Irony Alert: Angry Beavers Penetrate Trojans Early and Often For Upset Victory
Posted by Justin Jacobs on September 25, 2008
In a game that you will no doubt hear about for the next couple of weeks, Oregon State has upset number one USC, 27-21. The Beavers were able to get out to a 21-0 lead in the first half, but it was the Oregon States defense that dug in during the fourth quarter after USC had rallied back to 14-21. Greg Layborn would come up with huge pick for the Beavers with less than five minutes left in the game, and after Jacquizz Rodgers ran in a two year touch down with 3:39 left in the game, it was all over but the crying.
Rodgers had a huge game for State carrying the ball 37 times for 186 yards and two touchdowns against one of the defenses in the nation. Rodgers is a five foot, six inch Freshman running back, but he looked like an upperclassman NFL prospect in this one. Beavers Junior QB, Lyle Moevao also played well, throwing two TD’s and no INTS.
USC looked as if they were a bit bored to start this game, which can be easy to do when you live in a town where it is 72 and sunny around 345 days a year. The Trojan’s star running back Joe McKnight was held to 10 yards on seven carries, and although Mark Sanchez played a decent game, he did throw that pick at a critical moment in the ballgame.
I guess that’s just the way it goes in college football. You get that number one team that is looking to roll a team that isn’t even ranked, even though they are playing a conference rival on the road, and bad things are bound to happen.
Well that’s about it from us at TOUTS for tonight. Come back tomorrow for our week four NFL picks and some musings about the White Sox choking their way out of the AL Central lead.
