Published Apr 19, 2025
Oregon State Football Spring Game Nuggets: Defense Takes The Win
Ryan Harlan & Brogan Slaughter
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Offense

The highlight pass of the day was a Maalik Murphy touchdown pass to Cooper Jensen, where Jensen strolled into the endzone completely untouched as the defense failed to account for him on a busted coverage.

Murphy in the pocket recognized that Jensen was wide open and hit him in stride, as the nearest defender was more than 15 yards away. While Murphy connected with Jensen on that touchdown, he couldn’t connect with Darrius Clemons on the first play of the spring game, which also happened to be another deep shot down the field.

To read more about Murphy and the QBs, OL, & MORE READ THE FULL REPORT HERE

Defense

Starting down on the defensive line, the usual suspects were causing trouble up against the offensive line. Tevita Pome’e had himself a sack and was dominant in stopping the run attack shown by the offense. Tiger Black and Andy Alfieri combined for a TFL, taking down Montrel Hatten Jr in the backfield.

My personal defensive MVP of this Saturday is the man, Shamar Meikle. It seemed that Shamar was in on the action nearly every play of his defensive snaps. I viewed at least three TFLs and a sack from Meikle to go along with a plethora of individual tackles and assists.

To read the ENTIRE REPORT, including MORE NUGGETS, and a detailed analysis, CLICK HERE

Special Teams

- 49-yard field goal Caleb Ojeda no good

- 53-yarder made from Ojeda

- Tetsuta Tsuyumine with a made field goal from 35 yards out

ROTATIONS

To see the full rotations, including first and second team offense, and both defensive teams, and practice notes, head over to the FULL REPORT HERE

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