Overview
- Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. ET at Reser Stadium in Corvallis with national TV coverage on CBS and streaming via Paramount+.
- Washington State enters 4-4 and Oregon State 1-7, with betting lines listing the Cougars as roughly a 3.5-point favorite.
- Oregon State’s pregame warmups showed Gabarri Johnson working with the first-team center after he relieved Maalik Murphy and totaled two touchdowns with 82 rushing yards against Lafayette.
- The Beavers made a midseason change by firing Trent Bray, and interim coach Robb Akey guided a 45-13 win over FCS Lafayette that included Anthony Hankerson’s 204 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
- Washington State has tightened defensively in recent weeks behind linebacker Parker McKenna and edge rusher Isaac Terrell, and the teams are set for a Nov. 29 rematch in Pullman on the CW.