Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Canzano: Oregon State has six days to get right

ESPN’s College GameDay and a trip to Boise State looms.

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John Canzano
Nov 08, 2026
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Texas State dominated Oregon State on Saturday.

Oregon State lost again. That’s two straight setbacks. Texas State must have looked around in the wake of its first-ever trip to Corvallis, saw all the chainsaws, and left for home with one thought.

Sawdust.

“The only way to get past something like this is to go through it,” Oregon State coach JaMarcus Shephard announced after losing, 42-21, at Reser Stadium.

Go through it?

Like plowing through a mountain?

Well, how about a date next Saturday at Boise State with ESPN’s College GameDay set up and America tuned in? That’s happening. Boise — the city — will be lit. The Pac-12 — the conference — is giddy with finally getting some exposure from the four-letter network. And OSU woke up on Sunday knowing it has six days to pull itself together.

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