Jay from One Click Sports News, here.

OSU’s Spring Game is coming up this Saturday.

Are you going to go?  Are your friends?  How many fans do you think will be in attendance?

Well, if you’re curious about the attendance at other Spring Games across the country, here you go. These numbers come by way of Bob Condotta at the Seattle-Times and Dave Plati at Colorado.

ALABAMA ……………………… 78,200
ARIZONA STATE ……………… 5,000
ARKANSAS………………………. 40,200
AUBURN………………… 35,000
BOISE STATE……………… 7,500
BRIGHAM YOUNG…………… 16,700
CINCINNATI…………………… 10,142
CLEMSON ……………………… 25,000
COLORADO……………………. 17,800
COLORADO STATE ………….. 6,100
EAST CAROLINA…………. 5,053
FLORIDA ……………………… 61,000
FLORIDA STATE ……………… 30,000
FRESNO STATE……………….. 2,600
GEORGIA………………………… 19,874
GEORGIA TECH………………. 8,500
HAWAII…………………………. 9,300
HOUSTON……………………… 3,500
IDAHO………………………….. 5,100
ILLINOIS…………………………. 12,531
IOWA……………………………. 15,352
IOWA STATE…………………… 8,000
KANSAS ………………………… 10,000
KANSAS STATE…………… 15,523
KENTUCKY…………………….. 8,500
LOUISIANA STATE …………… 33,624
LOUISIANA TECH ……………. 5,103
LOUISVILLE……………………. 17,200
MARSHALL………………… 6,701
MARYLAND……………………. 10,221
MIAMI-FLA……………………. 11,000
MICHIGAN STATE …………….. 27,000
MINNESOTA…………………… 7,200
MISSISSIPPI…………… 28,311
MISSISSIPPI STATE…… 10,000
MISSOURI…………………. 26,322
NAVY ……………………………. 2,497
NEBRASKA…………….. 80,149
NORTH CAROLINA STATE…… 15,273
NORTH TEXAS………………… 3,169
NOTRE DAME………… 30,286
OHIO STATE……………… 76,346
OKLAHOMA…………………….. 23,306
OKLAHOMA STATE………….. 20,000
OREGON ……………………….. 14,107
OREGON STATE ……………….. MAY 3
PENN STATE…………………… 73,000
PITTSBURGH ………………….. 7,549
PURDUE………………………… 9,500
RUTGERS………………….. 14,501
SOUTH CAROLINA ………….. 31,125
SOUTHERN MISS…. 11,126
STANFORD …………………….. 2,000
SYRACUSE ……………………… 3,428
TENNESSEE ……………………… 28,898
TEXAS …………………………… 43,000
TEXAS A & M…………… 32,000
TEXAS TECH …………………… 11,250
UCLA…………………………….. 15,052
USC……………………… 22,000
UTAH ……………………………. 4,500
VIRGINIA……………………….. 5,000
VIRGINIA TECH ………………. 30,000
WAKE FOREST…………………. 4,100
WASHINGTON ………………… 9,000
WASHINGTON STATE……….. 900
WEST VIRGINIA………….. 18,000
WESTERN KENTUCKY……….. 2,000
WESTERN MICHIGAN……….. 1,305
WISCONSIN ……………………. 22,000
WYOMING……………………… 1,700
ANONYMOUS …………………. 6,000
NATIONAL AVERAGE (all)…………. 14,331
MEDIAN …………………………………. 8,000

For the latest OSU sports news, keep on checking back at Beaver Sports News for the freshest headlines.

Jay from One Click Sports News, here.

In case you’re curious, here are all of the the Pac-10 players draft in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Round, Overall Draft Position, Name, Position, School.

Arizona
None

Atlanta
1 (21) Sam Baker, ot, Southern California
3 (98) Thomas DeCoud, db, California
5 (138) Robert James, lb, Arizona State
7 (212) Wilrey Fontenot, db, Arizona

Baltimore
None

Buffalo
None

Carolina
1 (13) Jonathan Stewart, rb, Oregon
7 (241) Geoff Schwartz, ot, Oregon

Chicago
7 (243) Joey LaRocque, lb, Oregon State

Cincinnati
1 (9) Keith Rivers, lb, Southern California

Cleveland
None

Dallas
None

Denver
5 (139) Ryan Torain, rb, Arizona State
6 (183) Spencer Larsen, lb, Arizona
7 (220) Josh Barrett, db, Arizona State

Detroit
None

Green Bay
None

Houston
7 (223) Alex Brink, qb, Washington State

Indianapolis
2 (59) Mike Pollak, g, Arizona State

Jacksonville
5 (155) Thomas Williams, lb, Southern California
7 (213) Chauncey Washington, rb, Southern California

Kansas City
None

Miami
7 (245) Lionel Dotson, nt, Arizona

Minnesota
5 (137) John David Booty, qb, Southern California

New England
5 (153) Matt Slater, wr, UCLA

New Orleans
1 (7) Sedrick Ellis, dt, Southern California

New York Giants
2 (63) Terrell Thomas, db, Southern California.

New York Jets
None

Oakland
None

Philadelphia
2 (49) DeSean Jackson, wr, California
6 (184) Mike Gibson, g, California

Pittsburgh
3 (88) Bruce Davis, lb, UCLA
5 (156) Dennis Dixon, qb, Oregon

St. Louis
5 (157) Roy Schuening, g, Oregon State

San Diego
1 (27) Antoine Cason, db, Arizona

San Francisco
2 (39) Chilo Rachal, g, Southern California

Seattle
1 (28) Lawrence Jackson, de, Southern California
7 (233) Justin Forsett, rb, California

Tampa Bay
None

Tennessee
3 (85) Craig Stevens, te, California
4 (126) Lavelle Hawkins, wr, California

Washington
2 (48) Fred Davis, te, Southern California
4 (124) Justin Tryon, db, Arizona State
7 (249) Chris Horton, db, UCLA

Jay from One Click Sports News, here.

Here’s an interesting take on your typical football recruiting database: an interactive Google map with all of the Pac-10 recruits as pinpoints.

Just click on the map to take a look.

For the latest recruiting news, keep on checking back at Beaver Sports News for the freshest headlines.

Jay from One Click Sports News, here.

Last Thursday, former Seattle P.I. sports columnist and current ESPN.com Pac-10 columnist Ted Miller joined George Schroeder and  Justin Myers in studio on “The Writer’s Block” to talk Pac-10 football.

Ted was the special guest for the entire hour.  So, his interview is presented here in four parts.

Part 1: Pac-10 vs. SEC Football

Part 2: Oregon - Washington Rivalry, Neuheisel, ‘08 Non-Con Pac-10 Games
Part 3: ‘08 Non-Con Pac-10 Games, ‘08 Pac-10 Preview, Oregon State
Part 4: Pac-10 Fans

For all the latest Oregon State sports news, check out Beaver Sports News.

FROM OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

March 27, 2008

Corvallis – Reggie Davis has been named assistant football coach at Oregon State University, Beaver head coach Mike Riley announced Thursday. He will coach the running backs while current Assistant Head Coach Jay Locey will take over wide receiver coaching duties.

Davis coached the running backs at UNLV the last three years after spending the 2004 season as the tight ends and assistant special teams coach at the University of San Diego.

“I have known Reggie for many years and he is a person of great character,” Riley said. “He is a terrific addition to our coaching staff and I look forward to working with him.”

Davis played tight end and on special teams in two full seasons (1999 & 2000) for Riley when he was the head coach of the San Diego Chargers. Davis began his post-playing career as a speed and strength coach for four years, training professional, college and high school athletes in weightlifting and running techniques.

“I’m very excited and consider it a pleasure to join Coach Riley’s staff,” Davis said. “I have a lot of respect for him as a man and as a coach.”

Davis, from Long Beach, Calif., is a 1998 graduate of the University of Washington with a degree is sociology. While at UW he lettered four seasons at tight end, was one of four team captains as a senior and helped the program to four bowl games.

“This is a terrific opportunity for me to coach in a conference that I played in,” Davis added. “I think Oregon State and Corvallis will be a very nice fit for me professionally and for my family.”

Reggie and his wife Jennifer have five children, including two sets of twins.

Davis joins former Beaver player Keith Heyward as the new assistant coaches for the 2008 season. Heyward, who was on Riley’s staff in 2005 and 2006 as a graduate assistant, serves as the cornerbacks coach.

The Beavers open spring drills March 31. The annual spring game is May 3 at Reser Stadium and OSU Athletics is proud to announce “FeverFest” in conjunction with the scrimmage (more details shortly).

Jay from One Click Sports News, here.

This past Thursday, Sports Illustrated opened the vault on all of their content.

Explore the 54 years of Sports Illustrated history including over 150000 stories, 2800 covers, 500000 photographs, a Wiki sports encyclopedia and links to …

Covers. Articles. Ads. Everything.

That got me to thinking: how many times has Oregon State University been represented on the cover of Sports Illustrated? The answer? Five. And that’s better than the Ducks.

I knew how the Beavers stacked up against the Ducks, but I was also curious as to how they stack up against the rest of the Pac-10. Pretty well. But, as you will see, USC and UCLA are in a league of their own.

This is not an exhaustive list (because of USC and UCLA). And the cover count only represents the instances where a school is the primary focus on the cover. For example, USC’s Todd Marinovich made the cover throwing against Stanford. But Stanford really isn’t the focus (Actually, they’re kind of oblique and out of focus.). So, that doesn’t count. And SI.com’s search feature is OK, but sometimes returns inconsistent results.

Here are the Pac-10 covers of Sports Illustrated.

Sports Illustrated Covers: OREGON STATE - 6

Cover Dates: 10.16.61, 01.07.63, 03.05.90, 03.23.81, 09.29.03

UPDATE: A few BSN visitors have noted that there is a sixth SI cover featuring Chad Johnson from the 2000 Civil War.  Unfortunately, SI’s Vault does not have that listed anywhere. And it does not come up in a Google Image search either.

Sports Illustrated Covers: OREGON - 4

Cover Dates: 06.15.70, 02.25.74, 08.13.01, 09.29.03

Sports Illustrated Covers: WASHINGTON - 3

Cover Dates: 10.03.60, 10.04.71

Thanks to Alex, there is one more from 11.24.06 that did not come up in SI’s search feature.

Sports Illustrated Covers: WASHINGTON STATE - 0

Washington State joins Arizona State as the only Pac-10 schools not to have a Sports Illustrated cover. Although, I think there is a WSU player (Cowgill?) on the cover of the 2008 NCAA Tournament Preview edition.

Sports Illustrated Covers: CAL - 2

Cover Dates: 11.24.75, 03.29.93

Sports Illustrated Covers: STANFORD - 5

Cover Dates: 11.08.02, 03.17.97, 11.23.98, 10.07.02, 03.29.04

Sports Illustrated Covers: ARIZONA - 4

Cover Dates: 08.29.94, 04.07.97, 04.02.01, 11.25.02

Sports Illustrated Covers: ARIZONA STATE - 0

Like Washington State, Arizona State does not have a Sports Illustrated cover to its name. Unlike Washington State, though, I don’t even think they have a player on the cover of the 2008 NCAATournament Preview edition.

Sports Illustrated Covers: USC - 31

Cover Dates: Too many. First: 11.26.56 Most Recent: 11.19.07

Sports Illustrated Covers: UCLA - 35

Cover Dates: Too many. First: 01.05.59 Most Recent: 03.18.08

For more, visit the Sports Illustrated Vault.

And make sure to stay up-to-date with the Beavers on BeaverSportsNews.com.

March 16, 2008

Hello Hoop Fans!

The brackets are out and the Madness is about to begin.

We’d like to invite you to join in this year’s College Hoop Fix 2008. It’s back and better than ever.

Just like last year, you’ll have the chance to fill out our brackets online and keep track of how you’re doing against the field after each game is completed.

Also back again this year is the “Cinderella” and “Lock” picks which is what makes Hoop Fix more than just your typical bracket pool.

This year, registration is FREE and the winner will take home a Slingbox!

So don’t delay, register now, and start entering your picks now!

For those of you who participated in Bowl Bash 2007-08 you won’t have to register. Simply log in with the same username (email) and password and click the “Active” link.

Registration and the ability to make picks ends Wednesday, March 19 at 11:59am.

Challenge your friends, family and co-workers!

- Beaver Sports News Team

Shortly after the 65 NCAA teams are announced later this afternoon, One Click Sports News (Duck Sports News, Beaver Sports News, Husky Sports News) will have brackets available for download and print.

Also, make sure to check out Hoop Fix ‘08. Registration is free and the winner gets a Slingbox. You can never be in too many pools. And I bet your office pool isn’t giving away a Slingbox.

OSU Athletic Department Media Services
March 5, 2008

Corvallis – Oregon State University head football coach Mike Riley has announced that receivers coach Lee Hull has left the program to accept a similar position at a Football Bowl Subdivision program in an east coast Bowl Championship Series conference.

The 42-year-old from Millville, N.J., came to OSU from Holy Cross prior to the 2003 season. He coached several positions for the Crusaders from 1996-2002 after spending five years with high school programs in Massachusetts.

“I’ve resigned solely for family reasons,” Hull said. “I have loved every minute at Oregon State. I appreciate everything Coach Riley and Oregon State has done for me. Coach Riley took a chance bringing me on staff from a Division I-AA program to a Pac-10 school. I owe a lot of my success and growth to him.”

Hull began his career with the Beavers as the running backs coach for two seasons and helped current NFL All-Pro Steven Jackson earn All-American honors. He switched to receivers coach in 2005 and since coached All-Americans Mike Hass and Sammie Stroughter.

“Coach Hull did a terrific job and made a big impact for the Beavers,” Riley said. “I certainly wish him well with his new opportunity. I completely understand his family’s wishes to be closer to home.”

Hull played professionally for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League from 1990-92, where he first became acquainted with Riley, who was the head coach during his rookie season.

Riley indicated he will fill the open position in the near future. Earlier this year, cornerbacks coach Nigel Burton resigned to become the defensive coordinator at Nevada. He was replaced by former four-year Beaver letterwinner Keith Heyward, who spent one year as an assistant at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.

Oregon State opens spring drills March 31 for the much anticipated 2008 season. The Spring Game will be held May 3 at Reser Stadium.

Beaver Sports News was at Gill Coliseum for the Civil War game tonight.

Here are a few photos from the game.

Calvin Haynes goes up for a shot over Oregon’s Bryce Taylor.  Haynes scored 16 points in 18 minutes.

Roeland Schaftenhaar shoots over Oregon’s Joevan Catron. Schaftenhaar finished with 2 points.

Oregon State was within one of Oregon at halftime.

Marcel Jones shoots over Oregon’s Maarty Leunen. Jones scored 17 points in the game.

 Coach Mouton’s team lead 42-39 early in the second half.

Oregon went on a 11-0 run that put the Ducks up 50-42.