State of the Beavs: Getting Oregon State Football Out of The Bad Place
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Oregon State football are 0-6 to start the year. Things are bad, no two ways about it - the loss to Appalachian State over the weekend certainly highlighted that. Repeated mistakes led to a 27-23 defeat in Boone.
The Beavers made a change at special teams coordinator this week and AD Scott Barnes addressed the Beavers' bad start to Trent Bray's second season. Simply put, the program is searching for a light in the dark at the moment.
Perhaps the biggest question on everybody's mind is whether or not the firing of Jamie Christian is enough to turn the ship around. The Beavers have other problems on offense and defense and right now, not everyone is sure if Bray can fit the pieces together in the right way.
Your host Matt Bagley discusses how the change affects the program in the short term and what the Beavers need to do against a familiar face this weekend with Jake Dickert and Wake Forest in town. The Demon Deacons are 3-2 to start the season and have won their only road game of 2025. Can the Beavers start the path to redeeming themselves with a win over an ACC opponent?
You'll also hear audio from Trent Bray's weekly press conference and this coming weekend's top five games to watch. Go Beavs.
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About State of the Beavs
Each week, veteran sports broadcaster and writer Matt Bagley examines the news and storylines at play for Oregon State University Athletics. Occasionally joined by contributors for On SI's coverage of the Beavers, as well as the occasional guest spot from Beavers past, present, and future. Get caught up with the playlist below. New episodes are typically released on Tuesday mornings.
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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.