Oregon State Coordinators Talk Progress in Fall Camp
As the Beavers took the field for another fall camp practice on Tuesday, offensive coordinator Ryan Gunderson and defensive coordinator Keith Hayward took questions in from media in attendance. Those media scrums were posted to YouTube by Oregon State athletics.
Defensively, Heyward discussed the leaders he sees emerging from the different position groups and breaking bad habits for younger players.. He also noted the importance of limiting what opposing offenses are able to do on first down, in order to set up more manageable third downs, thus increasing the chance to get the ball back.
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On the offensive side of the ball, OC Ryan Gunderson shared his perspective on the quarterback battle - including the insight that no candidate has particularly separated themselves a little over two weeks before the beginning of the season. "Gundy" as his players call him also shared that there's no real timeline on when the decision of who to start will be named before that August 31 date with Idaho State. Finally, the former Oregon State quarterback noted the strengths of the different running backs in the Beavers' stable, each of whom will likely see usage in different situations this season.
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