CORVALLIS - Buried in the rubble of last Saturday's 35-14 loss to Arizona was a small positive that could pay off big down the road for Oregon State.
It was the return of tight end Noah Togiai.
The junior tight end didn't do much during his limited performance, but it was a start. Togiai has battled ankle and knee injuries since last December, and barring no setbacks, figures to become a bigger part of the OSU offense in weeks to come.
"Obviously it was a lot of fun being out there," Togiai said. "It's not fun being on the sideline.