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President of OSU Jayathi Murthy takes a moment to appreciate the view of Reser Stadium from an exam room during a tour of the new Health center located on the southwest side of campus on May 23. At its closest point, the new center is only 12 inches from Reser Stadium.

OSU and WSU settle with departing 10 PAC-12 schools

Ryan Harlan, Sports Writer
December 24, 2023

Oregon State and Washington State reached a settlement with the departing 10 PAC-12 schools on Thursday afternoon, ending three months of ongoing litigation. The settlement comes after the Washington...

Freshman guard Dominika Paruovà in Oregon State Beavers win over Weber State in a home game at Gill Coliseum on Nov 29, 2023

OSU and WSU announce affiliate membership with WCC

Ryan Harlan, Sports Writer
December 24, 2023

Oregon State University and Washington State University announced in a statement last Friday that they would be affiliate members of the West Coast Conference for the next two years. OSU and Washington...

Illustrated by Cat Smith

A letter from the football beat writer: death of tradition

Ryan Harlan, Sports Columnist
November 16, 2023

On the eve of the Rivalry Series being played for possibly the final time; I want to take a minute to express my thoughts on this meeting of both schools in this historic rivalry and the fall of the PAC-12...

Carissa O’Donnell (left) and Joe Page.

Legislative politics of the PAC-12 realignment

Riley LeCocq, Senior Reporter
November 16, 2023

One day Corvallis is known as the best college town in the PAC-12, the next the PAC-10, then the PAC-4, and now… the PAC-2.  The end of July and early August 2023 brought rapid news of what has been...

Damien Martinez rushes downfield during the annual rivalry game against the University of Oregon Ducks on Nov. 26. Martinez led all rushers with 103 yards.

Football Rivalry Series will not be played in 2024

Ryan Harlan, Sports Writer
November 2, 2023

Oregon Football released their 2024 football schedule with their non-conference and BIG-10 Conference opponents Thursday afternoon. Notably absent from the schedule is the annual rivalry matchup with the...

Oregon State Vice President and Athletic Director Scott Barnes speaks to the media about the newly constructed west side of Reser Stadium on August 8, 2023.

OSU and WSU Presidents hold meeting days before conference opener

Aiden Kiichle, Sports Reporter
September 22, 2023

30 days That’s how long Washington State President Kirk Schulz predicts it will take to gain some ground on the future of the Pac-12. “I don’t think it’s going to take us months to get the...

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No. 14 Beavers open PAC-12 Conference play on the road

Ryan Harlan, Sports Writer
September 21, 2023

Last Saturday, the Beaver football team secured a hard-fought 26-9 victory over the San Diego State Aztecs to close out 2023 non-conference play. The victory moved the Beavers up in the Associated Press...

Courtesy of PAC-12 conference.

Washington State judge grants restraining order for OSU and WSU against the PAC-12

Ryan Harlan, Sports Editor
September 11, 2023

On Monday, a judge in Whitman County, Washington, granted a temporary restraining order for Oregon State University and Washington State University against the PAC-12 Conference and PAC-12 Conference Commissioner,...

Beaver fans celebrating after a play at the Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 18. The Beavers recorded 24 first downs in the game, compared to Floridas 13.

Fans feel ‘extreme disappointment’ as PAC-12 collapses

Katie Livermore, News Reporter
August 7, 2023

As he proudly wears his Beaver gear on the 8,252th day, Marvin “Beaverman” Yonamine is one of many fans who share utter disappointment in the collapse of the PAC-12 conference.  In the past week,...

Wide receiver David Wells Jr. (#21) catches a pass during individual position drills while former Oregon State wide receiver Trevon Bradford watches during day one of Oregon State Footballs fall training camp on Aug 3, 2023. Wells is an incoming freshman at Oregon State and a former 3-star recruit in Beaver Footballs 2023 recruiting class.

Past and present Oregon State University athletes share thoughts on realignment of PAC-12 Conference

Riley LeCocq, News Reporter
August 7, 2023

“It’s a travesty, flat out it’s a travesty.”  These are the words of Al Griswold, an Oregon State University and Beaver Football alumni after University of Washington and University of Oregon...

Courtesy of PAC-12 conference.

Five PAC-12 Schools announce departures from the PAC-12 Conference in 2024

Ryan Harlan, Summer Sports Editor
August 5, 2023

On Friday, five PAC-12 Conference schools announced that they will be leaving the conference in 2024, leaving the conference with just four teams.  The remaining Four Corner Schools (the University...

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...

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