The team set numerous individual and team records, and led the Pac for both offense and defense. The team fought through early setbacks before defeating Oregon in the annual Civil War in then record fashion. In , Riley and his staff had a monumental task of replacing nearly every starter on defense and a total of seven NFL draftees. The Beavers not only qualified for a bowl game, but also for the second straight year played the season finale for the opportunity to receive the Rose Bowl berth.
A league-high seven Beavers earned first team All-Pac honors and the team finished higher than the preseason predictions for the fourth consecutive year. While the team did not qualify for a bowl game, there were still plenty of highlights. The Beavers played the most difficult schedule in the nation competing against four teams that finished the year in the top seven of the national polls, and winning two games over top clubs.
Jacquizz Rodgers earned Pac First Team for the third consecutive season and joined just two other former Pac running backs Napolean Kauffman and Charles White as three-time honorees. Riley was a popular choice when he was originally hired for the position in late December of and was equally as popular upon his hiring the second time. He calls Corvallis his hometown, although he was born in Wallace, Idaho. He grew up watching Beaver football, as his father Bud was an assistant coach for the program from and again in Mike was a standout quarterback at Corvallis High School, leading the Spartans to the state title.
He played cornerback from , helping the Tide to four Southeastern Conference titles and the national championship. Riley immediately launched a successful coaching career following his graduation from Alabama.
His first stop was as a defensive graduate assistant coach for Mike White at the University of California in He continued his education and his coaching in at Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash. During his three-years as an assistant, Winnipeg produced a mark and won the Grey Cup title. Riley returned to the college level in as an assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado, before being named the youngest coach in CFL history in with Winnipeg at years of age.
He returned to the college ranks in when then-USC head coach John Robinson offered him the position of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach — he later became assistant head coach. The Mesa Ariz. USC won one outright league title, shared another and finished second one time.
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In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting. Recommended Stories. Atlanta Black Star. Women's Health. The Daily Beast. Entertainment Weekly. Roll Tide Wire. OSU is particularly good at converting third downs — hitting at 50 percent, sixth nationally — because the Beavers are often faced with short yardage. Oregon State is best when it throws somewhere around 20 passes a game, which means the running game is working.
In the five losses, it was When he completes at least two-thirds of his passes, OSU is Inside linebacker Justin Rice is a playmaker who fills a stat sheet. Safety Shaq Bond has three interceptions, as well as 72 tackles. As for Oregon State, Nolan has started 11 games, throwing for 2, yards and 19 touchdowns, while running for yards and three scores.
Running back B. Baylor, a first-team all-Pac selection, led the conference with 1, yards and 13 touchdowns. Oregon State defense vs. Utah State offense.
Utah State is poised to make it a long day for the Beaver defense unless they can consistently pressure quarterback Logan Bonner. The Aggies put together a record-setting passing game by spreading out the field and relying on the veteran Bonner to make plays.
USU set school records this season with touchdown passes 39 and passing yards 3, Thompkins is the feature receiver, as he set a USU record with 1, receiving yards, while tying another with six yard games.
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