Pac 12 Power Rankings Week 4: Three teams remain undefeated

The Oregon State Beavers need to stick with teams like Idaho, as they beat them for their first victory in ten games. Against Boise State, there was no difference as they probably will go on another losing streak to finish out this season.

Starting quarterback Darell Garretson (11-of-16 for 53 yards) was awful and couldn’t make it out of the tunnel after halftime. Freshman Connor Blount (11-of-18 for 138 yards) took over for Garretson to start the second half. Even though Garretson was accurate, he only averaged 4.8 yards per pass. Blount could now turn this into a quarterback competition as Garretson just has not gotten much done this season. On the season he only has 453 yards passing with three touchdowns and one interception.

Ryan Nall has become a bright spot for the offense. He carried the rock 14 times and 66 yards with two touchdowns and caught two passes for 10 yards. Nall on the season has 176 yards and three touchdowns. The sophomore is averaging 4.4 yards per carry, which is around 20th overall in the Pac-12, and indicative of how weak their offense is.

Seth Collins, the primary receiver, is the former quarterback. He also has performed well in this lackluster offense. He too is around the 20th-ranked receiver statistically with 16 receptions for 185 yards and no touchdowns.

Oregon State had just a small chance of winning this game. The Beavers tied the game at seven points apiece, and that would be the closest it would get. By the end of the first half, the Broncos had a 31-7 lead. It was cruise control after that, and Oregon would end up putting up another 17 points in the second half while Boise State added a touchdown to make the final score 38-24.

Next: 11. Washington State