BeaverBytes - May 28 - June 3

News and notes on Oregon State Beaver football and men's basketball from May 28-June 3.

MONDAY

• Go Beavs!

TUESDAY

• Learn about an Oregon State opponent:  Portland State
  Portland State football fans shouldn't worry too much about next year's defense. While defensive coordinator Greg Lupfer's boys are somewhat inexperienced on the front line, they are coming off a dominating spring game featuring big plays by the loaded Viking secondary and linebackers...more from the Daily Vanguard.
  
  
   

WEDNESDAY

• Former Beaver secondary coach Al Simmons was recently hired by San Jose State as a graduate assistant coach for their football team.
   
• The multi-dimensional job responsibilities of a Pac-10 athletic director just got a little more varied.
  
  Recent approval by the NCAA board of directors of an annual 12-game football schedule will mean not only a full round-robin in the Pac-10, but some reassessment on intersectional opponents and television opportunities.
  
  "It's purely about money," conceded Bob DeCarolis, the athletic director at Oregon State, referring to the NCAA's decision — not entirely unexpected — to give the go-ahead to 12-game schedules starting in 2006...more from the Seattle Times.
   
• FoxSportsNet will air the Boise State (3:30 kickoff) and Oregon (3:45 kickoff) contests while TBS will air the Arizona State (7:00 kickoff) game.  Both networks will make further selections during the course of the season. ...more from OSUBeavers.com.
   
• Tight end and forward Jim Hanchett was awarded the Glenn Klein Communtiy Service Award at the Benny Awards ceremony.  Wide receiver Mike Hass and safety Mitch Meeuwsen were selected as Benny All-Americans while tight end Pat Loney was the only football player to receive a Scholar Athlete Award given to a student who has a GPA of 3.50 or higher.
   
• Running back Patrick Fuller received clearance from the NCAA and will be in Corvallis shortly.
   
• Former Beaver receiver Ron Monteilh is working out with the Bills.
  
  
   

THURSDAY

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FRIDAY

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SATURDAY

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SUNDAY

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