This is competition at its best, Scott Rueck says.
Oregon State's quest to repeat as Pac-12 champions will come down to the final weekend of the regular season. To capture that title, the No. 7 Beavers will likely need to win in a venue where they have never captured a victory in 28 tries. And they'll be facing an opponent in No. 13 Stanford that, like last season, gets the opportunity to play spoiler.
"I anticipate them having the same vibe that they had a year ago," Rueck said of Stanford. "They, in a way, don't have anything to lose.