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Oregon State could be facing pivotal season

The Columbian
Published: August 14, 2012, 5:00pm

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — After two years of decline, this new season could prove to be a pivotal one for the Oregon State football program and coach Mike Riley.

After finishing 3-9 last year — the Beavers never really recovered from a shocking upset by lower-division Sacramento State in the opener — Oregon State has fallen to depths not seen in Corvallis since Riley’s first stint as head coach in the late 1990s. After guiding the Beavers to six bowl games in his first seven years since returning in 2003, Riley failed to get his team to the postseason in 2010 and 2011.

The question is whether the slide is indicative of a downward trend for a team that is not keeping up in the Pac-12 or just a confluence of unfortunate circumstances.

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