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- [forum] QB/OL: OSU’s defense gave up points last year but they weren’t bad.
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- [forum] LB: Not to play “old guy nostaglia”, but David Hodge is certainly the highest rated LB since the early 1970s, and maybe the highest rated defensive players.
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- [forum] LB: We have been blessed to have witnessed such talent for sure.
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Four things Oregon State must do to upset No. 23 Houston
- Houston is framed as a difficult opener because Willie Fritz has one of the most experienced rosters in college football with 17 fifth- or sixth-year players.
- Oregon State's defense needs to slow Houston's run game and contain Conner Weigman to keep the game low-variance enough for an underdog script.
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- LB: Not to play “old guy nostaglia”, but David Hodge is certainly the highest rated LB since the early 1970s, and maybe the highest rated defensive players.
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National media predictions for Oregon State's Week 1 matchup vs. No. 23 Houston
- Houston is a 20.5-point home favorite over Oregon State, with every cited national projection selecting the Cougars and the listed score forecasts implying winning margins from roughly 9 to 25 points.
- Both the Dimers simulation and ESPN's FPI give Houston approximately a 91% win probability against Oregon State.
- The bullish Houston case centers on Makhi Hughes and Conner Weigman sustaining Willie Fritz's ball-control offense after the Cougars improved from 4-8 to 10-3, with defensive performance viewed as the swing factor between an ordinary bowl and Big 12 contention.
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Week 1: Oregon State vs. #23 Houston
- QB/OL: OSU’s defense gave up points last year but they weren’t bad.
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- Injury: LB Derek Houston and DL Xavier Williams officially questionable for Sac State ahead of tonight's game vs.
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