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3 Things We Learned From Oregon State’s Loss to Oregon in Week 3

3 Things We Learned From Oregon State’s Loss to Oregon in Week 3

The Oregon State Beavers are 2-1 following a 49-14 loss to the Oregon Ducks on Saturday. Arguably the toughest opponent on paper that Beavers will face this year, it’s not all doom and gloom in Corvallis as the season continues for Trent Bray’s team.

Here are three things we learned from Beavs’ loss that can be built upon for the next several weeks.

Gevani McCoy Is Getting There

The start to Gevani McCoy’s tenure as Oregon State’s starting quarterback hasn’t necessarily been the flashiest. However, it hasn’t really needed to be that thanks to the success of OSU’s run game. McCoy has been very solid week-to-week, including in the loss to Oregon. McCoy had a season-best rushing day with six carries for 52 yards on top of 22 completions (64.7%) for 172 yards. He has completed 67.1% of his passes through the first three games.

“I think he’s gotten better every week,” Bray said this week. “There’s still stuff he’s got to do more of…but he’s getting better and he’s feeling more comfortable.”

Pass Coverage Needs To Be Tighter

Bray noted in his Monday presser that coverage by Oregon State’s secondary throughout the contest was too soft at times. This contributed heatedly to Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel’s stellar day.

“We were either giving them too much respect and playing too soft in coverage or you know basic fundamental techniques weren’t there when they have been all year,” Bray noted

Gabriel finished the day with 20 completions on 24 attempts for 291 yards and two touchdowns. Gabriel also ran for 64 yards and a touchdown.

Finishing Needs To Improve, Despite A Tough Fight

Through three quarters of Saturday’s game, Bray believed the Beavers’ were still in the fight, despite an 18-point difference. The Beavers forced just six third downs in the game, allowing the Ducks to convert on four of them. The Beavers were allowing 33% of their defensive third downs to become conversions prior to Saturday.

If the defense gets off the field, the offense obviously has more chances to score. However, OSU’s offense was not much better than the defense as the game worked on, with three punts and two turnovers on downs in the second half.

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