Beavs in Bend Day Three -- De-Striped

Another spectacular day at Summit High School for the third day of practice. By the way, Summit is the first high school with an artificial playing surface east of the Cascade Mountains in the state.

Arguably the highlight of the day was freshman Art Pierce being de-striped by sophomore running back Ryan Nall following practice. The first-year players, who did not participate in spring practice, have an orange stripe on the crown of their helmets. When their veteran "big brother" indicates to the coaching staff that the newcomer has proven to be a committed teammate, the strip is removed in front of the entire squad.

"It's a rite passage in our program that the newcomers prove themselves to their teammates and coaches," Beaver head coach Gary Andersen said.
To learn more about the team's progress listen to Coach Andersen's post practice comments at Facebook.com/beaverfootball/.

Sunday marked the first day in shoulder pads for "fall camp." The five-day acclimatization period ends on Tuesday, which is also the first day of full pads. On the horizon is the first two-a-day of camp (Wednesday) before the team packs up and heads back to campus Thursday.

Here is a great read authored by The Oregonian's Gina Mizell on the challenges of moving the entire football team from Corvallis to Bend.

Family Fun Day returns to the preseason schedule Friday, August 12, beginning at 5 p.m. with the first scrimmage of August's camp. The scrimmage will end at approximately 7 p.m., followed by an autograph session and the movie "Remember The Titans," sponsored by Paventy and Brown Orthodontics. Family Fun Day is free of charge and located at Reser Stadium.

In addition, Pac-12 Network will be in Reser Stadium on the 12th for its annual Training Camp visit to OSU. The show will air that night with a special viewing party at Sky High Brewing in downtown Corvallis, from 8-10 p.m., with Network personalities Mike Yam and Yogi Roth. There will be giveaway items and the opportunity to win Beaver football tickets.

The Beavers will hold their final public access scrimmage Thursday, August 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Reser Stadium.

Oregon State opens the season Thursday, September 1 at Minnesota at 6 p.m. PDT in a game that will be televised by the Big Ten Network. The Beavers seven-game home schedule starts Saturday, September 17 vs. Idaho State at 2 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network.

For information on season tickets for the upcoming schedule, including access to The Terrace, please contact the OSU ticket office at 1-800-Go-Beavs during weekday business hours or beavertickets.com

Schedule of Events
Aug. 12 Scrimmage/Family Fun Day (Reser Stadium), 5 p.m.
Aug. 18 Scrimmage, 10:30 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Nall

Artavis Pierce