The Beavers’ 2025 season is at a merciful end after Washington State’s dominated the disorganized OSU offense.
PULLMAN, Wash. — It ended how it started: with special teams blunders, anemic offense, and giving up big plays on defense.
Oregon State football’s disastrous 2025 season came to a merciful end Saturday with a 32-8 road loss to Washington State. The Beavers finished 2-10 this season as they turn the page with force toward the coach JaMarcus Shephard era.
OSU started true freshman quarterback Tristan Ti’a against the Cougars (6-6), and the former four-star recruit showcased flashes of his talent amid an up-and-down (mostly down) night. He finished 28 of 41 for 240 yards and a touchdown. Ti’a threw an interception and was sacked six times.
Washington State avenged a 10-7 loss to Oregon State on Nov. 1 in Corvallis. The Cougars became bowl eligible with the win.
Oregon State had few offensive stars after the Beavers managed only 288 yards. Anthony Hankerson added to his 1,000-yard rushing season with 71 yards.
The Beavers avoided a shutout when Ti’a threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Trent Walker with 5:49 left in the game.
The Cougars’ standout was receiver Tony Freeman, who caught seven passes for 84 yards, in addition to returning six punts for 169 yards.
The game started slow offensively for both teams. WSU managed a 3-0 lead after the first quarter, knotting up this year’s two-leg “Pac-2″ championship on aggregate, 10-10, through five quarters.
In that first quarter, Trent Walker fumbled after a nice throw from Ti’a across the middle, and senior outside linebacker Nikko Taylor dropped back in coverage and deflected a pass in the end zone on fourth down.
Despite early resilience from the Beavers, the Cougars quickly opened their lead up. It was 13-0 after another Jack Stevens field goal, and a 2-yard touchdown run by Kirby Vorhees.
Ti’a made quality throws under pressure throughout the night, but he forced one midway through the second that resulted in an interception by Caleb Francl.
Washington State eventually extended its lead to 19-0 on the 1-yard pass from Zevi Eckhaus to Trey Leckner.
One of the highlights of the game — and perhaps the season — for OSU came late in the second. The Beavers allowed another big punt return, but punter AJ Winsor stripped the ball from Freeman’s hands.
Winsor’s effort led to OSU recovering its first fumble of the season. The Beavers wouldn’t do anything with it, though, as Ti’a was sacked to end the first half.
The OSU offense continued to struggle as the third quarter rolled along. Washington State added to its lead with a five-yard touchdown run by Eckhaus to make it 25-0 with 4:51 left in the third. A failed two-point conversion attempt kept it there.
Ti’a had the OSU offense moving late in the third, making all the key throws, but he threw a pick in double coverage to bring the drive to a screeching halt.
After three, WSU held a 25-0 lead.
The Beavers recovered their second fumble of the day (and of the season) in the fourth, forced by Andy Alfieri and recovered by Tyree Blake. It went nowhere, but Oregon State later broke up the shutout on Ti’a’s touchdown pass to Walker.
