State of the Beavs: Welcome To The WCC + Happy New Year!

Mar 23, 2024; Spokane, Washington, USA; The West Coast Conference (WCC) logo on the court  at McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Mar 23, 2024; Spokane, Washington, USA; The West Coast Conference (WCC) logo on the court at McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Scott Rueck's Oregon State women's basketball squad scored a massive upset this week over a previously undefeated Portland team. The Beavs' men's squad are also continuing their strong run of form, moving to 11-3 and scoring their own Portland win to get their first WCC win. Your host Matt Bagley delivers an abbreviated version of the podcast this week that also gets into some more transfer portal news for OSU football. Happy holidays, Happy New Year, and Go Beavs.

About State of the Beavs

Each week, veteran sports broadcaster and writer Matt Bagley examines the news and storylines at play for Oregon State University Athletics. Occasionally joined by contributors for On SI's coverage of the Beavers, as well as the occasional guest spot from Beavers past, present, and future. Get caught up with the playlist below. New episodes are typically released on Tuesday mornings.

Want to interact with the show? Talk to Matt: mbagleyradio@gmail.com

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Joe Londergan
JOE LONDERGAN

Joe Londergan joined the SI brand in 2023 with G5 Football Daily. With over 15 years of experience in covering and working directly in college and pro sports, Joe's expertise has been featured in Front Office Sports, SB Nation, and XRAY.FM. He is a member of both the Football Writers' Association of America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association. Joe holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville and a master's degree in sports administration from Seattle University. Outside of his writing career, Joe enjoys golfing, although he admits that while he hits driver decently, his short game is a liability.

Matt Bagley
MATT BAGLEY

Matt fell in love with radio during his college days at Oregon Tech, and pursued a nine year career in sports broadcasting with Klamath Falls' and Medford's highest-rated sports radio stations. He currently lives in McMinnville wine country and is excited to talk about the Beavers again.