David Morris makes impact as true freshman for Oregon State Beavers

Minnesota quarterback Conor Rhoda tries to get past Oregon State's David Morris during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Corvallis, Ore., Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. (CORVALLIS -- The run plays in which David Morris lined up deep in the middle of the field were the most impressive to position coach John Rushing.

That's when the term "safety" takes its literal meaning, when Oregon State relied on Morris to make an open-field tackle as the last line of defense.

Morris finished with 17 stops (10 solo) last week against Minnesota, an eye-popping stat for a true freshman and the first time a Beaver has compiled that many since 2010. And with Jalen Moore suspended for the first half…