State of the Beavs: What Does The Lafayette Win Change For Oregon State Football?
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This past weekend, the Oregon State Beavers finally picked up their first victory of the season with a 45-13 win over the Lafayette Leopards. With a 1-7 record and their lone win coming against an FCS opponent, what does this actually change for Oregon State and interim head coach Robb Akey? Potentially, a few things as the Beavers head into a bye week. Oregon State will play their next football game on November 1 when they host the Washington State Cougars.
Your host Matt Bagley reacts to the Beavers' performance in the win and the announcement of a hiring committee to find the Beavers' next head football coach.
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In the bye week, should Oregon State make a change at quarterback given Gabarri Johnson's success after Maalik Murphy was benched in the win? It's a strategy that could prove fruitful in both the short and long term.
The bye week also presents an opportunity for the current staff to hit the recruiting trail. Given the delicacy of the situation with high turnover likely, the staff needs to figure out what their best courses of action are so the Beavs can make up for a few key decommitments OSU football has seen over the last few weeks.
Off the gridiron, Oregon State women's basketball is dealing with a huge early blow for the new season with Catarina Ferreira ruled out for the year with a knee injury. Ferreira was the West Coast Conference Tournament MVP in 2024 after leading the Beavers in scoring in each of OSU's three games in that event as they won the tournament title and secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament.. Somehow, Scott Rueck's crew will need to push forward. Go Beavs.
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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.