State of the Beavs: Beaver Football Looks To Sustain Momentum After First Win of Shephard Era
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Oregon State football have their first win under JaMarcus Shephard's direction after defeating the Montana Grizzlies this past Saturday by a score of 52-17.
After that contest, Shephard praised his team's efforts to get their first victory on the board and take heed of the message he has been trying to send since he arrived in Corvallis: that this is only the beginning. This week, you'll hear part of the audio from Shephard's Monday presser and his thoughts on this week's return trip to Texas to face the UTEP Miners in El Paso.
On this week's State of the Beavs, your host Matt Bagley also dives into what we, as a fanbase, learned about this Beaver team from the Montana game and what the next steps should be in order to sustain that momentum moving forward.
All that, plus Bagley's five games to watch in college football this weekend as conference play begins in most of the country. Go Beavs.
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This Week's Topics:
-What we learned, what we didn't, and what's next after the Beavers ripped Montana to move to 1-2 on the year.
-A look ahead to Oregon State's second trip to the state of Texas this year, facing the UTEP Miners in the historic Sun Bowl.
-Hear JaMarcus Shephard's Monday media availability in full. Shephard and his staff continue to preach high expectations, noting that fans should expect to see the ball continue to be spread around on offense as Braden Atkinson gets more and more comfortable as the starting quarterback.
-The five college football games that Matt Bagley will be watching this weekend, and you should too!
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Joe Londergan joined the SI brand in 2023 with G5 Football Daily. With over 15 years of experience in covering and working directly in college and pro sports, Joe's expertise has been featured in Front Office Sports, SB Nation, and XRAY.FM. He is a member of both the Football Writers' Association of America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association. Joe holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville and a master's degree in sports administration from Seattle University. Outside of his writing career, Joe enjoys golfing, although he admits that while he hits driver decently, his short game is a liability.
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Matt fell in love with radio during his college days at Oregon Tech, and pursued a nine year career in sports broadcasting with Klamath Falls' and Medford's highest-rated sports radio stations. He currently lives in McMinnville wine country and is excited to talk about the Beavers again.