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- According to Matthew Kenerly over at College Football News, Oregon State transfer quarterback Marcus McMaryion looks to be headed to Fresno State for the upcoming football season, after recently choosing to leave the Beavers program. McMaryion, who lost the starting quarterback competition with Ventura College transfer Jake Luton in early August, is an immediately eligible graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining.
- USA Today took a shot a predicting the 2017 records of all 130 FBS teams, projecting that Oregon State will go 5-7 overall this season, including a 3-6 mark in Pac-12 play. Some surprising conference projections from the article include Stanford and Washington typing atop the North Division and UCLA finishing at 9-3 in the South Division.
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- New England Patriots wide receiver Brandin Cooks has been one of the NFL’s most notable off-season additions since he teamed up with future Hall-of-Famer Tom Brady, which continued again in a recent quasi-scrimmage against the Jacksonville Jaguars. A clip of the highlight-reel, one-handed catch can be found below.
Wow @brandincooks #Patscamp pic.twitter.com/PtV0byrDhT
— Mike Clark (@mclark8185) August 7, 2017
- An Oregon State football practice report from Monday showed a majority of positives and places for improvement according to the Oregonian, as the Beavers continue to work towards their August 26th opener at Colorado State. One memorable name that continues to emerge on a variety of practice recaps? Freshman linebacker Kesi Ah-hoy. Keep an eye on him to make an impact for the Beavers, likely sooner rather than later.
- And finally, for better or worse for Beaver Nation, Oregon State’s season-opener on the road at Colorado State has officially been declared a “sell-out” by the Rams’ athletic department. The game, which will debut Colorado State’s brand new $220 million dollar stadium (and the 2017 college football season), is expected to feature 36,500 fans in the Mountain West versus Pac-12 clash.