The Oregon State Beavers returned to the practice field in Corvallis on Sunday night after spending a week in Bend. OSU will now spend the next few weeks practicing in the shadow of their stadium before heading to Fort Collins to take on Colorado State.
Below are the newsworthy practice nuggets from OSU’s first day back in Corvallis.
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Day 10 Practice Nuggets
- The Jake Luton to Noah Togiai connection was evident early and often today. The first thing I saw in practice today was Luton firing a pass to Togiai over the middle of the field. They teamed up for 2-3 more completions in the portion of practice that I saw. It’s becoming more and more clear just how important the tight end position is to OSU’s offensive scheme. Not to mention that Togiai is a strong, tall, and athletic target for the 6’6 Luton to throw to.
- When Luton wasn’t targeting Togiai, which was rare, he was throwing to Jordan Villamin. Villamin continues to have an impressive fall camp session as he was the recipient of several really nice touch passes from Luton. It’s evident to me that Villamin has heard Andersen loud and clear when he said the Beavers need a big senior season out of him to be successful.
- Moving over to the defensive side of the ball, Christian Wallace made several really nice plays from the corner position. It’s worth noting that he was in a red no-contact jersey today, but that didn’t stop him from blasting Xavier Hawkins to the ground on a run-pass-option play. The big time hit drew ooh’s and aah’s from the defensive personnel.
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