Overview
- Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. ET at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, with television coverage on CBS and streaming on CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports App and Paramount+ Premium.
- This is the first of two regular-season matchups between the programs, with the rematch set for Nov. 29 at Washington State.
- Washington State enters 4-4 and Oregon State is 1-7, and betting markets list the Cougars as roughly 3.5-point favorites.
- Oregon State is led by interim coach Robb Akey after Trent Bray’s dismissal, and Akey has not named a starting quarterback between Maalik Murphy and Gabarri Johnson following last game’s in-game change.
- Washington State’s defense has tightened in recent weeks with key contributions from linebacker Parker McKenna and edge rusher Isaac Terrell, while Beavers running back Anthony Hankerson is coming off a 204-yard, four-touchdown performance against Lafayette.