Massey (Beaverton) registered a career-best 33 digs against Arizona on Sunday.
WRESTLING
· Wrestling is off until the Reno Tournament of Champions Dec. 15.
· A total of five wrestlers are individually ranked on either FloWrestling, TrackWrestling or Intermat. Redshirt junior Devan Turner (Dixon, Calif.) is represented on all three lists at 133 pounds with his highest ranking coming at No. 14.
· Other Beavers ranked include 141-pounder Grant Willits (Pueblo, Colo.), 157-pounder Hunter Willits (Pueblo, Colo.), 149-pounder Lane Stigall (Aurora, Ore.), and 174-pounder Colt Doyle (San Diego).
· Women’s Basketball is No. 7 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
· Men’s Golf is No. 22.
PODCAST
· This week’s podcast is with football’s David Morris and is available typically on Thursday at osubeavers.
ACADEMICS
· Fifty-four student-athletes, representing five fall sports, have been nominated for the revamped Pac-12 Academic Team. Members of the team must have a 3.3-plus cumulative GPA and be enrolled at OSU for a minimum of one year.
FOOTBALL
· Saturday’s 123rd Civil War game is on Pac-12 Networks with kickoff at 1:10 p.m. Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, and Jill Savage have the call.
· The Civil War, brought to you by PacificSource Health Plans, Spirit Mountain Casino, Safeway-Albertsons, your local Toyota Dealers and First Interstate Bank, will be featured on the Pac-12 Network’s The Drive next week.
· The game is the oldest rivalry in the Pac-12 in terms of games played and is fifth in the FBS behind Wisconsin vs. Minnesota (128), Miami (Ohio) vs. Cincinnati (124), North Carolina vs. Virginia (124), and Auburn vs. Georgia (124).
· Team is 5-6 and needs one win to be bowl eligible for the first time since 2013 and would be the program’s first winning conference mark since 2012.
· The team can finish no worse than tied for second in the Pac-12 North.
· RBs Artavis Pierce (Lake Alfred, Fla.) and Jermar Jefferson (Harbor City, Calif.) have a legitimate chance to be the first two teammateswith 2,000-plus career rushing yards at OSU. Pierce has 2,103 yards and Jefferson, who has scored eight career touchdowns vs. Washington State, needs 16 to reach the milestone. Jefferson has 10 100-plus yards rushing games in his career, seventh in the OSU record book.
· Hamilcar Rashed Jr., (Phoenix, Ariz.) leads the nation for tackles-for-loss with 22.5 and quarterback sacks at 14 – both are school records. Sixteen of his 22.5 TFLs are in the Beavers’ victories.
· Isaiah Hodgins (Oakley, Calif.) has 1,086 receiving yards, third-best in the Pac-12 and ninth nationally. He is second at OSU for single season touchdowns with 13, three behind Brandin Cooks. Hodgins is also seventh at OSU for career receiving yards with 2,237.
· The Hodgins and Jake Luton (Marysville, Wash.) combination is up to 17 career touchdown passes – six short of the OSU record of Sean Mannion-Brandin Cooks.
· OSU has played four games decided by three points or less, the most for the program since 2010. It also has played back-to-back one-point games for the first time since 1998 – Jonathan Smith’s first year as the Beavers’ starting quarterback.
· Jake Luton has 28 touchdown passes this season, one shy of Derek Anderson’s second-best single season mark at OSU. He will likely be the first QB to start every game in a season for OSU since Sean Mannion in 2014; by contrast there have been a total of 21 starting QBs in the Pac-12 this season overall.
· Noah Togiai (West Valley, Utah) is the sixth tight end in OSU history to reach 1,000-plus yards receiving.
· Omar Speights (Philadelphia, Pa.) has 63 tackles for the year, first in the Pac-12 and third nationally for freshmen. His 18 tackles vs. Washington is an NCAA high for freshmen.
· The Beavers lead the nation with committing just five turnovers, two fewer then the next closest teams. OSU is plus-10 for turnover margin, second in the Pac-12 to Oregon’s plus-11.
· The team has a Pac-12 leading 83 tackles-for-loss this season, good for 13th in the country.
· OSU leads the Pac-12 for red zone scoring at 91.9 percent and is the nation’s leader for red zone touchdown percentage at 86.5 percent.
· Blake Brandel (Milwaukie, Ore.) has started 47 consecutive games, tied for the third-longest in school history. He has started every game of his career.
· Forty players have made their first starts this season, only USC at 41 has more in the Pac-12.
· The team’s 6.0 yards per play is on track to be a school record.
BASEBALL
· The 2020 baseball schedule was released this week.
· The team will play 21 games against 2019 NCAA Tournament teams.
· Head coach Mitch Canham’s first game will be Feb. 14 vs. Gonzaga in Surprise, Ariz.
· The team opens at home March 6-8 vs. UC Santa Barbara.
BASKETBALL (Men)
· The team takes a 5-1 record into Wednesday’s 8 p.m. game vs. San Jose State in Las Vegas. FS1 has the live TV coverage and Mike Parker will call the game on the Beaver Sports Radio Network.
· A win Wednesday would equal the best start for the program since 1980-81.
· Tres Tinkle (Missoula, Mont.) has 1,791 career points, the fourth-most in OSU history. Mel Counts is next on the list at 1,973 points. Tinkle is the first Beaver to eclipse 1,500 points, 700 rebounds (727), 300 assists (304) and 150 steals (151).
· Kylor Kelley (Gervais) leads the Pac-12 and is second in the country for blocked shots per game at 4.3. He is 54 blocked shots shy of the OSU record held by Eric Moreland.
· Ethan Thompson (Los Angeles) has started all 69 games for his career.
· Zach Reichle (Wilsonville, Ore.) has scored in double figures in four games this season after entering the season with double figures scoring games just twice for his career.
BASKETBALL (Women)
· The Beavers are off to a 5-0 start for the second-straight season. With a win on Friday over No. 18 Miami, Oregon State would have the longest winning streak to start a season since it won its first eight in 2015-16. The team will play Liberty Saturday at 11 a.m. PST.
· Friday’s 11 a.m. PST game is available on the ACC Network and 1240 KEJO. Saturday’s game is on 1340 KLOO. Both games are also available via the TuneIn App.
· Head Coach Scott Rueck needs two more wins to reach 500 in his career (Oregon State + George Fox).
· Freshmen Kennedy Brown (Derby, Kan.) and Taylor Jones (Forney, Texas) are first and second in the Pac-12 in total blocked shots this season with 11 and nine, respectively.
· Aleah Goodman (Milwaukie, Ore.) and Kat Tudor (Woodbridge, Calif.) are first and second in Oregon State history for career 3-point percentage, seventh and eighth in Pac-12 history
· Mikayla Pivec (Lynnwood, Wash.) has moved up to No. 62 in Pac-12 history for career rebounds, and will look to become the sixth player in Oregon State history to reach 800 career rebounds on Friday
· Oregon State’s five opponents so far this season are a combined 20-7 on the year, 20-2 if you take out their games against the Beavers.
VOLLEYBALL
· The team concludes the season this week at Utah Wednesday and Oregon Friday. Friday’s 5 p.m. game vs. the Ducks is on the Pac-12 Network.
· Junior libero Grace Massey (Beaverton) has 1,475 career digs, ranking fifth in Oregon State history. She needs just 13 digs this weekend to move past Tricia Becker (1987-90) and Kayla Ellis (2015-18) into third.
· Setter Montanna Gubrud (McMinnville) has registered 597 assists in 2019 – the 10th-most by a senior in OSU history.
· Junior outside hitter Maddie Goings (Aledo, Texas) needs just 21 kills to become the 16th player in OSU history to reach the 1,000-kill club.
· Haylie Bennett (Philomath) tied her career-high with 22 kills against Arizona State and then set a new high with 25 kills against Arizona.
· Grace Massey (Beaverton) registered a career-best 33 digs against Arizona on Sunday.
WRESTLING
· Wrestling is off until the Reno Tournament of Champions Dec. 15.
· A total of five wrestlers are individually ranked on either FloWrestling, TrackWrestling or Intermat. Redshirt junior Devan Turner (Dixon, Calif.) is represented on all three lists at 133 pounds with his highest ranking coming at No. 14.
· Other Beavers ranked include 141-pounder Grant Willits (Pueblo, Colo.), 157-pounder Hunter Willits (Pueblo, Colo.), 149-pounder Lane Stigall (Aurora, Ore.), and 174-pounder Colt Doyle (San Diego).
