Oregon State Beavers NCAA Football News

Jordan Poyer took part in Oregon State's graduation on Saturday and flew to Philadelphia on Sunday, but he struggled to fall asleep that night in his airport hotel room.

One of the top players at the recent Get It Done Sports Camp instructed by the Oregon State staff last Saturday was Santa Ana Mater Dei sophomore wide out Ben Humphreys.

Oregon St. backup quarterback Richie Harrington has announced he is leaving the Beavers, transferring to Southern Utah of the Football Championship Subdivision Big Sky Conference.

The four-star has been terrific all spring, and moved into the Scout 300 last month after earning MVP honors at the Oakland NFTC.

ALL EYES WILL be on Omaha this weekend for Beav fans but there's something going on for football recruiting junkies, too.

If the Dictionary of Phrases needs a demonstration of what "cautiously optimistic" sounds like, they might want to chat with Mark Banker about his Oregon State defense.

Michigan State hosted some talented teams and quite a few talented big men on Wednesday for their offensive line camp and 7 on 7 camp and there were several players who may have positioned themselves to add offers.

A report indicated the Steelers were throwing the ball deep more often in minicamp.

OREGON STATE FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS for the six-game home schedule are available beginning Tuesday, June 11 for new purchasers, OSU said in a release.

In 2011, Oregon State ranked seventh in the Pac-12 in scoring defense, surrendering 30.8 points per game.

Rookie receiver Tavon Austin returned a punt toward the right sideline Tuesday and broke into the clear, leaving punter Johnny Hekker as the last line of defense.

Corvallis Crescent Valley quarterback/athlete Tanner Sanders was in Eugene over the weekend at the last NFTC of the season.

So much attention has been given to the Mannion/Vaz discussion, the question of who will step up at split end and a bevy of other key considerations on offense for the 2013 Beavers.

In 2011, UCLA ranked 10th in the Pac-12 in scoring offense with a measly 23.1 points per game.

We've been reviewing Pac-12 statistical leaders from 2012 who are returning in 2013.

Hello. Mailbag! Twitter ! Notes! Osu_beavs1987 from Corvallis, Ore., writes: You and Kevin have been promoting the QB battle at OSU which is understandable since Riley refuses to say who the starting QB will be and neither QB really had a remarkable spring.

Former OSU QB, former Portland resident and current NFL backup QB for the Carolina Panthers , Derek Anderson joined John Canzano on The Bald Faced Truth today to discuss his career, the QB controversy this year at OSU and more! Derek Anderson has been in the league seven years and has already been on 4 different team rosters, but he refuses to be ... (more)

THE CITY OF Camas, Wash., close to the border or Oregon, has been well traveled this recruiting cycle by Oregon State.

Rashaad Reynolds, Brandin Cooks, Grant Enger, Michael Doctor and Sean Mannion -- have been selected team captains for the 2013 season, via a team vote this week, the school said in a release.

We've been reviewing Pac-12 statistical leaders from 2012 who are coming back in 2013.