State of the Beavs: What Are The New Pac-12's Priorities This Summer?
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This week on State of the Beavs, there's plenty to get to from the Oregon State perspective, as well as league-wide.
Kevin Griffin's tenure has begun as Oregon State's athletic director. In the opinion of your host Matt Bagley, the former Ohio State associate AD inspires confidence.
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Bagley also takes a look at the Brendan Sorsby drama that engulfed college football over the last ten days, as well as what Texas Tech's options actually are at quarterback for that second week of the season against the Beavers.
On the baseball diamond, Oregon State lost pitching coach Rich Dorman to Florida, and freshman All-American Trey Morris followed. The Beavers are also preparing to lose critical starters Ethan Kleinschmit and Eric Segura to Major League Baseball, who themselves will be participating in the MLB Scouting Combine.
The first season of the new Pac-12 begins in July. We still don't know what will happen with regards to media days...It's going to be a busy year for Pac-12 Enterprises.
Go Beavs.
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This Week's Topics
-Kevin Griffin has taken office at Oregon State and there is reason to believe he'll be the guy to help Beaver athletics catch up with the rest of the country.
-Brendan Sorsby won't play college football this season after all. While Oregon State wouldn't have faced him anyway, it's one less storyline we'll get to avoid this fall.
-Oregon State baseball's bullpen, for several reasons, will largely need a rebuild in the months leading up to the 2027 college baseball season.
-As the Pac-12 Conference resumes "regular" operations this July, what need to be the league's biggest priorities to hit the ground running?
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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.