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Five storylines to follow ahead of Colorado’s homecoming game vs. Oregon State

Check out the top storylines to follow heading into Colorado’s homecoming game

The Colorado Buffaloes will look to get back in the column this weekend when they return to Boulder to take on the Oregon State Beavers.

Head coach Deion Sanders’ Buffs are in desperate need of a win as they’ve suffered a loss in four of their last five games. But if Colorado can get a win on Saturday night, they’ll be just one short of reaching bowl eligibility. Improvements will need to be made on both sides of the ball if Colorado is to upset the Beavers, though.

As we await kickoff, here are five of the top storylines to follow:

Do we know a lot more about UCLA and Oregon State, or are they still mysterious?

Is Oregon State ready to challenge the big boys in the Pac-12 after beating UCLA?

Here’s a question worth contemplating in Pac-12 football: Did UCLA-Oregon State change any of your views about the two teams? We put this to our Pac-12 panel.

Matt Zemek: No. UCLA scored a bunch of points only after it trailed big. That’s not a real sign of offensive evolution. Oregon State’s defense still looks mortal. Both teams are alarmingly inconsistent.

Zachary Neel: Yea, I think that OSU really impressed with their ability to score on UCLA’s defense, which few teams had been able to do this year. The Beavers are a dangerous team in the Pac-12. Nobody is giving them the credit that they deserve just yet, but that could change quickly.

Matt Wadleigh: Nope. I still think Oregon State is the fourth-best Pac-12 team, and I still think UCLA is sixth or seventh.

Follow Fighting Irish Wire for more on Notre Dame after the Irish beat USC.

Follow Buffaloes Wire for complete coverage of Deion Sanders and Colorado.

Follow Ducks Wire for coverage of Oregon football after the loss to Washington.

Oklahoma fans were right about Lincoln Riley, at least for this specific season.

USC assistants need to be coaching for their jobs against Utah and into November.

Lincoln Riley did not assemble an elite 2023 roster, which surprised us and a lot of other observers.

Is USC ready to win in 2024 with Miller Moss or Malachi Nelson at quarterback? Lincoln Riley has to be honest about how he answers that question.

Brent Venables is coaching Oklahoma far better this year than Lincoln Riley is coaching USC. It’s up to Riley to change that reality against Utah.

College Football Power Rankings: Washington on the move, Tennessee drops after week 3

Washington impresses in win over Michigan State and Tennessee suffers huge drop in this week’s College Football Power Rankings.

Three weeks into the season, we’re getting a better idea of who teams are in the 2023 college football season.

Some still have a great deal to prove, even some in the top 10 of our power rankings. Others are showing they’re a legitimate force to be reckoned with in the College Football Playoff race.

Across the college football landscape, the contenders are beginning to emerge while the pretenders step to the side.

With another week in the books, here’s a look at this week’s college football power rankings.

Dropped Out

Kansas State: Lost to Missouri

Oregon State and Washington State win legal motion against Pac-12 with fans cheering

As the judge ruled in favor of Wazzu and Oregon State, ‘Go Beavs!’ and ‘Go Cougs!’ rang out on the Zoom call. #YouCantMakeThisUp

You simply can’t make any of this stuff up. The legal proceeding on Monday involving the Pac-12 Conference and the “Pac-2” of Washington State and Oregon State was too wild to easily sum up in a single sentence.

Yes, the presiding judge ruled in favor of Washington State and Oregon State. The judge ruled that the Pac-12 and commissioner George Kliavkoff could not convene a board meeting later this week, at least not until other hurdles are cleared and dealt with. The Pac-12 had wanted to convene a board meeting with some of the schools which have intended to leave the conference. Washington State and Oregon State think those schools should have zero say in what the conference does and how it manages its assets. WSU and OSU want control of those assets and the decision-making processes which govern them. That’s the main news story from this hearing. However, the details of this hearing are wild, and they create an irresistibly colorful story which begins with WSU and OSU fans cheering as the legal proceeding — done via Zoom — concluded on Monday afternoon.

Here are just some of the many wacky details from a vintage Pac-12 moment:

Oregon State Football Schedule 2023: Analysis, Breakdown, 3 Things To Know

Oregon State football schedule 2023. Analysis, breakdown, 3 things to know

Oregon State football schedule 2023: Who do the Beavers miss on the Pac-12 schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Oregon State Football Schedule 2023: 3 Things To Know

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Aug 26 OPEN DATE

Sept 2 at San Jose State

Sept 9 UC Davis

Sept 16 San Diego State

Sept 23 at Washington State

Sept 29 Utah

Oct 7 at Cal

Oct 14 UCLA

Oct 21 OPEN DATE

Oct 28 at Arizona

Nov 4 at Colorado

Nov 11 Stanford

Nov 18 Washington

Nov 24 at Oregon

Oregon State Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Beavers miss from the Pac-12 slate?

The Beavers should keep the party going from last season with a more than manageable schedule. They still have to deal with most of the former Pac-12 South, and it’s not great to miss Arizona State, but there’s no USC. They might have given Caleb Williams and company a problem last year, but no, you don’t want any part of that if you can avoid it.

Making things even better, the Utah, Washington, and UCLA games are all at home. However …

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Oregon State Football Schedule What Really Matters

The battle with Oregon is over in Eugene. That’s the one big negative with the Pac-12 schedule. All things considered, it’s not bad with those tough games at home and manageable road dates against Colorado, Arizona, Cal, and Washington State.

The spacing is also a plus. There isn’t a run of three road games in four weeks like several Pac-12 teams have to deal with, and with the road game against the Ducks, Oregon State doesn’t leave the state after November 4th.

Oregon State Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

It’s not bad. There isn’t a non-conference game against a Power Five program – at San Jose State, UC Davis, and San Diego State is as light as can reasonably be asked for.

No, it won’t be an unbeaten run over the first half of the year, but get to the week off in mid-October with a. solid record, and there’s a chance to put up a terrific win count on the board before the finishing kick against Washington and Oregon.

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Oregon State will be tested early in the Pac-12

The Oregon State Beavers have a tough beginning and end to their Pac-12 schedule in 2023. A Friday (short week) game vs. Utah is particulary difficult.

The Oregon State Beavers were arguably the biggest surprise in Pac-12 football this past year. Head coach Jonathan Smith was named the Pac-12 Co-Coach of the Year with Washington’s Kalen DeBoer.

The Beavers then added Clemson transfer QB D.J. Uiagalelei, and things are looking good in Corvallis.

Unfortunately, the schedule makers did the Beavers no favors when the 2023 schedule was released last week. Jon Wilner of The Mercury News gave a few notes.

“The start and finish to league play are daunting,” Wilner wrote. “The Beavers open with a trip to Washington State, then host Utah; and they finish with Washington at home and a visit to Oregon. In between, there is no cause for alarm for a program coming off a 10-win season. Even the back-to-back road games (Colorado and Arizona) are manageable. And what’s more, they follow a bye.”

The Beavers begin with Washington State and Utah, and the end is Washington and Oregon. That’s a tough stretch.

They do play Colorado and Arizona on the road, although both of those programs appear to be much-improved in 2023, especially the Buffaloes.

The Beavers won 10 games and won the Las Vegas Bowl against Florida, so there is a lot of hope once again in Corvallis. Let’s see if the Beavers can put together another strong season.

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Did USC win hurt Oregon State’s recruiting efforts?

Did USC’s win put a dent in Oregon State’s recruiting plans? The Beavers had some big names at Reser Stadium for Saturday’s game.

Let’s step back for a moment and provide a reset: The Pacific Northwest has been the best and most successful region in the Pac-12 Conference in the month of September. There is only one Pac-12 game left this month, the Friday (Sept. 30) game between the nationally-ranked Washington Huskies and the unbeaten UCLA Bruins. With the month coming to an end, the Northwest has been the center of the action. Oregon and Washington State played a thriller. Washington is unbeaten. Oregon State nearly toppled USC.

This brings us to the Beavers.

College football recruiting analyst Brandon Huffman spends a lot of time looking at recruiting in the Pac-12 and in the West. At the San Jose Mercury News, he offered some notes and insights before this past weekend’s game between USC and Oregon State.

This week is a huge opportunity for Oregon State with USC coming to town and the Beavers looking for their first 4-0 start since 2012.

They should have a rocking atmosphere at Reser Stadium for a number of visitors.

Huffman noted that Aiden Childs, the four-star quarterback commit from Downey, Calif., planned to attend the game.

Childs will likely try to recruit a four-star commit currently pledged to another school: cornerback Daylen Austin, who is committed to LSU. The Beavers have connections to him. His older brother, Alex, is a cornerback for Oregon State.

Daylen Austin, though committed to LSU, still has an offer from USC.

Another OSU commit at the game: unrated linebacker Isaiah Chisolm, who chose the Beavers over USC and the California Golden Bears this past summer.

An eye-opening name from the 2024 class at the USC-Oregon State game: three-star cornerback Nikko Klemm from Eugene.

He’s an elite player in the state and the son of Oregon offensive line coach Adrian Klemm.

One has to wonder how much USC’s win (Oregon State’s loss) will affect any of these recruiting dramas.

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Oregon State Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

Oregon State football schedule. The 2022 schedule with 3 things to know

Oregon State football schedule 2022: Who does Oregon State miss on the Pac-12 schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Oregon State Football Schedule 2022

Sept 3 Boise State

Sept 10 at Fresno State

Sept 17 Montana State

Sept 24 USC

Oct 1 at Utah

Oct 8 at Stanford

Oct 15 Washington State

Oct 22 Colorado

Oct 29 OPEN DATE

Nov 5 at Washington

Nov 12 Cal

Nov 19 at Arizona State

Nov 25 Oregon

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Oregon State Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Beavers miss from the Pac-12 South Division?

The Beavers catch the good break of getting Colorado at home, but missing Arizona isn’t a plus. They also miss UCLA, but they have to on the road to play defending Pac-12 champion Utah along with Arizona State. The conference campaign kicks off against USC.

Against the North, the road trip to Stanford is rough coming off the date at Utah, but getting Washington State and Oregon at home helps. In the conference, four of the last six games are in Corvallis.

Oregon State Football Schedule What To Know: Win the Mountain West and things should be okay

The Beavers might not play a Power Five program in non-conference action, but outside of Montana State there isn’t a true break.

Boise State and Fresno State are going to be dangerous enough to be in contention for the Mountain West title, and they’re both going to be tough outs – especially going on the road to face the Bulldogs.

Oregon State Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

It’s a bit tougher than it might seem.

The bar is set higher now in the Jonathan Smith era, but it’s still going to be a fight to go bowling if the Beavers can’t sweep through the first three games against the non-conference slate.

USC, at Utah, at Stanford – that’s a rough way to start the Pac-12 season. The bulk of the wins have to come before November – Oregon State will likely be the underdog in three of the last four games.

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Oregon State Beavers: CFN College Football Preview 2021

College Football News Preview 2021: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Oregon State football season with what you need to know

College Football News Preview 2021: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Oregon State football season with what you need to know.

– Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak

– What You Need To Know: Offense | Defense
– Top Players | Keys To The Season
– What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
– Oregon State Schedule Analysis
– Oregon State Previews
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

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2020 Record: 2-3 overall, 2-3 in Pac-12
Head Coach: Jonathan Smith, 4th year, 9-20
2020 CFN Final Ranking: 51
2020 CFN Preview Ranking: 54
2019 CFN Final Ranking: 77

Oregon State Beavers College Football Preview 2021: Offense

– For a seven game season and a 2-5 record, Oregon State’s offense had its moments. Its ground game rumbled all over Oregon, it was terrifically balanced over the last two losses to Stanford and Arizona State, and to be harsh about it, most of the issues were on the other side of the ball.

The O, though, wasn’t great at keeping the chains moving, the passing game wasn’t efficient enough and there weren’t enough downfield plays, and it was a bit too reliant on RB Jermar Jefferson, who’s now trying to be a Detroit Lion. So now …

– The ground game has options at tailback, but Jefferson was outstanding over the last three seasons. Deshaun Fenwick is a 6-2, 226-pound blaster who comes in from South Carolina and should be a factor right out of the gate. Combine him with 208-pound junior BJ Baylor – who ran for 124 yards and a score last season – and the backs should be okay as long as the front five can continue to be solid.

The Beavers got a good year out of the line that led the way for close to 200 rushing yards per game and finished 13th in the nation in fewest tackles for loss. All five starters are expected to be back around All-Pac-12 center Nathan Eldridge and Second Team All-Pac-12 left tackle Joshua Gray.

– Tristan Gebbia led the team with 824 passing yards and three touchdowns with three picks in just four games before suffering a hamstring injury. It’s still his gig to lose, but he doesn’t add anything to the ground game and he’s going to have to battle to hold off a few other options.

Chance Nolan stepped in and threw a team-high six touchdown passes and can run a bit, but on the way is Sam Noyer – Colorado’s starting quarterback and leading passer last season. The Second Team All-Pac-12 performer has got the experience, the running ability, and the 6-4, 220-pound size to make a big push.

Leading receiver Trevon Bradford returns after catching 24 passes for 239 yards and a score, but they grabs didn’t really go anywhere – he averaged under ten yards per catch.

TE Teagan Quitoriano is a good receiver, and junior Tyjon Lindsey – the top deep threat – and second-year freshman Zeriah Beason are back after tying for the team lead with three touchdown passes.

– What You Need To Know: Defense
– Top Players | Keys To The Season
– What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
– Oregon State Schedule Analysis

NEXT: Oregon State Beavers College Football Preview 2021: Defense

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Oregon State Football Schedule 2021, Analysis

Oregon State Beavers 2021 football schedule, analysis, and what Pac-12 teams they miss.

Oregon State Beavers 2021 football schedule, analysis, and what Pac-12 teams they miss.

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Oregon State Beavers Football Schedule 2021

– 2021 Pac-12 Football Schedule

Sept. 4 at Purdue

Sept. 11 Hawaii

Sept. 18 Idaho

Sept. 25 at USC

Oct. 2 Washington

Oct. 9 at Washington State

Oct. 16 OPEN DATE

Oct. 23 Utah

Oct. 30 at Cal

Nov. 6 at Colorado

Nov. 13 Stanford

Nov. 20 Arizona State

Nov. 27 at Oregon

Oregon State Football Schedule Analysis: The Beavers need to learn how to do this whole non-conference thing – the easy games are supposed to be first to use as a warm-up.

They start at Purdue, then get Hawaii, then Idaho, but the date against the Vandals can be used as a break before starting the Pac-12 season at USC.

It’s a brutal conference slate – missing Arizona and UCLA from the South hurts – with four road games in the first six with the home dates against Washington and Utah not sweetening the deal. To make matters even worse, the Oregon game is in Eugene.

Pac-12 Conference Teams Missed: Arizona, UCLA

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