Beavs make final drive count in scary win
IT LOOKED FOR all the world that Oregon State was headed towards a workmanlike
Halloween victory over UCLA. Nothing all that spectacular, just a 16 point lead
and takin' care of business. And then came the fourth quarter. Two Bruin touchdowns
and two 2-point conversions later, this one was tied. With time running down,
Sean Canfield, James Rodgers and Jacquizz Rodgers bowed up and went on a march.
There was 2:06 remaining and the score was knotted at 19-19. OSU so many times
has been here the last few years, and succeeded. But a near UCLA pick-six on
the first play of the Beavers' final drive offered clear proof of where all
the momentum lay ... more
from BeaverFootball.com.
Late James Rodgers TD saves Beavers 26-19
There was nothing easy about Oregon State’s 26-19 victory over UCLA Saturday
at Reser Stadium.
Right down to the final Hail Mary launched by UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince
– it was hauled in, by the way, by the Bruins’ Taylor Embree at
the OSU 15-yard line as time expired – there was the sneaking suspicion
that Oregon State might still snatch defeat from the jaws of victory ... more
from The Portland Tribune.
Late reverse pushes OSU forward
Oh, boy.
Oregon State squandered early opportunities, couldn’t hold a 16-point
lead with less than 10 minutes left and found itself wondering what could go
wrong next on Saturday at Reser Stadium as UCLA rallied to tie the score ...
more
from The Register Guard.
Beavers go around UCLA for crucial victory
It should have been an easy contest, but where's the fun in that?
The Oregon State football team played a well-rounded game for three-plus quarters
Saturday afternoon, but still needed to rally for the win in the final seconds
... more
from The Gazette Times | Report
card
Defense's fourth-quarter lapse almost proves costly
for Beavers
Three quarters into Saturday's game against UCLA, the Oregon State defense looked
like it was having its best outing of the season.
The Beavers had UCLA slowed to a crawl on offense. The Bruins could not put
together a complete drive against an OSU defense that seemed to be coming together
after a slow start to the year ... more
from The Gazette Times | Sideline
Report
Rodgers brothers do it all in victory over Bruins
Given what the Rodgers brothers, James and Jacquizz, have accomplished in their
season-and-a-half together at Oregon State, it's to imagine them finding more
ways to make the Beavers' offense go.
James, a junior wide receiver, went into Saturday's Pac-10 football game against
UCLA leading the conference in receiving yardage and all-purpose yardage. Jacquizz,
a sophomore running back, was second in rushing yardage and all-purpose yardage
... more
from The Mail Tribune.
OSU hangs on for win over Bruins
Relying too much on Justin Kahut's kicking leg got Oregon State in trouble.
James Rodgers' running legs rescued the Beavers.
Rodgers, the Beavers' speedy wide receiver, took a handoff on an end-around
play and ran for a 17-yard touchdown with 44 seconds left for the winning score,
and the Beavers beat UCLA 26-19 for their first win over the Bruins at home
since 1999 ... more
from The Associated Press.
Offense holds together with "wild Beaver"
play
After a tough loss in Los Angeles last week against USC, the Oregon State football
team redeemed itself with a 26-19 Homecoming win on Halloween against UCLA.
"I think it's a big win at this stage of the year," head coach Mike Riley said ... more
from The Daily Barometer.
Defense struggles with four sacks, no interceptions
Not only was it Homecoming, Halloween and the end of daylight savings time,
but it was also a nail-biting game for the Oregon State football team who defeated
the UCLA Bruins 26-19 Saturday afternoon.
"To their credit, they kept playing right until the end and I thought
that was a great moment for their team to do that," head coach Mike Riley
said. "I was proud of our composure to go down and score." ... more
from The Daily Barometer.
Riley: 'We did all the things to self destruct, and
luckily we won the game'
Oregon State coach Mike Riley was full of praise for UCLA and its comeback from
a 19-3 deficit before Oregon State pulled out a 26-19 victory at Reser Stadium
on Saturday.
But the Beavers also did plenty to make things easier for the Bruins, starting
with committing a season-high 10 penalties, for 78 yards ... more
from The Oregonian.
Beavers hold on for victory after nearly giving it away
Exhale, Beaver Nation.
After blowing a 19-3 lead in the final 10 minutes, Oregon State put together
a last-minute 70-yard drive to squeak past UCLA 26-19 Saturday at Reser Stadium,
the Beavers' first win over the Bruins in Corvallis since 1999 ... more
from The Oregonian.
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Oregon State: Signs of Hope?
It might be that we're desperate, but there were definitely some signs of hope
for Bruin fans in its nearly-come-from-behind-victory loss against Oregon State,
26-19, Saturday. We're not ashamed to say that we'll take this as a moral victory...
There hasn’t been too much positive to write about lately for UCLA football
... more from BRO.
UCLA comeback killed by Oregon State's late score
Russian chess grandmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower must never have
faced a 16-point deficit on the road in the Pac-10 against a team clad in orange-and-black
on Halloween, of all days.
Tartakower must never have watched an offense continually sputter until finally
finding itself 50 minutes into a 60-minute football game ... more
from the Daily News.
UCLA left with a Quizzical look
UCLA knew Jacquizz Rodgers could run, and he ran.
The Bruins knew Jacquizz Rodgers could catch, and he caught ... more
from The Daily News.
UCLA quarterback plays like a Prince
This was the Kevin Prince who UCLA fans kept waiting to see.
This was the Prince who UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel and offensive coordinator
Norm Chow kept waiting to see ... more
from The Daily News.
Bruins look alive but are still 0 for 5 in Pac-10
UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince came to the sideline, slipping past the pats on
the back. He went to a red phone, talked to offensive coordinator Norm Chow,
then listened to what Coach Rick Neuheisel had to say.
"It's up to you to win this game," Neuheisel shouted ... more
from The Los Angeles Times.
Watching the Bruins requires a strong stomach and bladder
When it comes to attending different sports events, it couldn't have been a
safer situation to go to the bathroom without fear of missing anything.
After all, UCLA's offense was on the field ... more
from The Los Angeles Times.
UCLA perks up, but Oregon State prevails
UCLA's offense came back to life in time to stage a fourth-quarter rally, but
Oregon State had the perfect response.
James Rodgers scored on a 17-yard reverse with 1:17 remaining in the fourth
quarter to break a tie and lift the Beavers to a 26-19 victory over the Bruins
Saturday at Reser Stadium ... more
from The OC Register.
Bruins to accentuate the 'positives'
It was evident that a four-game losing streak didn't take the fight out of UCLA.
Though that streak grew to five with Saturday's 26-19 loss to Oregon State,
the Bruins were proud of the way they scratched their way back from a 16-point
deficit in the fourth quarter ... more
from The OC Register.
UCLA suffers last-minute loss against Oregon State
As Kevin Prince connected with Taylor Embree in the south end zone to knot the
score at 19, celebration ensued along the UCLA sideline. The Bruins’ fourth
elusive win hung within reach, and the team was excited at the possibility.
But in the final two minutes, in spite of efforts by the UCLA defense to suppress
the run, the Bruins could not silence the Beavers’ threat to score ...
more
from The Daily Bruin.
Bruin defense can't stop Oregon State's Rodgers brothers
According to UCLA linebacker Reggie Carter, there are only two types of football
games: wins and losses.
And for the Bruins’ football team, which came from behind and narrowly
missed a chance at earning an improbable victory, that’s all Saturday’s
game against Oregon State at Reser Stadium was. A loss ... more
from The Daily Bruin.
Kevin Prince, wide receivers help UCLA offense make
major comeback
The path from the field at Reser Stadium to the UCLA football team’s locker
room took the Bruins up a hill and along a small street lined with Oregon State
fans.
Trudging up the hill with his helmet off, engaged in a discussion with a teammate,
was UCLA wide receiver Nelson Rosario. While making his way to the Bruins’
locker room inside the Oregon State basketball arena, one Oregon State fan saw
Rosario and yelled, “Great game Rosario,” in a manner of genuine
congratulations ... more
from The Daily Bruin.