Twenty minutes into Saturday’s clash against California, things looked eerily similar for the Beavers.
Oregon State trailed 36-26 at the half to the Golden Bears and were ready to pack it in, until a massive 47-28 second-half run opened things up for head coach Wayne Tinkle’s crew, as the program director sat mostly alone on the bench, without his coaching staff due to COVID-19 contact tracing protocols.
With the victory, Oregon State is now 5-3 on the campaign and 1-1 against Pac-12 foes.
California falls to a 5-6 overall with an 0-4 mark in conference play.