Sean Canfield News

It wasn't supposed to end like this. When Lyle Moevao walked off the Reser Stadium field after last season's Civil War, the Oregon State quarterback was already thinking about this year.

The notoriously rowdy student section at Martin Stadium was relatively deserted Saturday afternoon, and for good reason.

Ever heard of Sean Canfield? If you are not a Pac-10 fan, the answer to that is probably, a oeNo.a And that is a real shame, because Canfield, quarterback for Oregon State, is one of the better passers in college football, let alone the Pac-10. But you better get acquainted with him soon.

Oregon State is a 31-point favorite to beat Washington State Saturday in Pullman, probably the largest differential in which the Beavers have ever been favored in a road game.

This yeara s Civil War football matchup between Oregon and Oregon State is unquestionably the biggest and most important game in the 115-year history of the rivalry.

At last, the Pac-10 is down to two. When No. 10 Oregon and No. 16 Oregon State meet in the Civil War on Dec.

Jeremiah Masoli and the Ducks barreled past Arizona in overtime. Oregon and Oregon State took care of business Saturday, and now the two in-state teams will play for the right to advance to the Rose Bowl on Dec.

PULLMAN, Wash - Quarterback Sean Canfield threw a pair of touchdowns in the first half as Oregon State took a 21-10 lead against Washington State in a Pac-10 Conference game Saturday at Martin Stadium.

The Washington State Cougars will celebrate Senior Day at Saturday's final home football game, but there doesn't figure to be much of a party atmosphere at Martin Stadium.

There's no sugar coating this: Washington State is not a good football team, and that's being kind.

OSU outside linebacker Keaton Kristick, celebrating an INT here during the Huskies game with Gabe Miller and Lance Mitchell, says he will hold his nose and root for the Ducks to beat Arizona because he wants a winner-take-all Rose Bowl on Dec.

The 20th-ranked Oregon State Beavers try to remain in the Pac-10 title race this weekend, as they take on the Washington State Cougars at Martin Stadium in Pullman.

SUNDAY, add Oregon State football ... ESPN.com latest bowl projections have OSU meeting Florida St.

Oregon State quarterback Sean Canfield's Beavers have a chance to go to the Rose Bowl with a strong finish.

There was senior wide receiver Damola Adeniji's engagement to his longtime girlfriend during pregame senior day festivities.

Maybe Oregon State's defensive players didn't get the memo about Jake Locker. New Huskies coach Steve Sarkasian has spent a lot of time trying to covert the talented junior into more of a pro-style quarterback who stays in the pocket.

WHEN: 12:30 p.m. today, Reser Stadium. TV: FSN . KEYS TO THE GAME OSU quarterback Sean Canfield is on a roll, and there's no reason to think Washington can slow him down.

Time for our weekly look at UW's opponent, the dreaded Oregon State Beavers. Why dreaded? Well, for one, there's all that orange and black.

THURSDAY, what we filed for Friday's print edition: CORVALLIS - It may be a good thing for offensive coordinators everywhere that there are few starting quarterbacks in NCAA football majoring in philosophy.

Oregon State's James Rodgers is on the loose at California. Oregon State might be catching the Washington Huskies at just the right time.