High-flying Oregon State races past WSU Cougars 48-30

Braden Atkinson threw for 347 yards and three TDs as Oregon State built a big lead and rolled past WSU.

Oct 17, 2026, 7:33 PM

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WSU Cougars running back Kirby Vorhees carries the ball during a 2025 game. (Brien Aho/Getty Images)

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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Braden Atkinson threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns and Oregon State established early control to beat the WSU Cougars 48-30 on Saturday.

Oregon State 48, WSU Cougars 30: Box score

Running back AJ Newberry ran for 105 yards on 11 carries and had 120 yards receiving on five receptions and a touchdown for the Beavers.

Jesse Legree had 108 receiving yards on eight receptions and two touchdowns for the Beavers (5-2, 3-0 Pac 12). Legree is the first wideout to 1,000 yards receiving this season.

Jake Reichle added two rushing touchdowns for Oregon State.

Reichle’s 1-yard touchdown run gave Oregon State a 7-0 lead. Atkinson followed with a 90-yard touchdown to Legree, and Caleb Ojeda’s 48-yard field goal before the end of the first quarter made it 17-0.

The Beavers went to halftime up 27-10.

In his first career start, redshirt freshman quarterback Owen Eshelman threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 136 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown for Washington State (1-6, 0-3).

Branden Granashamoorthy had 147 yards receiving on a 11 receptions with a touchdowns.

Eshelman led three-straight touchdown drives late for the Cougars whose 30-point effort was the highest against an FBS program this season.