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GAME 4: OREGON STATE VS. PURDUE
Sept. 21, 2024 • Corvallis, Ore. • Reser Stadium • 5:30 p.m. PT • The CW
 
Game Notes
• Oregon State continues its 2024 slate Saturday when internet hosting Purdue at Reser Stadium. Kickoff is slated for five:30 p.m. PT.
• The recreation will air reside on The CW. Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and Nigel Burton (sideline) will name the motion.
• The recreation will air reside on the Beaver Sports Radio Network. For a listing of associates, flip to web page two of those notes.
• Every recreation this season will be heard reside on the Varsity Network, a free utility obtainable through laptop browsers, smartphones and tablets. After downloading the appliance, seek for Oregon State.

Oregon State By The Numbers
0 – Fourth-down conversions by OSU's opponents this season, in two makes an attempt.
5 – Rushing scores for Anthony Hankerson, essentially the most by a Beaver operating again over the primary three video games since B.J. Baylor tallied seven to begin 2021.
18 – Team-leading deal with tally for Skyler Thomas, who's again after having missed the entire 2023 season.
20 – Catches by Trent Walker this season. He got here into the 12 months with simply 5 profession eceptions. The 20 catches would have ranked fourth on the 2023 Beavers.
37:09 – Oregon State's common time of possession, second nationally, trailing solely UMass' 40:35.
47 – Career begins by offensive lineman Joshua Gray, simply three shy of Roy Schuening's program-record of fifty from 2004-07.
51 – Percent success price on third down for OSU, going 23-for-45.
217 – Plays run by the Beaver offense this season, in comparison with 169 by opponents.
243.3 – Beavers' tally per recreation on the bottom, in comparison with 131.3 by opponents. OSU ranks twelfth nationally in rush yards per recreation.
2010 – The final time an opponent from the Eastern Time Zone performed at Reser Stadium when OSU defeated Louisville, 35-28.

 
Against Purdue

• Oregon State and Purdue have met simply twice beforehand, with each matchups coming in West Lafayette, Ind.

• The Beavers have been 22-14 winners in 1967 however dropped a 30-21 resolution to the Boilermakers in 2021.

• Just 4 present Beavers performed within the 2021 matchup, together with Joshua Gray, who made one in every of his 47 profession begins within the loss. Skyler Thomas, Everett Hayes and Semisi Saluni additionally performed within the recreation.

• Trevon Bradford, now on the Oregon State workers working with recruiting, caught 5 passes for 75 yards within the 2021 matchup.

• The 1967 victory got here throughout the Beavers' “Giant Killers” season that noticed OSU put up a win over the No. 2 Boilermakers and later over No. 1 USC.

 
Hank Into The End Zone
• Anthony Hankerson scored 4 touchdowns in his profession at Colorado, and has surpassed that quantity with 5 in his first three video games as a Beaver.

• Hankerson is at 283 rush yards on the season, and wishes 37 to surpass his single-season excessive of 319 set final season with the Buffaloes.

• He scored two touchdowns in opposition to Oregon and is the primary Beaver operating again with 5 dashing scores in his first three video games of the season since B.J. Baylor tallied seven in 2021.

• Hankerson is nineteenth nationally with 283 rush yards. His 5 dashing scores, in the meantime, rank eighth.

Walker Over Three

• Trent Walker entered the season with 5 catches for 66 yards coming into the 2024 season. He's simply surpassed that quantity already this season, totaling 20 receptions for 192 yards.

• Walker is averaging 9.6 yards per catch. Per Pro Football Focus, 102 of Walker's 192 yards have come after the catch.

Starters

• Eighteen Beavers have made their first collegiate begins this season.

• Three others – Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan, Gevani McCoy and Van Wells – have made their first begins in a Beaver uniform.

• One such first-time starter is Dexter Foster, who grew to become the primary true freshman to begin for the Beavers this season, doing so at San Diego State.

• The Beavers' 18 first-time starters are third-most within the nation per analysis produced by the communications workplace at Air Force.

Gray On His Return

• Joshua Gray elected to return to Oregon State for his sixth season in 2024. The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., native is a three-time second-team all-conference choice, incomes the honors in 2020, 2022 and 2023.

• Gray has now began 47 video games throughout his profession at Oregon State. His 51st will push him previous OSU file holder Roy Schuening, who began in 50 from 2004-07.

• Gray is on the preliminary watch listing for the Outland Trophy, awarded yearly to the nation's prime inside lineman. He can also be on the watch listing for the Lombardi Award, given to the nation's prime offensive or defensive lineman or linebacker.

• He can also be on the watch listing for the Senior Bowl.