Oregon State Practice Report: Beavers work on red zone efficiency
With just three days before OSU’s season opener against Colorado State, the Beavers are looking to put the finishing touches on fall camp. Here are the most newsworthy practice nuggets from Brenden Slaughter from inside Reser Stadium.
Practice Nuggets
-The emphasis for the Beavers during the portion of practice open to the media today was red zone work. The Beavers were placing very high importance on getting the right personnel groupings in the red zone and making the easy plays. Given how important touchdowns could be against CSU rather than field goals, this is a good practicing point for the Beavers.
-Backup quarterback Darell Garretson was very impressive during red zone work. He looked especially sharp in all aspects, most notably being able to roll out of the pocket and throw on the run. Garretson is OSU’s most athletic quarterback and Andersen hinted that we might see him at times this season. Jake Luton is still the guy for OSU, but there could be the potential be some designed plays and situations where we see Garretson.
-Thomas Tyner was working with Garretson and the second unit. He looked really good in the redzone being able to bounce off would be tacklers to make it to the end zone. Andersen noted yesterday that all of the running backs have gotten better at pass protection and today Tyner looked really good in blocking situations.
-From what I could tell today, Tyner and Artavis Pierce are still getting equal backup reps to Ryan Nall. Nall didn’t practice today as the Beavers are certainly trying to save him for CSU, but there isn’t a clear No. 2 behind Nall. Both Pierce and Tyner will be fighting for those carries right behind him.