11/2/2020 football Edit

Notes & Quotes From Jonathan Smith's Press Conference

Brenden Slaughter • BeaversEdge

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With Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith meeting with the media on Monday afternoon to preview the Washington State game week, BeaversEdge.com gives you the latest with the team in this edition of Notes & Quotes.

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Notes

- The biggest news of the day was that Jonathan Smith had the unfortunate news to share that Florida State transfer wide receiver Tre'Shaun Harrison has been denied by the NCAA for immediate eligibility this season. As far as Washington transfer Trey Lowe's status, Smith said it's still up in the air at this point and that his appeal is currently pending.

- Outside linebacker Addison Gumbs is "very doubtful" against Washington State per Smith. Gumbs has been nursing a hamstring injury recently and hasn't yet been back up to full health.

- As far as the plan goes for Saturday, Smith said that the Beavers will have a walkthrough in the early afternoon shortly after the daily COVID-19 testing is completed. They'll have a meal and then some off time before returning to the stadium and preparing for the evening affair.

- With tomorrow being election day, the Beavers will not conduct practice or have anything team-related as the sole purpose of the day is for the team to go out and be able to vote. Smith has really placed a high-emphasis on making sure all the team was educated in this regard and is confident 99 percent of the roster will vote.

Quotes

Jonathan Smith on prepping for Washington State's new schemes

"We've been watching a bunch of Hawaii and Wyoming game tape in addition to watching stuff from their personnel last season. We've had plenty of time to watch it with everything this season. The other thing you can't quite anticipate is that you'll learn some new things in game one."

Smith on the importance of each game

"When you're playing fewer games, they all mean more. Our approach and our preparation are the same as if we were playing 12 games. They guys feel the urgency and excitement and are ready to get the season going after a delay. They'll be plenty motivated."

Smith on the defense's improvement

"I feel confident that we made some strides defensively from depth to personnel getting stronger and faster, but now we've got to go put it on the field and play. Some of the decisions we make on offense will be dictated based on how the defense has been playing throughout and their confidence."