In rather unexpected news this Monday, the Oregon State Beavers and head coach Gary Andersen “agreed to mutually part”, which gets even more surprising when you find out Andersen agreed to waive the remainder of his contract. Amazingly, considering the rumblings of Mike Riley’s possible firing before Nebraska hired him prior to the 2015 season, that’s two coaches OSU is now rid of that they don’t owe a penny to.
Andersen had won just seven games two and a half seasons into the job and, despite expectations that the team might be able to compete for a bowl game this year, had managed just one win, a nail bitter against a now 0-6 Portland State Vikings squad.