Nick Daschel
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Covers Oregon State athletics for The Oregonian. DM is open for story ideas. Proud dad of two daughters.
Joined January 2009
The NCAA had a nice parting gift for Oregon State. As soon as they got back to the hotel, they were told to pack up and get on a 1:15 am flight back to Eugene. Everyone had to hurriedly pack and head to the airport. Team arrives in Corvallis at 4 am Tuesday. Not very classy.
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Jonathan Smith is leaving Oregon State for Michigan State, I have confirmed. Player meeting either going on right now, or about to happen.
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Just spoke to Oregon State AD Scott Barnes. "I'm furious. The best interest of the student athlete hasn't been served.". Story coming soon.
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If Oregon State beats San Jose State today, the Pac-12 is 12-0 for its first full week. Hope you're happy FOX and ESPN.
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BYU put out a statement saying it has banned a fan from its athletic venues. Doesn't seem like enough.
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The Pac-12 has called off football this fall. The SEC has not. Asked Oregon State president F. King Alexander what the Pac-12 is seeing the SEC isn't. "I think, probably, reality," Alexander said.
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Oregon State is wearing a Mike Leach sticker on helmets today, honoring the late WSU/Mississippi State coach.
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My Heisman vote:. 1. Michael Penix, Washington.2. Jayden Daniels, LSU.3. Rome Odunze, Washington.
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Coaches poll doesn't issue a single vote to Oregon State or Washington State. I get it with the Beavers, but the Cougars have boat-raced two opponents and look every bit like a top 25 team.
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Court finds in favor of Oregon State and Washington State. Orders OSU and WSU are the only board members, but if they hold a meeting, they will provide the other 10 school with an agenda, and allow suggestions or objections.
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Some sunshine from behind the clouds at Oregon State: RB Damien Martinez says he'll be back in 2024.
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Last word of the night (probably). No one should put any stock or thought into Oregon State’s Sun Bowl performance. That wasn’t the team we saw all fall. It has nothing to do with what we might see in 2024. It was a game played because college football is incredibly messed up.
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WSU AD Pat Chun said 18 minutes before Saturday's kickoff, they'll ask the Cougar marching band to play the Oregon State fight song.
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FINAL: Oregon State 1, No. 3 North Carolina 0, NCAA men's soccer quarterfinal. Beavers are off to their first ever College Cup. OSU has beaten Seattle, No. 11 Portland, No. 6 SMU and No. 3 North Carolina during its playoff run.
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The Pac-12 championship game is for money. If Washington beats Washington State, it is the deserved conference champion. Huskies went through a gauntlet no one thought they could survive -- consecutive games vs. USC-Utah-Oregon State -- and won 'em all.
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Oregon State No. 20 in final men’s basketball coaches poll. First time Beavers have been ranked since March 13 1990.
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I'm told freshman QB Aidan Chiles is processing the news and doesn't know what he'll do regarding his future at Oregon State.
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More huge OSU news. Damien Martinez will play in the Sun Bowl.
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Oregon State LS Dylan Black rang the bell 11 days ago, ending a 5-month ordeal with testicular cancer.
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Oregon State will announce laster today that it has rewritten Jonathan Smith's contract. 6 years, $30.6 million with pool raises for assistant coaches and support. Smith's 2023 salary of $4.85M moves him to 5th among Pac-12 coaches, and ahead of Oregon's Dan Lanning.
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Football coach leaves after 2 years. AD leaves after 6 months. Looking like a steppingstone school.
Sources: Nebraska is finalizing a six-year deal to make Washington athletic director Troy Dannen the school’s new athletic director. The hiring of Dannen gives Nebraska an immediate replacement for Trev Alberts, who left for Texas A&M last week.
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Las Vegas Bowl has no awareness. They're playing Shout right now. At an Oregon State game.
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Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey says she’ll compete for Oregon State next season.
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FINAL Oregon State 36 UCLA 24. Beavers are bowl eligible at the earliest date in school history.
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Just in case UW does inquire about Jonathan Smith, his Michigan State buyout is $7 million. After collecting $12 million from Alabama, Washington would still be $5 million ahead.
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Oregon State men are one of the few teams I've seen that, when there is a color guard sent to mid-court for the national anthem, the team stands at attention until the flag leaves the court. A small thing, but says something about the program.
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Agree or disagree: if Jonathan Smith waits for the UW job to open, 95 percent of Oregon State's fan base would understand, say thanks for doing a good job, and his reputation is intact. It's a better job than Michigan State, and the money is as good, or better.
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Oregon State RB Damien Martinez, on his future at the school:.
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ESPN is free to do whatever it wishes with GameDay. But it has to know their decisions are going to upset some fan bases. Why make it worse?
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Oregon State's Jaden Robinson is considering a 7th year, but not just to boost his NFL stock. “I think we can win. I think we can make history here as a 12-0 team going into next year.
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Yahoo's Dan Wetzel says root this season for Oregon State. Not just you, Beaver fans. Everyone in college football should get behind OSU.
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Washington State doesn't play USC or Utah. Might want to pencil the Cougs into the Pac-12 title game.
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Saturday’s Oregon State game vs. UCLA is a complete sellout. All reserved, tickets returned by UCLA and standing room tickets are all gone. It will be the largest Reser crowd of the season.
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Oregon State is the West Coast Conference women's basketball champion. Beavers 59, Pilots 46. NCAAs up next.
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My favorite Oregon State Senior Day photo (from Scobel Wiggins)
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Coach Wayne Tinkle received more than 400 congratulatory text messages after Oregon State beat Tennessee yesterday. Tinkle responded to every text. Then he went to email and began responding there.
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Annual reminder on transfer announcements:. Fans do not want to read your high praise of their school for 400 words, then "with that said, see you later.". Just say thanks for the opportunity. I'm moving on.
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Missouri quarterback Gabarri Johnson announces he's transferrring to Oregon State.
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Ben Gulbranson is one of the smartest people on Oregon State's roster. In the back of my mind, I wondered if he's playing the long game, figuring if he waits, Uiagalelei and Chiles would leave and he's back as the starter. Looks like it is Ben's world again.
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Now they're saying it's confirmed. Wow. Right up there with one of the worst calls of the year.
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Oregon State MBB coach Wayne Tinkle throwing out the first pitch at today’s Chicago Cubs game.
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Some interesting questions in this morning's post-UC Davis Oregon State mailbag. Including this take:.
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Arguably Oregon State's biggest transfer commit since DJ Uiagalelei . some might say even more significant.
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Oregon State coach Scott Rueck said he'll no longer view Oregon as a rival once it leaves the Pac-12. "If the conference ties changes, which they currently have, then that rivalry changes. It would be like any other nonconference game to me.".
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No way to make friends: Southwest plane full of Beavers. Upon touching down in Portland, flight attendant said “Go Ducks”.
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Oregon State receiver Anthony Gould makes Indianapolis' 53-man roster.
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I'm thinking Cal is going to travel well to Duke, NC State and Miami next year.
It's 10 minutes from kickoff. And I thought Stanford Stadium was empty when ASU played there last year
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Jonathan Smith checks off another bonus on his contract. Pac-12 coach of the year worth $25K.
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Whether Oregon wins or loses tonight, there's a good chance Oregon State finishes ahead of the Ducks in the final AP/coaches polls for the first time since 2006.
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Oregon State beats Michigan State 2-1 in men's soccer. Given that the Beavers the school where Jonathan Smith now coaches, seemed worth asking Trent Bray for his thoughts. "That sounds about right," Bray said, smiling.
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To recap:.Oregon State MBB beats 2 Pac-12 co-leaders heading into the week, including No. 9 Arizona. OSU WBB beats No. 3 Colorado and No. 16 Utah, the latter easily. Has there been a better weekend for Oregon State basketball in Corvallis? Ever? (must be a MBB/WBB answer).
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Looks like Oregon State has one of its major players back for 2025.
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FINAL: No. 25 Oregon State 68, No. 3 Colorado 62. The Beavers men and women beat top 10 teams in Gill on consecutive nights.
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Here are the ABC 4:30 p.m. (7:30 EDT) games this season and viewership numbers, per @sportsmediawatch. Outside of the Notre Dame games, OSU-UW is the highest of the season for that time slot. Better than UW-USC
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We're roughly a month removed from the day the Pac-12 ended. It remains up there among the most idiotic things I've covered of my sportswriting career. The impact it's going to have on college athletic programs outside of football will be profound, and not in a good way.
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The Hammer (@jackcolletto) is the 13th winner of the Paul Hornung Award. Former winners include Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey and Odell Beckham.
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Said Friday he was coming back. Good to see people keep their word.
Thankful for Beaver Nation, Super excited for next year ! This year was a teaser, Let’s run it back but better ! Go Beavs 🦫❤️
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If Kyle Smith isn't the national MBB coach of the year, they should bury the award forever. What Smith has done at Washington State this year in rebuilding that roster without much NIL help . he's a witch.
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FINAL: Oregon State 62, Oregon 41. Beavers outscore Ducks 47-18 in the second half.
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As news goes for Oregon State's roster for 2024, this is as big as any: 44-game starter Joshua Gray will return for his final season as a Beaver.
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Among those at Oregon State's practice in El Paso today were running back Damien Martinez and left tackle Joshua Gray. Neither will play in Friday's game, but they're on hand for support.
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Of all the negative things that have happened in college athletics, three time zone conferences might be the worst. College sports has been, and always will, be best with regional conferences and strong rivalries.
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I'm getting flooded by requests as to why Trent Bray can't coach in the bowl game. I'll find out for sure tomorrow. I think he can. But he's going to be busy recruiting, portaling and building the program in December. I think he has 2024 CFP on his mind.
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Here's my goal heading into the NCAA women's basketball tournament: To never see anyone refer to a team as the Lady "(nicknames)." It's demeaning, it cheapens the team and it's just not right. It's not the Lady Beavers, or Lady Broncos or Lady Vols. It's Beavers, Broncos, Vols.
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Oregon State has flipped to a 1-point favorite over Washington.
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If Oregon State wins its bowl game, it would mark the first time the Beavers have been ranked in every poll during a football season.
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Friday afternoon news dump: It appears Oregon State has its transfer quarterback in D.J. Uiagalelei of Clemson.
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Oregon State freshman QB Aidan Chiles, on coach Jonathan Smith: .
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Oregon State preps for a "dead crowd" at Memorial Stadium by turning off the music during practice this week.
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Once a Beav, always a Beav doesn't seem to go over too well in transfer portal announcements. I can't say that I blame fans for recoiling when they see that.
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Oregon State is in the top 10 for the first time since 2012.
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FINAL: Oregon State 70, Notre Dame 65. Beavers are bound for the Elite Eight for the first time since 2018.
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Job news: I am moving from the Oregon State beat to become The Oregonian/OregonLive’s sports editor. I’ll miss covering the Beavers, but look forward to the challenge of improving sports and enhancing our coverage.
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Oregon State's fan base could use an injection of feel good right about now. Beavers men's soccer is happy to oblige.
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Would everyone be OK with Notre Dame vs. Oregon State in Sun Bowl?.
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Pat McAfee: "Corvallis is a beautiful place. Never been, but I wish I could.". Huh?.
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Oregon State lands 4-star Las Vegas DE Kelze Howard, one of the school's highest-rated high school commits in program history. Howard picked OSU over Arizona, Nebraska, USC and Utah. Nationally ranked No. 146 overall by 247Sports.
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FINAL: Oregon State 3, Tennessee 1. Beavers win the Knoxville Regional. For only the second time in program history, OSU reaches the super regionals. Beavers play at Stanford in a best-of-3, winner advancing to the Women's College World Series.
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FINAL Oregon State 79, UCLA 77. Just an incredible finish. Von Oelhoffen with the game-winner at the buzzer.
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UCLA at Oregon State draws 1.43M viewers on Fox. For context, the game was played during a period of significant competition: Notre Dame-USC, Auburn-LSU and Miami-North Carolina. via @sportsmediawatch.
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Oregon State pulls out an improbable 80-74 overtime win over Oakland. Beavers off to Diamond Head Classic championship game.
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Oregon State president Jayathi Murthy has not cooled off regarding the conference realignment snub.
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Oregon is already going to play Washington every year. The Big Ten isn't going to give up that travel layup. The question is whether Oregon-OSU can exist as non-conference partners. Also: Oregon is OSU's little brother. OSU was born in 1868. Oregon, 1876. Let's keep it factual.
@cubbyduck76 @nickdaschel Yep. I’d much rather play uw yearly than osu if we could only play one. #sorrylilbrother.
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According to Sports Media Watch, Oregon State-San Jose State had 3.23 million viewers. It was the second highest number among Pac-12 teams, behind Colorado-TCU.
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Oregon State is now the highest rated two-loss team in the AP Top 25.
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Jade Carey scores 39.70 in all-around. She ties for the silver medal at NCAA championships, the best finish in Oregon State history.
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Montana State-Oregon State at Portland is officially sold out.
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Does Trent Bray win the Oregon State press conference?. “We are more than capable of getting to the College Football Playoff with expansion next year. I think they’re excited to take that step with me, and I’m excited to take it with them.”.
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Another day, another transfer to Oregon State. Middle Tennessee safety Jakobe Thomas had multiple offers, including several SEC schools.
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Average OSU grad salary after 10 years: $53,900.Average UO grad salary after 10 years: $49,000.
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