RB Coach Michael Pitre To Join Chicago Bears

Pitre, who joined Jonathan Smith's staff in Jan. of 2018 as a part of the new staff, was widely regarded as one of, if not Oregon State's best positional coach and recruiter.

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Some of Pitre's highlights with Oregon State include:

- Artavis Pierce and Jermar Jefferson were the first OSU teammates to rush for 2,000-plus career rushing yards in school history.

- Jefferson was named to the 2019 Doak Walker Award Watch List.

- Team averaged 31.2 points in 2019, the second-most by a Beaver team for a 12-game season.

- Offense set a school record for yards per play at 6.0.

- Team committed the fewest turnovers in the country with six in 2019.

- Jefferson rushed for a freshman record with 1,380 yards in 2018, was named Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year, and was named Freshman All-American.