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Oregon State's Kevin McGiven praises Darell Garrettson's football IQ, Marcus McMaryion's growth: Exit interview

(Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian)

CORVALLIS — Following a difficult 2-10 campaign, Oregon State has entered an important offseason.

Throughout the next few weeks, The Oregonian/OregonLive will publish a series of "exit interviews" with each Beavers assistant coach, which will reflect back on their first season in Corvallis and look ahead to 2016.

First up is co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Kevin McGiven, who navigated a complicated scenario at the position this past season that saw three freshmen start for the Beavers.

(Note: This interview took place before the announcement that McGiven and offensive line coach T.