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  Sam Noyer ran for a score and threw for another to help Colorado hold off San Diego State 20-10 on Saturday night as the Buffaloes remain undefeated under new coach Karl Dorrell. Jarek Broussard rushed for 124 yards to top the 100-yard mark for a third straight game, while a Colorado defense led by linebacker Nate Landman kept relentless pressure on a banged-up Aztecs offense. A stingy San Diego State defense kept things close, though, even providing a big first-half spark when Darren Hall picked off a Noyer pass and returned it for a 57-yard score. That was after Colorado grabbed a 14-0 lead behind a 1-yard TD run by Noyer and a 3-yard flip pass to Jaylon Jackson.

The Buffaloes and Aztecs didn't find out they were meeting on the field until Thanksgiving Day. Colorado (3-0, 2-0 Pac-12) was originally scheduled to travel to No. 19 USC for a Pac-12 South showdown, but it was canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Trojans' program. San Diego State (3-3, 3-2 Mountain West) was available for a trip to Boulder when its contest at Fresno State was called off due to contact tracing concerns with the Bulldogs. - Colorado/AP College Football


rSr/2022 QB Sam NoyerOregon State
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  Taking his first college snap after starting quarterback Tristan Gebbia limped off, Chance Nolan scored on a 1-yard, fourth-down run with 33 seconds left to give Oregon State a 41-38 upset victory over No. 9 Oregon on Friday night. Jermar Jefferson ran for 226 yards and two touchdowns to help the Beavers (2-2) win their second straight game. Jefferson has run for at least 100 yards in each of Oregon State’s four games and is on pace to hit 1,000 despite the short season.

Oregon (3-1) had won seven in a row and three straight over the rival Beavers. The loss dashed any slim hopes the Ducks had of a spot in the College Football Playoffs. The Ducks were ranked No. 15 in the first CFP rankings released Tuesday. Tristan Gebbia threw for 263 years and a score and had a touchdown run during the foggy game at Reser Stadium. While no fans were allowed in the game, cars passing near the stadium honked for the home team in the aftermath. Tyler Shough threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns for Oregon. - Oregon State/AP College Football


Jr/2021 RB *Jermar JeffersonOregon State
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  Oregon's defense has struggled in back-to-back-to-back weeks to stop the run, most recently allowing a career-best performance to UCLA running back Demetric Felton in last week's victory at Autzen Stadium. The culprit is as obvious to the casual observer as it is to the Ducks in the locker room. "We're going to have to work on tackling," linebacker Isaac Slade-Matautia said Tuesday afternoon before offering an honest assessment. "That's our biggest downfall right now." The No. 9 Ducks (3-0) better figure out a way to shore it up quick because this week could be their biggest challenge of the season when they take on Oregon State (1-2) and running back Jermar Jefferson at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.

Jefferson is the leading rusher in the Pac-12 and ran roughshod against California last week to help the Beavers record their first win of the season. Jefferson, a 5-foot-10, 217-pound junior, opened the game with a 75-yard touchdown run on the first play. He finished with 196 yards on 18 carries in the 31-27 victory to bring his season total to 449 yards. He is averaging 149.7 yards per game, 7.2 yards per carry and has five rushing TDs. "He's got everything the great backs have," Oregon coach Mario Cristobal said. "It starts with great vision and then you go and start talking about his speed, his power, his explosiveness. He sets up blocks really well, he can make you miss, he can run over you, he can run through you." - Register Guard


Jr/2021 RB *Jermar JeffersonOregon State
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  Part of Noyer's success so far has come from his aggressive running style, including a few times when he's tried to leap over defenders. He said having last week off - after Arizona State had to cancel the game because of COVID-19 issues - helped his body rest. "Really all of us, I think it helps just to get our bodies back right, but overall I think my body's doing really well," he said. While Noyer has said he needs to be smarter in avoiding contact - and head coach Karl Dorrell agrees - he added that human nature will be tough to contain. "When the adrenaline's flowing, I just kind of react," he said. "I probably shouldn't be as airborne as I have been, but if I need that first down, I'm gonna go get it and I think that's something you're going to continue to see."

In addition to resting, Noyer said last week was beneficial as the Buffs go into a big matchup with the Trojans. USC and Colorado are the only undefeated teams in the Pac-12 South division. "I think it gave us extra time to prepare for a great SC team and I think guys took each day as a new opportunity to prepare and get better," Noyer said. "I don't think that guys really took a step back. I think a lot of people can take a step back in those type of situations but I think our team has handled it really well and I think Coach Dorrell has done a great job of handling the entire situation well. I think overall we did a good job of preparing and now we're back on to a real game and we're ready to go." Noyer credits his relationship with offensive coordinator Darrin Chiaverini and quarterbacks Danny Langsdorf for getting him ready each week. - Denver Post


rSr/2022 QB Sam NoyerOregon State
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  These days, it seems like Jefferson is capable of scoring every time he touches the ball. He took the first handoff of the game 75 yards to the house. He could have done the same on his last carry, but made a smart play to run out of bounds and set the Beavers up to kneel out the game. After the damage he did Saturday, Jefferson is now the Pac-12's leading rusher. His 449 yards are 118 more than any other player has. He is averaging 7.2 yards per carry, good for 13th in the nation. Of the 12 players ahead of him, only two have a similarly high number of carries.

Jefferson said that before his long first-quarter touchdown, Gebbia checked the play to the weak side. As soon as the quarterback did that, Jefferson said he knew he was going to score because of what he saw in the defense. He has always been a smart, physical runner who is capable of delivering big plays out of nowhere. But at the moment, it seems Jefferson is playing with more confidence than ever and has taken his game to another level. - Gazette Times


Jr/2021 RB *Jermar JeffersonOregon State
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  NOV 23 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jermar Jefferson, Jr., RB, Oregon State (Harbor City, Calif.),...In the Beavers 31-27 win over Cal, Jefferson ran for 196 yards on 18 carries, his third-highest single game total...The performance was the 13th 100-yard game of his career, which are the fifth most all-time at Oregon State...Averaged 10.9 yards per rush, putting him just shy of the Top 10 in Oregon State's single-game record books...Ran for a 75-yard score on the first play from scrimmage, his longest career rush...Also ran for a 65-yard rush in the fourth quarter, now his second-longest career gain...Scored his 25th career touchdown, tying him for fifth all-time at Oregon State...Now has 2,514 career rushing yards, the Pac-12's active leader and seventh all-time in the Oregon State record books...Also nominated: Tyler Shough, QB, Oregon; Demetric Felton, RB, UCLA; Cade Otton, TE, Washington. - Pac-12 Football

Jr/2021 RB *Jermar JeffersonOregon State
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  NOV 23 PAC-12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jesiah Irish, R-So., WR, Oregon State (Snoqualmie, Wash.),...Irish blocked a fourth quarter punt deep in California's territory that led to Oregon State's game-winning touchdown on Saturday against the Golden Bears. Cal's punter attempted to punt from the Bears' 25 yard line (line of scrimmage at their 40). The punt was recovered by Cal at their own 14, setting the stage for a three play, 14-yard scoring drive for the Beavers...The block was Irish's first career punt block and gave Oregon State two on the season...Beavers' opponents have punted 12 times, giving Oregon State a 16.7 percent success rate on punt block attempts...Also nominated: Demetric Felton, RB, UCLA; Parker Lewis, PK, USC; Kyler Gordon, DB, Washington. - Pac-12 Football

rSr/2024 WR Jesiah IrishOregon State
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  NOV 16 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sam Noyer, Sr., QB, Colorado (Beaverton, Ore.),...Noyer became just the 12th quarterback to win his first two for Colorado since 1959 with the Buffs' 35-32 win over Stanford...He completed 15 of 24 pass attempts for 255 yards with two touchdowns...Noyer added 36 yards on the ground, with two rushing touchdowns, for four total touchdown on the day. He's the first Colorado quarterback to score two rushing touchdowns in a game since Steven Montez did so in a 38-16 over UCLA in 2018. And the first to run for two and pass for two touchdowns since Sefo Liufau did so in a 38-31 loss to Arizona in 2015...Earned 15 first downs, five rushing for the second-straight game...Also nominated: Grant Gunnell, QB, Arizona; Tyler Shough, QB, Oregon; Davis Mills, QB, Stanford; Demetric Felton, RB, UCLA; Kedon Slovis, QB, USC. - Pac-12 Conference Football

rSr/2022 QB Sam NoyerOregon State
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  Sam Noyer passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more, Jarek Broussard had another strong day rushing, and Colorado held on to beat Stanford 35-32 on Saturday. Dimitri Stanley caught six passes for 126 yards and a score as Colorado remained unbeaten under first-year coach Karl Dorrell. Noyer, a fifth-year senior who nearly transferred out of Colorado after playing safety last season, threw an interception on his fourth pass of the afternoon then settled in to complete 15 of 24 attempts for 255 yards. Noyer scored on a 7-yard option keeper midway through the second quarter then led the Buffaloes on three scoring drives coming out of halftime.

Brenden Rice had a 34-yard touchdown catch and Jaren Mangham added a one-yard touchdown run for Colorado (2-0, 2-0 Pac-12). Davis Mills passed for 327 yards and a touchdown in his first game of the season for Stanford (0-2, 0-2). Mills was one of four players forced to sit out last week's game against Oregon because of coronavirus concerns. The Pac-12 later admitted errors in the testing protocol that kept the four Stanford players out. Jet Toner added three field goals for the Cardinal. Stanford lost its home opener for the first time since 2007. - AP College Football


rSr/2022 QB Sam NoyerOregon State
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  The heart and soul of Oregon State's defense is Rashed Jr. The redshirt senior was likely to go within the first two rounds of last year's NFL Draft, but returned to Corvallis for one more season because he felt like he had unfinished business with the Beavers. Rashed Jr. was a first-team All-American in 2019 and led the nation with 22.5 tackles for loss. He has put on 10 pounds leading up to this season in order to become an even more disruptive force, and he will be a nightmare to gameplan around for opposing offensive coordinators. - Gazette Times

rSr/2021 OLB Hamilcar Rashed Jr.Oregon State
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  Oregon State was hoping to get some good news this week in regards to junior wideout Tre'Shaun Harrison. It got the opposite. Smith said Monday that Harrison's appeal to play this fall has been denied and he will have to sit out the season. Harrison, a former four-star athlete out of Garfield High School in Washington, played 24 games over two seasons at Florida State before transferring out of Tallahassee. The Beavers are still waiting for news on the appeal of running back Trey Lowe, who also is hoping to play this season after transferring from Washington. Smith said Lowe's appeal is still pending. - Gazette Times

rSr/2023 WR TreShaun HarrisonOregon State
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  Oregon State's Jermar Jefferson is coming off a sophomore season where he ran for 685 yards and eight touchdowns. Not terrible, but not what Jefferson had in mind following a record-setting freshman year in 2018. Injuries and health played a big role in Jefferson's production decrease. So shortly after the 2019 season ended, Jefferson went to work on a game plan. Jefferson's big problem, it turned out, was simple. Eat. Eat more. What college boy doesn't like to eat, and eat a lot? Jefferson, for one. It's not that he was opposed to food. Just wasn't a priority. "I was barely eating twice a day," Jefferson said of his diet in 2019. "Honestly, I don't know why. I just wasn't hungry, I guess."

Jefferson said it's ideal for him to weigh around 215 to 217 pounds during the season. Jefferson struggled to maintain that weight last season, which he felt went back to his eating habits. OSU's strength and conditioning staff reviewed Jefferson's food intake, and told him it's simply not enough. What Jefferson was eating was OK - he says fast food was only a meal or two a week, though he's trying to cut that to zero - he just needs more of it. Now Jefferson is eating three meals a day, and then some with addition of snacks. His calorie intake has increased significantly. - The Oregonian


Jr/2021 RB *Jermar JeffersonOregon State
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  Elijah Jones' responsibilities within the Kansas football defense have become a lot more extensive this summer. Now in his third year with the program, the cornerback who joined the Jayhawks as a junior college transfer in 2018 could find himself in a starting role this fall, after playing infrequently as a reserve in 2019. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound defensive back from Cape Coral, Fla., thinks his game has developed enough since the end of his redshirt junior year that he'll be able to not only get on the field more as a senior, but also execute at a consistent enough level to maintain his spot.

"I've just got to stay mature, stay level-headed," Jones said during a video conference with reporters this week. "Keep focused and keep doing my job every single play. Keep going out there and making plays and just listen to what my coach has got going for me out there." That coach Jones referenced is Chevis Jackson, the one-time LSU standout entering his second season working for his former head coach, Les Miles. "Coach Jackson is showing us and teaching us the ropes," Jones said, "and showing us how to do that since he's been in our shoes before." - Lawrence Journal World


rSr/2022 CB Elijah JonesOregon State
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  2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State,...Rashed Jr. led the nation with 22.5 tackles for loss in 2019 and placed tied for third with 14 sacks. Both totals also set Oregon State single-season records. He posted at least one TFL in each of his first 10 games, only one of three players nationally to accomplish that feat. - Oregon State Football

rSr/2021 OLB Hamilcar Rashed Jr.Oregon State
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  2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Isaiah Dunn, Oregon State,...Dunn has played in 26 games, making 22 starts. Has 102 tackles with 15 pass breakups...Played in all 12 games in 2019, making 11 starts...Totaled 42 tackles, including 32 solo, with half a tackle for loss. Broke up eight passes. - Oregon State Football

Sr/2021 CB Isaiah DunnOregon State
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