SEATTLE — Oregon State's first offensive possession included a poorly thrown ball by Marcus McMaryion, a false start penalty immediately after a timeout and a fumble.
By halftime, an undermanned Beavers squad trailed No. 5 Washington by 31 points, a cushion the Huskies would ride to the finish line.
Saturday at Husky Stadium ultimately went the way most outsiders expected, with Washington scoring a comfortable 41-17 victory over OSU. Yet minutes after the Beavers' fifth defeat in seven games, coach Gary Andersen spoke as if he viewed the contest as another step, not a setback, in the program's bigger rebuilding process.