(Photo courtesy of OSU athletics)
BEND — Steve McCoy and his 12 Oregon State equipment staffers gathered together Friday afternoon and finally took a collective breath.
They had spent months meticulously preparing for when the Beavers opened fall camp at Summit High School. They had spent 2 1/2 days loading three tractor-trailers and one flat-bed truck with all the necessities for a Division I football program, then another day-and-a-half unloading those materials in Bend.
Beavers coaches and players have outlined the benefits of starting camp away from Corvallis, from building camaraderie to avoiding the ongoing construction of the Valley Football Center.