The Oregon State Beavers threw everything they had on offense and special teams at the Washington State Cougars on Saturday night, and for a while, it kept them close. But there’s no way to trick your way to defense, and the Air Raid scored touchdowns on its final five possessions as the Cougs rolled to a 56-37 victory in Corvallis.
WSU is now 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the Pac-12 as it heads into its bye week. OSU drops to 1-5 and 0-3.
Gardner Minshew II threw for 430 yards and five touchdowns on 30-of-40 passing as the WSU offense racked up 530 yards and scored TDs on seven of its nine possessions.