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MLB Draft Recap, A Look At Boise State, and Trent Bray's Feelings

With July now half over, there's plenty to get to this week. First, Beaver fans likely are not going to look back on Trent Bray's time as the head coach fondly. Now the defensive coordinator at Washington State, Bray spoke about his exit from OSU with John Canzano this past week. Matt Bagley looks at the former Beaver coach's comments. On the baseball diamond, the Beavers saw five names, all pitchers, get their names called in the Major League Baseball Draft. How can Mitch Canham's group replace those names and move forward into 2027? Continuing our series looking at the new Pac-12 members, Bob Lundeberg joins to discuss the Boise State Broncos, the team he covers for On SI. Are the Broncos legit frontrunners to win the football championship? Go Beavs. Music by audionautix.com. All music produced by Jason Shaw on AudionautiX is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Listener Q&A + Pac-12 Football Questions

This week on a new episode of State of the Beavs, Matt Bagley answers sent in by our loyal listeners via BlueSky. Want to send in a question of your own? Reach out to @BagleySports on the platform, or send an email to mbagleyradio@gmail.com. The other big story this week focuses on the continuing rollout of the Pac-12 Conference. Did Teresa Gould and company make as big of a splash as they could have? Staying with the theme of the Pac-12, Matt also takes a look at the players expected to make the biggest splash in the league this season for Oregon State, as well as their new conference mates. We also present questions for each Pac-12 member program at the dawn of a new era. Go Beavs. Music by audionautix.com. All music produced by Jason Shaw on AudionautiX is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Welcome Back, Pac-12 Conference!

The month of July is finally here, which means the relaunched Pac-12 is officially official. Seven new full-time member institutions officially join the Pac-12 Conference, including Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Texas State and Utah State. With the additions, the new Pac-12 features nine full-time members. Oregon State's football season begins on September 5 in Houston. Before that though, there are still several things the program is hard at-work doing. Namely, JaMarcus Shephard's staff has experienced several huge wins on the recruiting trail, securing a handful of high-level commitments [https://www.si.com/college/oregon-state/recruiting/oregon-state-football-picks-up-two-southern-commits-01kwahza9hg5] from the deep south - an area where the Beavers have historically struggled to recruit. Also this week, your host Matt Bagley sits down with another special guest to preview one of Oregon State's new Pac-12 compatriots. Mike Rowe of RamNation.com covers Colorado State, and offers his unique insight into the Rams' key teams and how the school found itself in a position to jump from the Mountain West Conference to the Pac-12 in the midst of the drama between the two leagues. Enjoy the Fourth of July holiday and Go Beavs! Music by audionautix.com. All music produced by Jason Shaw on AudionautiX is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

What Are The New Pac-12's Priorities This Summer?

This week on State of the Beavs, there's plenty to get to from the Oregon State perspective, as well as league-wide. Kevin Griffin's tenure has begun as Oregon State's athletic director. In the opinion of your host Matt Bagley, the former Ohio State associate AD inspires confidence. Bagley also takes a look at the Brendan Sorsby drama that engulfed college football over the last ten days, as well as what Texas Tech's options actually are at quarterback for that second week of the season against the Beavers. On the baseball diamond, Oregon State lost pitching coach Rich Dorman to Florida, and freshman All-American Trey Morris followed. The Beavers are also preparing to lose critical starters Ethan Kleinschmit and Eric Segura to Major League Baseball, who themselves will be participating in the MLB Scouting Combine. The first season of the new Pac-12 begins in July. We still don't know what will happen with regards to media days...It's going to be a busy year for Pac-12 Enterprises. Go Beavs. Music by audionautix.com. All music produced by Jason Shaw on AudionautiX is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Kevin Griffin Introduced As Oregon State's New AD

After a few months of searching, Oregon State has landed their replacement for outgoing athletic director Scott Barnes with former Ohio State associate AD Kevin Griffin. Griffin has a tall task in front of him to lead the department into the new version of the Pac-12 Conference next month. That's the biggest topic on the docket this week after Griffin was introduced in Corvallis on Tuesday. Hear audio from Griffin's introductory press conference on this week's episode of the podcast. Your host Matt Bagley is also joined this week by site contributors Ben Pahl and John Severs to discuss the Griffin hire. The group also take a look at the Beaver baseball's program exit from the NCAA Tournament in the Eugene Regional. Mitch Canham's staff will now have to navigate the transfer portal again in order to prepare themselves for a conference schedule in the spring. What's next for Oregon State sports with a mountain of change still on the horizon? Go Beavs. Music by audionautix.com. All music produced by Jason Shaw on AudionautiX is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.