The big man on Oregon State’s defense at the moment is freshman John McCartan. A freshman, you ask?
McCartan is the only Beaver defensive player so far to experience the Turnover Chainsaw. McCartan was able to display proudly Saturday in Reno after making a fourth-quarter inception against Nevada.
The chainsaw, an idea produced by defensive coordinator Tim Tibesar, became a thing for OSU’s game against Southern Utah. The Beavers didn’t have a takeaway against the Thunderbirds, and McCartan created the lone takeaway against the Wolf Pack.
“I want it so bad. I gotta go out and do something,” outside linebacker Andrzej Hughes-Murray said.