Oregon State University's 2025 football schedule: Who Beaver plays next season
This is what his head coach Trent Bray and the Oregon State Beaver football team will face during the 2025 college football season.
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Corvallis – For the second consecutive year, California football has proven itself different from Oregon's level.
In the first game of the season, Carl rushed to Corvallis and beat OSU 34-15. It was an impressive performance by true freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who threw 324 yards and three touchdowns in his college debut Cal.
“It's not a clean game, not what we hoped for in the first game,” said OSU head coach Trent Bray.
The Beavers encountered an early deficit in the first quarter after Sagapolutele threw two touchdown passes. OSU's shot was the only score on the Beavers' board in the first half, with a deficit of 17-3.
The second half was a more balanced 17-12-half of Oregon’s two touchdowns, but two failed two-point transitions.
“I'm happy with the way they reacted,” Bray said of the second half. “They did some good things in the last four quarters of the game. But we have so many holes, it's hard to dig with a great team like Carl.”
The statistics also backed up the scoreboard. OSU's offense scored 129 yards in the first half and 184 yards in the second half. Quarterbacks Maalik Murphy and OSU slowed down the game, increased possession time and performed with more efficient editing.
“It's about us and our execution,” Bray said. “(Cal) didn't do anything we didn't expect them to do…it's just a lack of execution for any reason.”
Once the beavers come to Earth and play with a calmer manner, they look like a team with intention and potential.
“No one has to be Superman, it starts with me,” Murphy said. “Just go there, do your job, play our games.”
This is the loss of OSU’s opening ceremony.
Oregon State University's Trent Walker competes in the big season
The shiny star at Oregon State's night is likely to be receiver Trent Walker.
The senior has scored 136 receiving digits on nine catches, including the 31-year-old. Walker always finds himself in an influential place, playing, and becoming a consistent, positive force for Beaver.
Murphy and Walker completed three separate dramas together, resulting in a 29-plus yard growth. The flashes that the duo showed in their performances have hope for OSU's future.
Walker further consolidates his lifeline, and Oregon needs to turn when it needs a yard. He made several down conversions and posted 53 yards after.
Walker also crossed 1,000 yards in his career on August 30. This is his third time over 100 catch yards in the game.
California football stops running
One of the most surprising twists of the night was California’s ability to hinder Oregon State’s game.
The star who ran back to Anthony Hankerson was hit 42 yards on 15 attempts. It was the second lowest yardage Hankerson had accumulated in one game in his Oregon career and his second highest sprint.
“Cal's edgy and guard levels are good,” Bray said. “But we have some ball hand-made issues from quarterback to center – just not clean. In the lockdown, we have a lot of people crossing the melee line too much.”
With the drama calling inclined to the first game of Beaver, it might be the plan that Oregon State plans to call this season.
Hankson did have an active night catch, though. He caught four passes for 22 yards and always found himself a Murphy pass. It's a unique way for Oregon to use its stars to run back, but dangerous situations can be used as long as Hankerson is involved.
“We just need to find more ways to connect,” Murphy said of the offensive liquidity.
Both Murphy and Bray look forward to dissecting the film and making plans that best suit Murphy, Hankerson and other Oregon offenses.
OSU quarterback Maalik Murphy struggles to show promise
In Murphy's Beavers' first start, he finished 21 of 33 passes for 244 yards and a 119.7 QB rating. He found the rhythm in the second half and showed signs of effectiveness and efficiency.
He rushed into the touchdown but intercepted. He lacked flux in the first half, and the second half looked intentional and driving. There are many big shows that show top football, and there are more games and more needs.
But, to be sure, Murphy and the company learned from his first game at Reser Stadium. He discusses connections with his wide audience, what might be better, and what actions to take.
“I think we have to improve everything, not just communication,” Murphy said. “I have to better give them the right signal, give them the right task, and they have to do it well.
“I have to do my job, they have to do the job,” Murphy said. “I feel like if we do that at a high level, then they won’t be the case tonight.”
Murphy reflects and claims responsibility for the interception, but looks forward to correcting the ship. He said that now that they have the recordings to bring to view and analyze, the work has begun.
Not everyone is lost — California is a great study experience, Murphy said.
“We have something that needs to be improved, we have something to look into and work to move forward to the next opponent,” he said. “If we want to be better, it all depends on us getting in and fixing it.”
Oregon will be next at 12:30 p.m. on September 6 at Fresno State.
Landon Bartlett covers the high school sports of the Politician Magazine and Oregon. He can get in touch [email protected] Or on X or Instagram @bartlelo.