CORVALLIS -- Quarterbacks remained the most prominent topic at Gary Andersen's weekly press conference, with the Oregon State coach noting he is "hopeful" Nick Mitchell can play this weekend against Washington after a late hit knocked him out of Saturday's game at California, while all but ruling Seth Collins out of the Beavers' final two games.
Here are other highlights from Andersen's meeting with the media, which covered the Huskies, OSU's depleted secondary and a wild Pac-12 season.
On Washington:
Coach (Chris) Petersen, great respect for him. When I was at Utah State, I spent many times trying to pick his brain on his program at Boise State and what they did at that place.