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Exodus Ayers (#23) prepares to tackle Joel Valadez (#22) at the Spring Football Showcase at Reser Stadium at Oregon State University on April 20.

Beaver defense excels in spring showcase

Casey Smith, Sports Contributor
April 20, 2024

Oregon State University football held their 2024 Spring Showcase with the Orange Team winning 10-7 on Saturday afternoon in Reser Stadium. First-year Head Coach Trent Bray made busy work of the transfer...

Wide receiver Silas Bolden (#7) catches a pass during individual position drills  during day one of Oregon State Football’s fall training camp on Aug 3, 2023. Bolden was one of Oregon States top receivers last season.

The DAM Mailbag: PAC-12 Realignment, Beaver Football, and OSU women’s soccer

Ryan Harlan, Sports Columnist
August 28, 2023

It’s that time again! I finally found the key for the Barometer Sports PO box in between some couch cushions, and I’m ready to read your Oregon State sports questions and answer them in: the DAM Mailbag.  Which...

The newly constructed west side of Reser Stadium, as seen from the terrace on the North side of Reser Stadium on August 8, 2023. The stadium used over 2,000 tons of structural steel in the construction of the west side of Reser Stadium.

Reser Stadium renovations near completion ahead of the 2023 Beaver Football season

Chase Bennett, Sports Contributor
August 10, 2023

On Aug. 8, the Oregon State University Athletics Department gave the media a full tour of the new $162 million addition to Reser Stadium, the stadium’s new west side. The tour, led by Vice President...

Head Coach Jonathan Smith talks to the media after a football practice on Aug 30, 2022. Smith shared his thoughts about the PAC-12 Conference realignment with reporters after the second practice of football fall training camp 2023.

PAC-12 Conference realignment news overshadows Oregon State Football practices

Ryan Harlan, Summer Sports Editor
August 4, 2023

UPDATE (August 4, 4:16 pm): OSU President Jayathi Murthy issued a statement on the departures of Oregon and Washington leaving the PAC-12 for the BIG-10 Conference. In the statement she confirmed that...

OSU Beaver Football players scrimmage during a spring game on April 16. The Beavers gained 25 new recruits and transfers this year, and hope this will bolster their ranks for the upcoming season.

Upward momentum: incoming Beavers bolster football ranks

Ryan Harlan, Sports Contributor
August 1, 2022

With Oregon State Football coming off their first bowl game appearance since 2013 and going undefeated at home, the Beavers have used that success to build the 6th ranked 2022 recruiting class...

Junior wide receiver Brandin Cooks leaps up for a 42-yard catch at the start of the 2013 season. Cooks finished the game with nine catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns, and added 47 rushing yards.

OSU in Pros: Brandin Cooks (Football)

Brandin Cooks, the Oregon State alumni with two NFL Conference Championship rings and four 1,000-yard seasons to his name seven years into his professional career, was filling the box scores long before...

The OSU Football team holds up their turnover chainsaw on the Beaver sideline in a home game versus the Utah Utes on Oct. 12, 2019 at Reser Stadium. 

OSU Football senior’s view on the last four years

Oregon State football has had significant shifts since the departure of head coach Mike Riley after the 2014 season. With multiple head coach changes, mediocre records and disheartening conference play,...

OSU Football freshman Alex Austin preps for a play at Reser Stadium during the 2019 season. 

Austin reflects on freshman football season

This article is a part of the START issue, a guide for all incoming Oregon State University students and their families going through START, which aims to help familiarize them with the campus, college...

OSU Football head coach Smith encourages the team from the sidelines at Ohio State on Sept. 1, 2018. 

Jonathan Smith and Oregon State adjusting to football’s new normal

The press conference for Oregon State Football’s head coach Jonathan Smith on April 2 began as they typically do. A general wave of silent anticipation came from a crowd of reporters waiting to get their...

Oregon State teammates congratulate fifth-year senior linebacker Michael Doctor after his game changing pick-six against ASU at home on Nov. 15, 2014 in Reser Stadium. 

Wednesday Win: Oregon State Football defeats No. 6 Arizona State in 2014

In the middle of November, the Oregon State Football team defeated the No.6 Arizona State Sun Devils on November 15, 2014 by a score of 35-27. It was one of several milestone wins against ranked opponents...

OSU Football head coach Jonathan Smith speaks prior to 2019 season on July 31 at Reser Stadium. The team finished the season with a record of 5-7. 

OSU Football’s Smith gets contract extension

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
January 27, 2020

When Oregon State Beavers’ head football coach Jonathan Smith took over the program in 2018, the first head coaching job of his career, he was inheriting a team that had finished 1-11 the year before...

OSU Football junior wide receiver snags a catch in the Beavers final home game versus Arizona State in Reser Stadium on Nov. 16. 

Best of 2020: OSU Beavers male student athlete

First place: Isaiah HodginsWhen Isaiah Hodgins next steps onto a football field, he won’t be suiting up to play for the Oregon State Beavers, where he has spent the last three years of his career.Rather,...

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