SPORTS 8-10-23

College Football:

The Mountain West is taking a look at Oregon State and Washington State becoming members. The officials of the 12 member conference didn’t give a timetable for a decision. 

The ACC schools have not voted to add Stanford and Cal. The presidents chose not to decide last night. Media outlets stated not all the schools are on board with bringing in the Northern California schools. Another report says Stanford is determined to stay in a Power Five conference.

Even with the conference uncertainty, recruiting season continues…

Crook County Wide Receiver Eddie Freauff announced his commitment to Oregon State this week. The 6’4” 3-star prospect is the 13th commitment to the Beavers 2024 class.

The Ducks flipped a commitment on Monday from a cornerback out of Southern California who had committed to USC. Reportedly one of the reasons USC didn’t want Oregon to get into the Big 10 with the Trojans was to keep the Ducks from recruiting in SoCal.

NFL:

The Seattle Seahawks have their first preseason game tonight hosting Minnesota. Rookie Devon Witherspoon won’t be in the line-up. The cornerback continues to deal with a sore hamstring, ‘same leg, different spot’ according to coach Pete Carrol. On the other side of the ball…Several running backs are expected to see action. Kickoff against the Vikings from Lumen Field is at 7 tonight.

MLB:

The Mariners took down San Diego again last night. The 6 to 1 victory gives the Ms a 7 game win streak, and nine of their last 10. They’re also 10 games above .500 at 62 and 52. They’re 2 games out of a wild card spot, and even creeping up on the Astros for 2nd place in the West . Next Seattle hosts a huge series against Adley Rutschman and the East Leading Baltimore Orioles starting tomorrow night.

San Francisco lost 4 to 1 to Anaheim. The Giants are 6 games behind the Dodgers now and are also now in 2nd in the wildcard. They go back to Oracle Park to take on Texas for a series starting tomorrow.