Oregon State Beavers Roster 2019 Beavers Roster

Head Coach: Jonathan Smith        2017 Salary: N/A        Offensive Coordinator: Brian Lindgren       Defensive Coordinator: Tim Tibesar         

Stadium: Reser Stadium       Surface: Turf        City: Corvallis        State: Oregon

For the 2017 Oregon State Beavers, the season started poorly and ended worse. By the time the dust had settled, the Beavers found themselves with a new coach. After Gary Andersen resigned under a cloud of uncertainty and frustration, beloved forner quarterback Jonathan Smith comes home to try to rescue the program. The Beavers will take their lumps this season and for the foreseeable future.

If the Beavers will improve at all from last year's 1-11 campaign, Jake Luton will be the key. Luton got off to a decent start as quarterback last year before sustaining a season-ending back injury. Both Luton and running back Artavis Pierce showed potential in small sample sizes. The Beavers were not necessarily terrible on offense last season. They simply could not get the job done. The new coaching staff will be working with some of the same parts as last season so a new philosophy may help.

The savior of this defense will not be wearing a uniform. Instead, coordinator Tim Tibesar comes in with coaching experience at both Wisconsin and in the CFL. While the coaching staff has bona fides, the personnel lacks skills. Smith is still a couple of recruiting classes from changing that. Where the Beavers are likely to struggle the most is against the pass. While the Beavers made a great coaching hire, there is still work that has to be done. The Beavers will likely be at the bottom of the Pac-12 once again before things start to improve.