State of the Beavs

The first week of transfer portal action was certainly eventful for the Oregon State football program. This week on State of the Beavs, your host Matt Bagley reacts to who left, who stayed, who's coming, and what's next over the next two weeks for the program...including the new coaching staff. On the hardwood, Wayne Tinkle's group have lost two straight in blowout results against Pacific and Wash...

The transfer portal has officially opened for the college football world. For the next two weeks, rosters all over the country will be shifting significantly in preparation for the new season. Obviously, after a two-win season and a coaching change, Oregon State's roster will look significantly different in 2026. The question is, what should the Beavers actually salvage from their 2025 roster? Mor...

Since his hiring and subsequent arrival in Corvallis, new Oregon State football coach JaMarcus Shephard has wasted no time in putting his staff together. The Beavers have brought in a host of new position coaches to help jumpstart their development on both sides of the ball. Meanwhile on the hardwood, Oregon State basketball has their work cut out for them in the next few weeks. The men's team hav...

New Oregon State football head coach JaMarcus Shephard has begun to shape his staff, adding notable pieces with significant Pacific Northwest ties. Mitch Dahlen as the program's newest quarterbacks coach inspires confidence after his work with several current NFL QBs, in particular. Your host Matt Bagley recaps the latest additions to the 2026 staff. Plus, a look at up-and-down starts for the Oreg...

Oregon State formally introduced head coach JaMarcus Shephard on Tuesday, renewing some sense of optimism for the program. The first month on the job will be anything but easy, as the Beavers need to put together a signing class and pick up steam in the transfer portal. Hear Shephard's full introductory press conference, plus your takes from SOTB host Matt Bagley. Go Beavs. Music by audionautix.co...

Oregon State has made progress on their search for a new head coach. Will the Beavers reel in a candidate like Montana tate's Brent Vigen or Connecticut's Jim L. Mora? All week, we've covered some of the most intriguing, and realistic, candidates for the job. Now, your host Matt Bagley gives his thoughts on what the Beavers' timeline could be for decision on the program's leader. The Beaver basket...

The Oregon State women's basketball team is undefeated to start the season. Wayne Tinkle's men's team gave Oregon a strong challenge, but fell a bit short despite their own strong start to the new campaign. The other big story in the Pac-12 this week is the league's new media rights partnership with USA Sports. Your host Matt Bagley gives his thoughts on the current state of the Pac-12's media dea...

Depending on who you ask, some would say that Oregon State football's loss to Sam Houston on Saturday marked a new low for the program. It's an ever devolving situation that even we didn't think would get to this point, but here we are. While Robb Akey may have started as a viable candidate for the permanent head coaching job, this latest failure likely killed any hopes on that front. So who shoul...

Oregon State football picked up their second consecutive victory over the weekend, winning a low-scoring affair against the Washington State Cougars 10-7. It's a moment that had interim head coach Robb Akey, and all of Beaver Nation, overjoyed. It's not all great news for Beaver football this week, as defensive back Exodus Ayers has been arrested on multiple counts pertaining to domestic violence....

Oregon State football returns from their bye week after picking up their first win of the season. Both on and off the gridiron, the Beavers are very far from out of the woods. However, with rumors circulating surrounding former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron's interest in the job and gray clouds looming over Jonathan Smith at Michigan State...the Beavers could land themselves back in the news cycle in...

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. Your host Matt Bagley reacts to the Beavers'...

After an 0-7 start to the season, Oregon State football has parted ways with head coach Trent Bray. Bray was 5-14 in 1.5 seasons at the helm of his alma mater. In his place in the interim, Robb Akey will take over the program with Danny Langsdorf calling plays, among other role shuffling. Where can the Beavers go from here? Can they salvage some pride in the remaining weeks of the season? It won't...

Oregon State football are 0-6 to start the year. Things are bad, no two ways about it. 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. Your host Matt Bagley discusses how the change affects the program in the short term and...

Oregon State football are 0-5 and while they don't have anymore ranked opponents on the schedule, things still aren't clicking the way that everybody with a stake in the program hoped. But The Beavers dropped another contest to Houston this past Friday, with the extra sting of overtime. They'll make a cross-country trip to North Carolina this week to face the Appalachian State Mountaineers in sear...

Oregon State football have yet to win a game in 2025, but the Beavs are through the toughest part of their schedule. Still a rivalry loss to the Oregon Ducks never sits right with anybody - including Beaver football commits. Your host Matt Bagley breaks down the after effects of football's loss to Oregon and looks at what Trent Bray had to say about moving the program forward in yet another dark m...

The Oregon State Beavers are 0-3 to start the 2025 football season and most aren't optimistic about their chances this week against an Oregon team that looks primed for another run to the College Football Playoff. This week, your host Matt Bagley dives into what went wrong for the Beavers in a 45-14 loss to a very good Texas Tech team. Are the Beavers making any progress on offense or defense? Thi...

Oregon State's loss to Fresno State in Week Two was about as frustrating as they come for Trent Bray's group - something that Bray visibly demonstrated during the game, dropping an f-bomb in a halftime interview with The CW. What went wrong? Are Bray and the Beavers ready for the challenges that still await them? How does the Exodus Ayers situation fit into the Beavs' current struggles? There's pl...

Oregon State's football season got off to a less than ideal start on Saturday with a 34-15 loss to Cal. It wasn't a performance completely devoid of merit, but the Beavers found themselves in too big of a hole to climb out of. It gives Trent Bray and his staff, as well as your host Matt Bagley, several important questions to ponder as the Beavers prepare to face Fresno State this week. Other topic...

The 2025 offseason is finally over and the Oregon State Beavers are ready to open things up at home this Saturday against the Cal Bears. Things kick off at Reser Stadium at 7:30 p.m. PT. On this week's State of the Beavs, your host Matt Bagley helps you channel Beaver Nation's excitement. First, we'll take a look at the key names on Cal's roster that the Beavs will have to contend with. Then, we'l...

Oregon State football are only one more week away from the start of their 2025 season. At this point, it sounds very possible that Oregon State will be without receiver Darrius Clemons. What other unanswered questions await Oregon State football in the final week of fall camp? Your host Matt Bagley dives in this week and gives you the rundown on the teams are playing in Week Zero, the official sta...

Oregon State football are continuing fall camp with just over two weeks until the season officially opens. Ahead of the 2025 campaign, several of the Beavers' position groups look much improved from last year and the OSU coaching staff has been excited to talk about it. New running backs coach Ray Pickering has been talking up his group ahead what is expected to be Anthony Hankerson's best season...

Oregon State football's 2025 fall camp is in full swing and the message from all involved seems fairly consistent: the Beavers are in a much better position to start the college football season than they were in 2024. Trent Bray's group seem to have many of their major position groups settled and their veterans are ready to take on increased leadership roles. On this week's State of the Beavs, you...

Football season is just around the corner and Trent Bray's team are putting the final touches on preparations for the 2025 campaign. This week on State of the Beavs, your host Matt Bagley dives into the fall camp story lines OSU fans should know, including: -5 Players Who Could be Good in 2025 -5 Players Who Could be GREAT in 2025 -Potential Pac-12 broadcast partners & expansion targets this fall...

With the fall sports season only a few weeks away, the Oregon State Beavers are ready to take their next step in the new world of college athletics. This week on the football side, your host Matt Bagley goes over three important changes on both offense and defense to note for Oregon State in the new season. The Beaver baseball program has also undergone some major reshuffling in recent weeks, with...

This week, seven players from Oregon State were selected in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft, not including a few of the program's committed recruits. Where does that leave the Beaver baseball roster for the 2026 season? Also, the mediation talks between the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain West Conference have come to an end with the two sides failing to reach an agreement in the dispute ov...