SPORTS 9-8-25
CFB:
Oregon moved up to number 4 in the Associated Press Poll and up to number 5 in the Coaches rankings after thrashing Oklahoma State Saturday 69 - 3. The Ducks beatdown was fueled by Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy’s comments earlier in the week regarding the U of O’s spending on the football program. Players after the game said they took Gundy’s trash-talk to heart, including quarterback Dante Moore who compared Gundy’s slamming the program and coach Dan Lanning as an attack on a family member. Moore also moved up in the odds to win the Heisman Trophy after his performance. The Ducks open the Big 10 Season Saturday at Northwestern.
Oregon State fell to 0 – 2 after losing to future Pac 12 opponent Fresno State Saturday in heart breaking fashion in the final minute of the game. OSU’s special teams unit struggled after the starting long-snapper was injured which led to six botched snaps. One local note: Prineville’s Eddie Freauff, a redshirt freshman, caught his first career touchdown.
The Beavers are on the road at Texas Tech this Saturday.
NFL:
San Francisco pulled out a big road victory over Seattle yesterday 17 – 13. There is a lot of second-guessing and arm chair quarterbacking about coach Mike MacDonald’s decision to kick a field goal and play defense rather than go for it on a 4th and short call in the 4th quarter.
MLB:
Seattle crushed Atlanta 18 – 2 yesterday to take the series over the Braves. Cal Raleigh hit his 53rd homerun. The Mariners are 2.5 games behind the Astros, and 1.5 game ahead of Houston in the last wildcard spot.
Next up the Ms host St Louis starting tonight at 6:40.
