Oregon St. is about to enter a new era, where not only is long time Coach Mike Riley and many of his long-time assistants are gone, so is almost everything about the way things have run for Beaver football.
Unfortunately, so too are many of the players with much experience, especially on defense, along with the quarterback who threw for more career yards than anyone in conference history.
Even if we were not entering the Post-Riley era, popular predictions of only about 4 wins would not be unreasonable. With so many unknowns, and (for sure) a freshman starting quarterback, while a look at the schedule reveals enough opponents that also have unanswered questions that a bowl trip is not outside the realm of best case outcomes, its also a distinct possibility that the 4 win benchmark might be beyond reach.