This Week :: Utah
by Jake Bertalotto on Aug 27, 2007 8:39 AM PDT
in Oregon State Football
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PrintWe are now inside five days from kickoff, so it's time to take a look at this week's opponent: The Utes of Utah.
Date and Time: August 30th, 2007 :: 7:02
TV: Fox Sports Northwest
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
All-time series: Oregon State leads 4-8-1
Last meeting: 1992 (Utah 42, OSU 9)
Last Year: 8-5 overall, 5-3 Mountain West (Tied for 3rd)
Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham (15-10 in 2 years at Utah)
Returning Starters: 16: 9 offense, 5 defense. Kicker, punter.
Offense, in a nutshell: QB Brian Johnson is back after a redshirt year in 2006 that he spent nursing his knee. There is depth at receiver and running back, and the offense could be dangerous. Luckily, the Beavers have a talented defense to stop it.
Defense, in a nutshell: The Utes are now without All American CB/RB Eric Weddle, the hub of their defense from last year. They only return five starters to the defense, and will start several sophomores. The linebackers have the most experience, but both the line and the secondary are relitevely young.
Utah wins if: QB Brian Johnson returns with the same talent he had in 2005, and they get their running game settled. The Ute offense will likely have a rough time against the Beaver defense, but if everything comes together for Utah, it could be a different story.
GO BEAVERS!
--JB--
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The thing i will be watching the most is how the receivers do. Johnson and Powers will be ok, Anthony Brown will take a lot of the catching burden, and i expect Bernard to get several screen plays too.
by Alan @ Building The Dam on Aug 27, 2007 1:19 PM PDT reply actions
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Pacific-12 Conference Standings
(updated 1.2.2012 at 11:12 PM PST)
| North | Conf | Overall | ||
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| W | L | W | L | |
Oregon Ducks
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8 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
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Stanford Cardinal
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8 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
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Washington Huskies
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5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
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California Golden Bears
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4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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Oregon St. Beavers
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3 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
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Washington St. Cougars
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2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| South | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
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USC Trojans
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7 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
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UCLA Bruins
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5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
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Utah Utes
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4 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
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Arizona St. Sun Devils
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Arizona Wildcats
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2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
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Colorado Buffaloes
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2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Pacific-12 Conference Standings
(updated 2.9.2012 at 11:09 PM PST)
| Conf | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
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California Golden Bears
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9 | 3 | 19 | 6 |
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Washington Huskies
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9 | 3 | 16 | 8 |
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Oregon Ducks
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8 | 4 | 17 | 7 |
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Arizona Wildcats
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8 | 4 | 17 | 8 |
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Colorado Buffaloes
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8 | 4 | 16 | 8 |
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UCLA Bruins
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7 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
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Stanford Cardinal
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6 | 6 | 16 | 8 |
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Oregon St. Beavers
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5 | 7 | 15 | 9 |
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Washington St. Cougars
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5 | 7 | 13 | 11 |
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Arizona St. Sun Devils
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4 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
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Utah Utes
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2 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
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USC Trojans
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1 | 11 | 6 | 19 |
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