Sean Canfield News

Maybe Oregon State's defensive players didn't get the memo about Jake Locker. New Huskies coach Steve Sarkasian has spent a lot of time trying to covert the talented junior into more of a pro-style quarterback who stays in the pocket.

WHEN: 12:30 p.m. today, Reser Stadium. TV: FSN . KEYS TO THE GAME OSU quarterback Sean Canfield is on a roll, and there's no reason to think Washington can slow him down.

Time for our weekly look at UW's opponent, the dreaded Oregon State Beavers. Why dreaded? Well, for one, there's all that orange and black.

THURSDAY, what we filed for Friday's print edition: CORVALLIS - It may be a good thing for offensive coordinators everywhere that there are few starting quarterbacks in NCAA football majoring in philosophy.

Oregon State's James Rodgers is on the loose at California. Oregon State might be catching the Washington Huskies at just the right time.

Washington has lost three in a row and five out of six going into Saturday's 12:30 p.m. visit to Reser Stadium to face Oregon State, but OSU coach Mike Riley has a genuine respect for the Huskies under first-year coach Steve Sarkisian.

MONDAY, with OSU football: Some early in the week game notes, courtesy of OSU sports information.

Oregon State's Brady Camp celebrates his touchdown against UCLA with his teammate Howard Croom on Saturday.

Jahvid Best took the direct snap from center, curled around left end and streaked for the goal line.

On Saturday at 4pm, I will be standing in the student section of Memorial Stadium to watch the California Golden Bears beat the Oregon State Beavers for the first time at home in four years - and seek revenge for 2007's heartbreaking loss.

CORVALLIS - Sean Canfield rolled left, and his 20-yard sideline pass intended for Damola Adeniji was high and incomplete.

The Quizz Show is full of surprises. This past week, in Oregon State's 26-19 victory over UCLA, running back Jacquizz Rodgers passed out of the Wildcat formation - resulting in a 14-yard touchdown to Brady Camp.

California is back in the Top 25. Staying there for more than a week, however, could be a challenge.

Oregon State receiver James Rodgers hauls in a Sean Canfield pass against UCLA. The Beavers hope to jump-start another strong November showing with a victory Saturday at Cal.

From the hard-to-believe statistical category: Oregon State has won four times in a row at Berkeley against California, the Beavers' opponent at 4 p.m. Saturday in Strawberry Canyon.

Allen Bradford scored two touchdowns Saturday, helping fourth-ranked USC top stubborn Oregon State to a key 42-36 Pac-10 Conference win.

Jacquizz Rodgers had 112 yards rushing, 96 yards receiving and a touchdown pass, his brother James Rodgers ran for the winning score, and Oregon State had to scramble for a 26-19 win over UCLA on Saturday.

UCLA's football program is closing in on history, though not the kind anyone involved in the program would want to write home about.

USC linebacker Chris Galippo, frustrated over the way the Trojans surrendered big pass plays to Oregon State quarterback Sean Canfield, came over to the sideline during last weekend's game and said, "What the heck is going on?" Galippo spoke for himself but echoed the sentiments of a lot of observers regarding USC's defense.

After three consecutive weeks against hot running backs, UCLA finally got a bit of a reprieve in the ground game last week against Arizona.