Martin Stadium will be hosting some offensive fireworks on Saturday night when Washington State and Oregon State battle it out.
Both teams have strung together some impressive wins this season and are both undefeated. Wazzu put up 64 points last week and 50 in Week 1 while the Beavers dropped 42 in week 1 and 55 in Week 2.
Kickoff is 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 23.
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Who: Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon State Beavers
When: 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 23.
Where: Martin Stadium
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Cameron Ward throws 4 TDs in first half, No. 23 Wazzu handles Northern Colorado 64-21
By JOSH WRIGHT Associated Press
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Cameron Ward passed for 327 yards and accounted for five first-half touchdowns, and No. 23 Washington State breezed to a 64-21 victory over FCS member Northern Colorado on Saturday.
The Cougars (3-0) were locked in after their emotional win over Wisconsin last week and showed no signs of looking ahead to next week’s Pac-12 Conference opener against No. 16 Oregon State at home.
Ward and the Washington State offense were crisp and explosive from the outset.
The junior quarterback completed his first 12 passes — including a 37-yard touchdown strike to Kyle Williams and a 28-yard TD pass to Lincoln Victor — to give Wazzu a 22-0 lead in the first quarter. Victor had six catches for 119 yards with a pair of TDs.
Ward also ran for an 8-yard touchdown on Washington State’s opening possession. He completed 20 of 26 passes.
“I thought Cam was phenomenal,” Washington State coach Jake Dickert said. “He was sharp. I thought he stayed in the pocket and stayed square.”
Ranked for the first time since 2019, the Cougars racked up 386 yards in the first half and scored touchdowns on all six of their drives to go up 43-0.
Their 43 points in the first half were their most since scoring 55 before the break against Arizona in 2018.
It was the focused effort Dickert wanted to see against a lesser foe sandwiched between big games.
“This was the one time we said, hey, we felt really confident about being the dominant team,” Dickert said. “So coming in here and really performing and not messing around and not turning the ball over, I think it speaks to the team, of the mindset of where we really want to go.”
Northern Colorado (0-3) punted on its first five possessions, including three-and-outs on the first two.
Jamarii Robinson’s juggling 18-yard touchdown catch gave the Bears their first points 12 seconds before halftime.
Northern Colorado quarterback Jacob Sirmon was 16 of 24 for 167 yards and two touchdowns returning to his home state. Sirmon also threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Darius Stewart in the fourth quarter.
“I just think they were better in every way,” first-year Northern Colorado coach Ed Lamb said. “I think their coaches know their personnel better than we know ours. Confidence is riding high right now in Pullman. It’s riding low in Greeley. We’re just at two completely different spots as a football program.”
KEEPING THE PRESSURE
After a career-best two-sack game against Wisconsin, Washington State edge rusher Ron Stone Jr. added a sack and tackle for loss in the first half against overmatched Northern Colorado. Fellow edge rusher Brennan Jackson also racked up a sack after recovering two fumbles last week on sacks from Stone Jr.
FLAWLESS STARTS
Washington State backup QB John Mateer did his best to match Ward’s flawless start. Mateer started the second half and completed his first six passes with TD tosses on the first two drives of the third quarter. Mateer was 7 of 8 for a career-high 138 yards before third-string QB Emmett Brown played the fourth.
THE TAKEAWAY
The only slight downside for Wazzu was struggling early in the run game against a team picked by coaches and media to finish 10th in the Big Sky Conference.
Walk-on Dylan Paine led WSU with 81 yards rushing and scored his first career touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Starter Nakia Watson had 41 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Dickert said Watson should be fine after landing awkwardly after a run and exiting the game.
UP NEXT
Northern Colorado: Visits Idaho State next Saturday.
Washington State: Hosts Oregon State next Saturday in a meeting of the only two schools remaining in the Pac-12 beyond the 2023-24 athletic year.
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AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
Uiagalelei, No. 16 Oregon State’s defense, lead way over San Diego State 26-9
By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei passed for 284 yards and a touchdown, ran for a touchdown for the third consecutive game, and 16th-ranked Oregon State’s defense had six sacks in a 26-9 win over San Diego State on Saturday.
In his third game as the Beavers’ starting quarterback after transferring from Clemson, Uiagalelei completed 14 of 30 passes and had two interceptions.
Damien Martinez anchored Oregon State’s running game with 102 yards.
The Beavers (3-0) kept the Aztecs out of the end zone until the fourth quarter.
It was the first time this season that Oregon State needed to secure a victory that late.
“I think our guys know these games are going to get more and more difficult,” Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith said. “They’re going to be closer, tighter throughout. Not just for a one-half type of thing.”
San Diego State running back Jaylon Armstead scored on a 6-yard run with 9:01 remaining. The 2-point conversion pass failed and Oregon State maintained a two-score lead at 19-9.
The Beavers responded when receiver Anthony Gould turned Uiagalelei’s short pass into a 75-yard touchdown and a 26-9 advantage.
“I think it just comes down to executing,” Gould said. “(Wide receiver Jeremiah) Noga had an amazing block. That play doesn’t get started without him.”
The Aztecs (2-2) weren’t finished.
Quarterback Jalen Mayden led a drive inside the Beavers’ 10-yard line, but safety Akili Arnold’s interception in the end zone at the 5:40 mark helped seal Oregon State’s victory.
“It was big,” Arnold said of the defensive stand. “I think as a unit we played lights out. It’s not all about me making that pick at the end. It’s about the front, the backers, the underneath coverage. With their help, it helped me make a play.”
Oregon State had 475 total yards to 326 for the Aztecs, who were limited to 70 yards on the ground primarily due to a negative 50 yards in sacks. Mayden was 20 of 32 for 256 yards and an interception.
“There’s no doubt it’s very similar to last week (vs. UCLA),” San Diego State coach Brady Hoke said. “We had some momentum and that’s the thing that stinks. We were moving the ball. We get in the red zone and we don’t get anything out of it. We’ve got to do a better job.”
Wide receiver Silas Bolden came up big on an 84-yard scoring drive that extended the Beavers lead to 19-3 at 7:40 of the third quarter. He caught a 31-yard pass, ran 18 yards on the next play on a fly sweep to the 1, setting up Uiagalelei’s 1-yard touchdown run.
A 31-yard pass to tight end Jack Velling and a 35-yard strike to wide receiver Rhewa Munyagi Jr. set up the game’s first touchdown midway through the second quarter.
Uiagalelei tossed a backward pass to left tackle Joshua Gray, who scored untouched from the 3-yard line to make it 12-0. It was the first rushing touchdown by an Oregon State offensive lineman since 1996. Gray said the last time he scored a touchdown was during middle school in a flag football game.
Jack Browning kicked a 52-yard field goal for the Aztecs with 44 seconds left in the second quarter to make it 12-3 at halftime.
Uiagalelei’s early fourth-quarter interception was the Beavers’ first turnover of the season.
The Beavers have won seven games in a row for the first time since the 2000 season. That team went 11-1, defeated Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, and finished No. 4 in the final Associated Press poll.
Oregon State and San Diego State had not met since playing in consecutive seasons in 2013 and 2014.
FAMILIAR VENUE
Sixth-year San Diego State coach Brady Hoke is familiar with playing games in Corvallis. He was an assistant coach for the Beavers from 1989-94 when Oregon State home games were played at then-Parker Stadium, which had a name change in 1999 to Reser Stadium.
THE TAKEAWAY
San Diego State: After being dominated at home last week by UCLA, the Aztecs were competitive in their first road game of the season. The defense played well enough to stay in the game, but not enough offensive consistency took away any hope for an upset.
Oregon State: For the first time this season the Beavers were challenged for four quarters, and that should be good experience heading into the Pac-12 schedule. The defense and running game have been Oregon State’s strengths thus far. Uiagalelei is still finding his way operating a new offense.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Oregon State likely will hold steady in next week’s rankings.
UP NEXT
San Diego State: Hosts Boise State on Friday.
Oregon State: At No. 23 Washington State on Saturday, Sept. 23 in the Beavers’ Pac-12 opener.
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AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
