Sports

Beavers bounce back from heartbreaking loss

Madeline Marshall
October 7, 2013

After a very sloppy start against Eastern Washington, the Oregon State Beavers, have bounced back going 4-1 since that close loss against the Eagles. With one of the best offenses in the country, the Beavers are well on their way to challenge Stanford and Oregon in the Pac-12 North race.

Oregon State has come a long way in two years, going 3-9 in 2011 and going 9-3 in 2012, the best turn around in school history. Coming into this year, The Beavers were ranked 25^th. Losing at home to FCS team Eastern Washington, a disappointing loss across Beaver Nation. Since then, the Beavers have bounced back winning four straight games against Hawaii, Utah, San Diego State and Colorado.

Even though they have shown their weaknesses in defense, their offense has been on fire. With quarterback Sean Mannion leading the country in passing yards, with 2018 yards and wide receiver Brandin Cooks leading in receiving yards, with 807 yards. This has made them one of the best quarterback and receiving duos in college football. With running back Storm Woods out for the past two games with a concussion their running game has been slow but Woods will be back when the Beavers play Washington State.

The Beavers don’t have a practice facility that looks like a spaceship or a hundred uniform combinations but they have rebranded with a new logo. Along with a new logo they have done a redesign for all of the football uniforms, making them look sleeker and more updated along with other teams in college football.

Overall, the Beavers are back on track after their first loss against Eastern Washington. With an upcoming road stint against Washington State and Cal, the Beavers should be in good shape when they come back to Corvallis on Oct. 26 against Stanford.

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Madeline Marshall, Amplifier Athletics Editor

One of the few seniors to work on The Amplifier all four years of high school, Madeline Marshall has a passion for journalism that started at a young age. She had an excellent role model to look up to. “I was inspired by my aunt and have grown up watching her as a news anchor on TV,” Marshall said. Her aim to follow in her aunt’s footsteps landed her the Athletics Editor’s position on The Amplifier’s staff. With college less than a year away, Marshall has yet to make up her mind on her final destination. “I was having a panic attack because I don’t know where I’ll be next year,” Marshall said. If she had to choose right now though, she would probably go to Gonzaga University. “Wherever I end up, I see myself doing some kind of broadcast journalism,” Marshall said. After college, Marshall wants to follow her aunt’s legacy and continue journalism. “I want to eventually be a sideline reporter and either a sports anchor or an athletic media administrator for a professional or college program,” Marshall said. She enjoys watching and talking about college sports because she grew up around it in her life. Marshall has developed close relationships with the staff members and will be missed when she graduates. Marshall said, “My favorite thing about Amplifier is the people because we have a really good relationship and work really well together. We are like a family,”