CORVALLIS — It was an uncharacteristically newsy week for mid-December at Oregon State, with defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake leaving to become the head coach at BYU, numerous shuffles in the offensive staff and six players signing early with the program.
In the midst of that, coach Gary Andersen held his first formal media availability since the end of the season. Here are some lingering tidbits from that session, which touched more on recruiting, reflecting back on the season and the program's status as it heads toward 2016.
(Note: These comments came Wednesday afternoon, before Sitake took the BYU job and before the announcement that Kevin McGiven and T.