Gary Anderson arrived in Corvallis two years ago fresh off a short stint as Wisconsin’s head coach. What would prompt a move from Wisconsin, a upper tier B1G school with great tradition and history, to Oregon State (no offense, Beaver friends)? He was pretty successful, and even had his Badgers in the 2014 B1G Championship Game. Wisconsin’s historical tough offensive line combined with a ground-it-out running game seemed to fit Anderson’s personality as a coach who values physical line play and getting tough yards between the tackles.
But perhaps the move to Oregon State reveals even more about him and the personality that he’s instilling into his team, that of one who identifies more as the underdog than the favorite, and embraces a dog fight (there’s also this).