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With the 2024 Oregon State football season now over, BeaversEdge looks at the offseason movement within the program, including graduating players, transfer portal guys, and more...
This story will be updated with news as it's confirmed...
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DB Jaden Robinson
RB Jam Griffin
QB Jake Sanders
DL Semisi Saluni
OL Joshua Gray
K Everett Hayes
TE Jermaine Terry
DB Jadyin Young
OL Grant Starck
LS Peyton Hogan
OL Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan
JUCO RULING CHANGES (Decisons To Make)
OLB Nikko Taylor -> Returning to OSU (MORE HERE & BELOW)
P Josh Green
DB Tyrice Ivy -> Returning to OSU (MORE HERE & BELOW)
DB Alton Julian
OL Flavio Gonzalez -> Transfer portal (more below)
Coaching Changes
Running Backs Coach Thomas Ford -> Head Coach At Idaho
-> The first staff domino of the offseason fell this week as Idaho tapped Oregon State running backs coach Thomas Ford to be their next head coach. The Vandals were replacing Jason Eck, who New Mexico hired as they were replacing Bronco Mendenhall who Utah State hired... Ford held the Beavers' RB coach spot for the past season in a coaching spot that has become a revolving door over the past few seasons. We'll have more on this as it develops...
-> Trent Bray made his running back hire official as former Buffalo running backs' coach Ray Pickering was tapped to lead the RB room after Thomas Ford accepted the head job at Idaho... Pickering comes to Corvallis after a stellar year leading the Bulls' RB room, and also has experience as OC at Norfolk State and an offensive analyst at Texas...
Tight Ends Coach Jon Boyer -> Quarterbacks Coach At MSU
-> After spending one season on Trent Bray's inaugural staff and being on the previous staff for five seasons, Boyer accepted a position with Jonathan Smith as Michigan State's quarterbacks coach. Originally a QB himself at Northern Colorado, Boyer came to Corvallis with the Smith regime and worked with the QBs mostly as a quality control coach and offensive analyst.
-> Bray also announced the Beavers' new TE coach when he announced Pickering, selecting current staff member Will Heck to elevate to the tight end coaching spot. Heck will move from offensive quality control to coach, and also has experience coaching at Linfield in addition to Oregon State...
Defensive Coordinator Keith Heyward - Resigns
-> In a bit of a surprising move, defensive coordinator Keith Heyward resigned from the program after just one season in charge... In the wake of this, we've already learned that Bray himself plans to have a big hand in the defense and be the DC next season. Expect another established defensive hire to help Brya's workload, but it'll be his defense again...
Not Likely To Return
QB Ben Gulbranson
-> According to our sources, Gulbranson isn't likely to return next season, confirming some recent reports. We had heard before the of the season that Gulbranson was likely to move on with his doctorate rather than continue football, so this tracks with what we've heard...
Incoming Via Transfer Portal
-> Oregon State's most recent portal addition, Williams comes to Corvallis after two seasons with the Miami Hurricanes... Originally from Portland and Central Catholic before finishing out his prep career in Florida, transferring to OSU is coming home in a sense and the Beavers are thrilled to have him as a plug-n-play option at TE...
-> The Beavers landed more instant-depth on the defensive line as they added former Nebraska defensive lineman Kai Wallin... The 6-foot-5, 250-pounder will have two seasons to play and has played in 15 games, recording five tackles and half a sack.
Wallin returns to the West Coast after being a three-star prospect out of American River Community College in Sacramento, California in the class of 2023...
