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Yanni Demogerontas more relaxed, projected to start at center for Oregon State Beavers

(Karl Maasdam/OSU athletics)

CORVALLIS —"Paralysis of analysis."

That's the fancy catchphrase T.J. Woods uses when one of his Oregon State offensive linemen gets tense. And for a while, that described Yanni Demogerontas.

It was probably an understandable reaction for the sophomore who in the spring was unexpectedly propelled into a spot on the line he had never played. Or at the start of fall camp, when too many bad snaps brought harsh critiques from head coach Gary Andersen.

But with each repetition, Woods notices the pressure Demogerontas put on himself beginning to lift.