State of the Beavs

This week on a new episode of State of the Beavs, Matt Bagley answers sent in by our loyal listeners via BlueSky. Want to send in a question of your own? Reach out to @BagleySports on the platform, or send an email to mbagleyradio@gmail.com. The other big story this week focuses on the continuing rollout of the Pac-12 Conference. Did Teresa Gould and company make as big of a splash as they could h...

The month of July is finally here, which means the relaunched Pac-12 is officially official. Seven new full-time member institutions officially join the Pac-12 Conference, including Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Texas State and Utah State. With the additions, the new Pac-12 features nine full-time members. Oregon State's football season begins on September 5...

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. Bagley also takes a look at the Brendan Sorsby drama that engulfed college football over the last ten days, as well...

After a few months of searching, Oregon State has landed their replacement for outgoing athletic director Scott Barnes with former Ohio State associate AD Kevin Griffin. Griffin has a tall task in front of him to lead the department into the new version of the Pac-12 Conference next month. That's the biggest topic on the docket this week after Griffin was introduced in Corvallis on Tuesday. Hear a...

The Oregon State baseball program saw their season come to an end in the NCAA Tournament, short of where they were hoping. It was a dramatic end at that, falling 4-1 to the Oregon Ducks at PK Park. It was an up-and-down weekend for the Beavers who started rocky against Washington State, bounced back against Yale, got revenge on the Cougars, then couldn't find enough offense to make up for some lat...

Oregon State baseball may not have done enough to host a regional in Corvallis, but they won't have to travel too far from home. The Beavers begin the NCAA Tournament in Eugene alongside the Oregon Ducks, Washington State, and Yale. That's the bulk of the discussion this week on the State of the Beavs podcast. Your host Matt Bagley is joined by On SI contributors John Severs and Ben Pahl for a rou...

The regular season has concluded for Mitch Canham's Oregon State baseball squad. Finishing their second season as an independent, a conference tournament likely would have had the chance to pad their resume a bit further. Sitting right on the edge of the top 16 teams in the nation in RPI, but comfortably inside the top ten in the major polls, have the Beavers done enough convince the selection com...

The regular season is coming to a close for Oregon State baseball, who once again have eclipsed the 40-win mark for the year. Ultimately though, the goal remains the same: get back to Omaha. The first step in doing so will be to secure a home regional again. Have Mitch Canham's group done enough to make that happen? Without a conference tournament to play, they'll have to wait a little bit. On thi...

With just a few short weeks left until the NCAA Baseball Tournament begins, Oregon State have lost their All-American starting pitcher Dax Whitney to an elbow injury. The full extent of his future recovery is not immediately clear, but his college career may be over. Whitney's injury is the primary topic of conversation this week among Oregon State fans, as well with your host Matt Bagley. Contrib...

Oregon State football finished their spring practice schedule with a scrimmage at Reser Stadium this past weekend. Time to talk about it on this week's State of the Beavs. Hear audio from Beavs head coach JaMarcus Shephard's press availability following the scrimmage and his thoughts on what his team accomplished in recent weeks. Your host Matt Bagley also gives his thoughts on how the Beavers loo...

As spring football winds down for the Oregon State Beavers, JaMarcus Shephard's group will play the annual Spring Game this Saturday at noon PT, their first under Shephard. Your host Matt Bagley takes an extensive look this week at what we might learn about the team when they take the field at Reser Stadium. As we've noted several times over the last few months, 2026 is a chance at a whole new era...

Spring football continues this week for the Oregon State Beavers. Head coach Jamarcus Shephard spoke to local media in Corvallis to give an update on his team's progression after getting to see them in action in a live scrimmage. Shephard is already looking to see how far along he can get his team by the time they reach the spring game, which is rapidly approaching. It's also been a substantially...

Things are starting to take shape for the Oregon State football program. JaMarcus Shephard is looking to see where the remaining pieced of his team can fit for the 2026 season as spring ball continues. Shephard also noted this week that he hopes he will get to be part of selecting OSU's next athletic director. Meanwhile, the men's basketball program has now added four assistant coaches to help Jus...

This past week, Oregon State Director of Athletics Scott Barnes announced that he will step down this August after a decade on the job in Corvallis. It's a massive change, but one that's probably needed as the University rejoins the Pac-12. Barnes is expected to help transition his successor and remain as an advisor to the department until 2027. How did we get here and what's next? Meanwhile, with...

It's late March and once again, neither of Oregon State's basketball programs are still part of the madness. To state the obvious, women's basketball head coach Scott Rueck and newly hired men's basketball head coach Justin Joyner are hoping to change that in the new year...it would make Scott Barnes' life a whole lot easier too. For Joyner in particular, he'll need to set up his recruiting pipeli...

After parting ways with Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State have hired Michigan assistant and former Randy Bennett protege Justin Joyner to guide the Beavers men's basketball program back to prominence. Joyner was introduced in Corvallis this week and discussed his background and early plans for the program. The Oregon State football program has also begun spring practices in advance of JaMarcus Shephard's...

Over the past week, the Oregon State baseball program has given the Beavers plenty to smile about with a win over the Oregon Ducks and a perfect 4-0 series against Xavier in Corvallis. In addition to the offensive surge, Dax Whitney continues to show that he is one of the nation's top pitchers with a continued string of stellar performances on the mound. Whitney currently leads the NCAA in strikeo...

After 12 seasons at the helm of Oregon State men's basketball, Wayne Tinkle is in his final days as the program's head coach. The big questions surrounding OSU's departure with Tinkle this week are "why now?" and "what's next?" The Beavers still have the West Coast Conference to deal with on both the men's and women's side. Your host Matt Bagley takes a look at the fields and what awaits the Beave...

Over the weekend, the Oregon State baseball team won just one of their three games at the Round Rock Classic in Texas. The Beavers are looking to find their stride as they continue their stay in the Lone Star State this week with games against Houston, Alabama, and Iowa at the Frisco College Baseball Classic. Meanwhile, the Oregon State football program has a Spring Game to prepare for amidst a bu...

The Oregon State Beavers' baseball program opened the season with four games in Surprise, Arizona over the weekend. After a loss to Michigan on Friday to open the campaign. the Beavers grabbed three consecutive wins to start 3-1. What did the Beavers do well and where did they show a need for improvement in the weeks ahead? Your host Matt Bagley breaks it down this week on State of the Beavs. Off...

It's an incredibly busy week for Oregon State sports entering the second weekend of February. However, Oregon State is not be the only department making big moves this month. North Dakota State football will join the Mountain West Conference for football this fall, adding more fuel to the conversation surrounding the Pac-12/MWC fallout. Your host Matt Bagley asks the question this week: would a mo...

The month of January has come to a close and the Oregon State Beavers have made a strong rebuilding effort heading into the first year of the JaMarcus Shephard era. That being said, there's still plenty to do make sure that the program is in a good place before spring football begins - given what was lost and what the last staff produced. Your host Matt Bagley dives into what that entails and the...

In just a few short years, Curt Cignetti's staff at Indiana turned the Hoosiers from one of the worst Power Conference teams in the country, to a national championship. With Oregon State looking to regain relevance on the national stage, what lessons can JaMarcus Shephard and company take from the Cignetti blueprint? It's a question to be pondered on this week's State of the Beavs. Plus, your host...

The transfer portal is officially closed and while the Beavers can still sign players that remain in the portal, new players cannot enter the portal. Oregon State addressed several major needs for their first year under the guide of new head coach JaMarcus Shephard. While the player personnel situation is somewhat coming into focus, for 2026, the assistant coaching staff is another story. Just who...

It's a new year for Oregon State football, and there's plenty on JaMarcus Shephard's plate to start his tenure as the Beavers head coach. One of his first fires to put out may end up being the loss of his defensive coordinator, Lance Guidry, who has barely been the Oregon State DC for a week. It's not the only problem that Shephard has to deal with as he continues to put together a roster for the...