For the unspeakable to happen on Saturday, the Oregon State Beavers will need to do more than move the ball down the field on offense. They’ll need to stop the Ohio State Buckeyes’ attack of Dwayne Haskins, J.K. Dobbins, Mike Weber and, well, just about everyone else who has the ability to gain yards.
That is a tall task to complete for even the best of teams, but Oregon State is coming off a season that was, undoubtedly, not their best. Looking to start anew in 2018, Jonathan Smith is the new head coach, Jake Luton is back from injury and is leading the offense, and free safety David Morris was supposed to be the key returning tackler on defense.