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Stanford Football: 5 reasons Cardinal will beat Oregon State

By Connor Muldowney

PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 14: JJ Arcega-Whiteside #19 of the Stanford Cardinal is congratulated by teammates after he catches a three yard touchdown pass against the Oregon Ducks during the first quarter of their NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 14: JJ Arcega-Whiteside #19 of the Stanford Cardinal is congratulated by teammates after he catches a three yard touchdown pass against the Oregon Ducks during the first quarter of their NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 07: Thomas Tyner #4 of the Oregon State Beavers takes a hand off from Darell Garretson #10 of the Oregon State Beavers for a short gain in the first half of the game against the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 07: Thomas Tyner #4 of the Oregon State Beavers takes a hand off from Darell Garretson #10 of the Oregon State Beavers for a short gain in the first half of the game against the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

3. Oregon State’s offense is inept

Inept might be an understatement. Oregon State has one of the worst offenses in college football, and the Pac-12 in general. The Pac-12 is known for high-powered attacks, but the Beavers have been anything but.

Let’s break down the numbers. The Beavers average just 21.3 points per game which is good for 109th in the country, 150.4 rushing yards which is 80th, 206.1 passing yards which is also 80th and 357 total yards which is 101st nationwide. Not good.

Although Stanford hasn’t been as effective on the defensive side of the ball this year as it would like, it has been much more impressive in the past three games — especially against Oregon, allowing just 33 passing yards.

Jake Luton began the season as the team’s starting quarterback, but Darrell Garretson has since taken over. He is completing just over 54 percent of his passes with one touchdown and two picks in three-plus games. Ryan Nall is the Beavers’ only hope on offense, but Stanford will be keying on him in the backfield.

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