CORVALLIS – After declawing the "Bear Raid" three weeks ago, the Oregon State defense knows an entirely different challenge is on the horizon Saturday against Washington State.
When Treston Decoud last suited up to play the pass-happy Cougars in Oct. 2015, he was 12 months removed from home games in front of 700 people in the small town of Senatobia, Mississippi.
That is the home of Northwest Mississippi Community College, where the 6-foot-3 senior Beavers cornerback spent one season primarily facing an array of run-first offenses before joining the Pac-12. Matched up with the Cougars' well-renowned Air Raid, Decoud was part of an overmatched group that gave up 45 points in the first half.