Oregon State had plenty of chances to win in their Season Opening 30-23 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Here are some of the positive things we learned about the season opener.
- Darrell Garretson has tons of Heart and Toughness. It is easy to see why teammates voted him captain. Finally, the Beavers have stability at quarterback.
After taking two shots to the head, which led to the ejection of two Golden Gopher defenders, and taking multiple shots by an aggressive Minnesota defense, Garretson kept battling to the end. It was impressive to watch Garretson lead a nice touchdown drive with 1:04 left in the first half, and his 30 yard touchdown strike to Victor Bolden was thrown very well.