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This weekend, much of the college football world will have its attention fixated on Ohio State’s game at Oregon, a matchup of top-five teams with significant conference title and College Football Playoff ramifications.
The Ducks won’t be the only major university in Oregon competing that night.
On Saturday, Oregon State will head south to take on Nevada in one of several matchups the Beavers have against Mountain West Conference opponents this season as part of a scheduling agreement between the Mountain West and the Pac-12.
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After losing virtually every major piece from its 2023 team, including head coach Jonathan Smith, Oregon State is off to a strong start during the 2024 season. Though the one loss was painful — a 49-14 thumping at the hands (or webbed feet?) of archrival Oregon — the Beavers are 4-1, having notched wins over Purdue and Colorado State since the setback against the hated Ducks. The victory last Saturday against Colorado State was particularly hard-earned, with Oregon State getting a game-tying field goal with 20 seconds remaining in regulation and going on to win in double overtime.
Running back Anthony Hankerson, a Colorado transfer, has come on strong lately for coach Trent Bray’s team, rushing for a combined 202 yards and four touchdowns in the Beavers’ past two games.
They’ll look to run their win streak to three against a Nevada team that enters the matchup with a 2-4 record.
After going 4-20 over the previous two seasons, the Wolf Pack has shown signs of improvement under first-year head coach Jeff Choate, who had previously built Montana State into one of the top programs at the FCS level. The 2-4 record is a bit deceiving, too, as three of Nevada’s four losses this season have come…
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Publish date : 2024-10-12 10:05:34
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