Utah, Arizona, and Oregon State Moving Up in Week 4 Pac 12 Power Rankings
Saturday Blitz Pac 12 Power Rankings Week 4
6. Oregon State Beavers, 3-0 (0-0), Defeated San Diego State 28-7 Last Saturday
The Oregon State Beavers have looked ugly a few times, but they’re undefeated right now. That’s all you need to know about this team as it begins Pac 12 play this weekend against the USC Trojans on the road.
As expected, this team is relying heavily on the passing game and the play of Sean Mannion to carry them to victory, but the defense has been more impressive than the offense so far this year, only giving up 18 points a game. How that begins to look against Pac 12 offenses, though will likely be a very different story.
There are still lots of things the Beavers have got to get corrected if they are going to make any significant noise, starting with putting together a complete game. If the defense doesn’t screw up, the offense plays poorly, and when the offense plays great, like against Hawaii, the defense struggles. That can’t continue throughout the course of the season, and it’s a major reason we are currently putting the Beavers behind other undefeated teams in the conference. But that could change soon enough.