Oregon State Fumbles Away Loss To Stanford

Oregon State Beavers 2008 Head Coach: Mike Riley

Oregon State Beavers

Aug. 28
Stanford 36 ... Oregon State 28
Toby Gerhart ran for two touchdowns, including a 46-yard dash in the second quarter, and Bo McNally returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth, but Stanford had to hang on for dear life. Oregon State had its chance in the final moments after getting deep into Cardinal territory, but WR Darrell Catchings fumbled the ball through the end zone trying to stretch the ball over the pylon with 47 seconds to play. It was ruled a touchback and Stanford closed it out. The Beavers suffered another bad fumble in the third quarter as a backwards pass went through the end zone for a safety. The loss overshadowed a huge game by the Beaver passing game as Lyle Moevao threw for 404 yards and Shane Morales and Sammie Stroughter combined for 25 catches for 308 yards and three touchdowns.
Player of the game: Stanford RB Toby Gerhart ran 19 times for 147 yards and two touchdowns
Stat Leaders: Stanford - Passing: Tavita Pritchard, 10-17, 91 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Toby Gerhart, 19-147 yds, 2 TD. Receiving: Ryan Whalen, 3-30
Oregon State - Passing: Lyle Moevao, 34-54, 404 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 14-54. Receiving: Shane Morales, 13-151,1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... The Stanford loss will stick in the Beavers' craw for a long time. This was the type of game OSU would win in a few weeks after getting some of the kinks worked out, and on the plus side, QB Lyle Moevao was effective throwing the ball and receivers Shane Morales and Sammie Stroughter were tremendous. Now the Beavers have to stop the mistakes early on and not let them be a part of their season, like last year. 12 penalties for 100 yards, two interceptions, and five fumbles, losing a big one at the end, proved to be a killer. Unfortunately, Penn State next week isn't a team to get everything right against.

- 2007 OSU Season
- 2007 OSU Preview 

2008 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 6-6
2008 Record: 0-1

Aug. 28 at Stanford L 36-28
Sept. 6 at Penn State
Sept. 13 Hawaii
Sept. 20 OPEN DATE
Sept. 25 USC
Oct. 2 at Utah
Oct. 11 Washington State
Oct. 18 at Washington
Oct. 25 OPEN DATE
Nov. 1 Arizona State
Nov. 8 at UCLA
Nov. 15 California
Nov. 22 at Arizona
Nov. 29 Oregon

2007 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 7-5
2007 Record: 9-4

Aug. 30 Utah W 24-7
Sept. 6 at Cincinnati L 34-3
Sept. 15 Idaho State W 61-10
Sept. 22 at Arizona St L 44-32
Sept. 29 UCLA L 40-14
Oct. 6 Arizona W 31-16
Oct. 13 at California W 31-28
Oct. 27 Stanford W 23-6
Nov. 3 at USC L 24-3
Nov. 10 Washington W 29-23
Nov. 17 at Wash St W 52-17
Dec. 1 at Oregon W 38-31 OT
Emerald Bowl
Dec. 28 Maryland W 21-14

2008 Recruiting Class

Star of the Class

Simi Kuli, DE, 6-4, 270, Hawthorne, Calif. (Hawthorne HS/El Camino CC)

Scout.com 5-star athlete and rated the top junior college prospect in the nation...2007 First Team JuCo All-American and first team All-Mission Conference...team captain as a sophomore...posted 50 tackles, including 15-for-loss and five sacks as a freshman...as a senior (2005) at Hawthorne High School he had 47 tackles and 19 receptions for 235 yards and three touchdowns...did not attend a college in the fall of 2005 and played just two years of high school football...he is the cousin of former Oregon defensive tackle Haloti Ngata...El Camino defensive coordinator Tim Hyde on Simi – “He’s fun-loving, very outgoing and he likes to talk a lot. He has a lot of fun with his teammates. He is very close to everyone.”

Potential Instant Impact Players
 

Stephen Paea, DT, 6-2, 295, Los Altos, Calif. (Timpview HS - Utah/Snow CC)

Paea signed with OSU in late December during the JC signing period...three years of eligibility remaining...the Tonga Islands native helped Snow to a undefeated regular season and final No. 3 ranking...all-region at Timpview High School, where he also was a standout in the shot put...current Beaver Sioeli Nau was a teammate at Snow...intends to major in engineering or architecture at OSU
 

Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, 5-6, 180, Richmond, Texas (Lamar Consolidated)

Jacquizz is the brother of 2007 Beaver freshman standout James Rodgers...Jacquizz, nicknamed “Mr. Touchdown” by his prep teammates, broke the state record for career touchdowns with 136...led Lamar Consolidated to its first state title (4A) and an undefeated season, rushing for 240 yards in the title game...rushed for 2,902 yards and scored 43 touchdowns his senior year...rated the 21^st best running back in the nation by Scout.com ...rushed for 8,245 yards for his career, the sixth-highest total in the state...named the inaugural Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Player of the Year...First Team EA Sports High School All-American...2008 Parade All-American...also played safety...San Francisco 49er safety Michael Lewis is an uncle

Rest of the Class

Jordan Bishop	WR	6-3	195	Salem, OR
Jeremy Francis	RB	6-1	210	Torrance, CA
Ryan Katz	QB	6-2	194	Santa Monica, CA
Colin Kelly	OL	6-5	250	Kelso, WA
Kameron Krebs	DB	6-1	210	Mission Viejo, CA
Simi Kuli	DE	6-4	270	Torrance, CA
Colin Lyons	OL	6-4	307	Fair Oaks, CA
Brent McNeil	OL	6-3	295	Torrance, CA
Geno Munoz	WR	6-0	180	Tacoma, WA
Viliamu Nau	OL	6-6	330	Walnut, CA
Stephen Paea	DT	6-2	290	Ephraim, UT
Keynan Parker	RB	6-0	183	N. Westminster, B.C.
Jacquizz Rodgers	RB	5-6	180	Rosenberg, TX
Jovan Stevenson	RB	5-11	195	Tucson, AZ
Ben Terry	DE	6-3	240	Mission Viejo, CA
Kevan Walker	WR	6-1	186	Arcadia, CA
Tony Wilson	LB	6-1	207	Salem, OR

2007 Recap

Recap: The Beavers might have had the quietest nine wins of the season, rebounding from a ragged start to go 7-1, including a Civil War win over Oregon and an Emerald Bowl victory against Maryland.  Oregon State labored all year to find an effective, mistake-free quarterback, often leaning on the legs of RB Yvenson Bernard and an aggressive, veteran defense that led the Pac-10 in run defense and turnovers gained, and was No. 2 in sacks.  While others in the league received substantially more media attention, the Beavers finished just a game out of first place, quite an achievement for a school that was earmarked for the middle of the pack.    

Offensive Player of the Year: RB Yvenson Bernard

Defensive Player of the Year: LB Derrick Doggett

Biggest Surprise: The Beavers’ Oct. 13 upset of No. 2 Cal was the spark that set off their torrid finish to the season.  With the Bears staring at a No. 1 ranking with a win, Oregon State got a workmanlike effort from Bernard and a break when Cal QB Kevin Riley allowed the clock expire before Jordan Kay could attempt the game-tying field goal. 

Biggest Disappointment: Sammie Stroughter.  Oregon State’s All-American wide receiver and return man was never right in 2007, missing time early for personal reasons and then bruising his kidney after returning.  In an offense that sorely needed his leadership and playmaking ability, he wound up catching just 15 passes in three games of action.

Looking Ahead: Without Bernard and most of that sturdy front seven, Oregon State could get off to a slow start again in 2008.  After a disappointing first season as a starter, it’s incumbent upon QB Sean Canfield to develop into the player that was so coveted coming out of high school.