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Oregon State defense makes big strides

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  • Chantel Jennings

With so much defensive turnover in Corvallis -- a new staff and just two starters return from the 2014 team -- it seems nearly impossible to be optimistic about the Beavers' defense, but defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake is finding himself pleasantly surprised.

"Defensively, we're starting to come along a lot further than we thought," Sitake told The Oregonian. "But just because they're coming along a lot faster than we thought they would as a coaching staff, we have to keep focusing on the details and the little things that'll make us great.