Takeaways from Oregon State football’s second scrimmage of fall camp

Oregon State quarterback Gevani McCoy (4) prepares for the upcoming football season during a practice on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 in Corvallis, Ore.

CORVALLIS — The Oregon State Beavers held their second and final scrimmage of fall football camp Saturday and were forced to slightly alter their plans due to storm conditions throughout the Willamette Valley.

The Beavers began the scrimmage on the Reser Stadium turf but moved inside the Truax Indoor Center after just a handful of drives due to concerns over thunder and lightning.

For the second time in as many weeks, Oregon State’s defense won the day; it surrendered just two touchdowns and three field goals in nine traditional drives. The Beavers’ offense ended the scrimmage with three scenario-based red zone drives and found the end zone just once.

Here are three takeaways from Oregon State’s final dress rehearsal before its Aug. 31 season-opener against Idaho State.

Still no clarity in quarterback battle

The Beavers’ three scholarship quarterbacks — Ben Gulbranson, Gabarri Johnson, and Gevani McCoy — were all still in contention for the starting job coming into the weekend.

None of them necessarily separated themself from the pack on Saturday.

All three of the Beavers’ signal-callers split reps with the first, second and third units throughout the afternoon. While OSU did not distribute official stats following the scrimmage, the Statesman Journal charted drives for all three quarterbacks. Their final stats were as follows.

Gulbranson: 4-for-9 passing. He led one touchdown drive and one field goal drive.

Johnson: 3-for-6 passing with one interception and one rushing touchdown.

McCoy: 7-for-13 passing with one interception. He led two field goal drives and a touchdown drive.

Johnson had the brightest individual moment of the day. On his final drive, he began a red-zone…

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Author : Statesman Journal

Publish date : 2024-08-18 02:36:57

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