Talkin' Beavers

Women’s volleyball coach Mark Barnard joins Ron Callan to discuss his expectations for his team this year, and breaks down the goals as the season continues. Also, Mark dives into recruiting internationally and analyzes the large number of freshmen on the team after the 2020 COVID season. 1:00 COVID’s impact on the volleyball season 3:15 Recapping the wild match against Penn State 4:20 The impact of Grace Massey 7:30 Having fans back in Gill Coliseum 8:20 The challenge of recruiting...

Men’s Soccer Coach Terry Boss joins Ron Callan to discuss his expectations for his team this year, and breaks down the goals for men’s soccer this season. Also, Mike Parker joins Ron to analyze Beavers football and preview the upcoming season. 1:00 Terry Boss joins Ron 1:30 Expectations for Oregon State's Men's Soccer team 4:10 Coaches Poll ranks men’s soccer #22 in the nation 5:00 Coming off of the COVID season and getting back to normal 6:15 Strengths of the team 10:30 Excitement to...

Oregon State Softball coach, Laura Berg, joins Ron Callan to discuss her recent trip to the Olympics with team USA, and her experience in Tokyo. Also, Laura dives into the upcoming season for OSU and her excitement for the incoming 11 new players. 1:00 Winning silver at the Olympics and team USA’s experience in Tokyo 4:00 New Beavers recruit Tarni Stepto, Australian national player 5:25 Versatility in the pitching position 6:15 Impact of no fans at the Olympic games and staying connected...

Jenny Huth, new assistant coach for Oregon State women’s basketball, joins Ron Callan to discuss her transition to OSU and her path to coaching. Also, they analyze this year's team and what the expectations are for the team heading into Jenny’s first season. 1:00 Transitioning from head coach to assistant coach at OSU 3:00 Thoughts on the beginning of Scott Rueck Era at Oregon State 4:30 Jenny’s playing history and path to coaching 5:40 Jenny on her history with Deven Hunter and...

PAC-12's Yogi Roth joins voice of the Beavers Mike Parker and Ron Callan to discuss the potential of the 4th season of the Jonathan Smith's Era at Oregon State. They dive into the growth of the Beavers defense, the future of the PAC-12, and the importance of Jonathan Smith and the stability of the coaching staff. :45 PAC-12 media day takeaways 1:45 Excitement for the future of PAC-12 Football 3:30 The growth of the PAC-12 and the impact on Beavers football 5:30 Will this be the...

Former Beavers assistant and current San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan joins this week's pod to discuss his six years at Oregon State and how fan interest has changed in San Jose after their Mountain West Conference Championship last season. 3:15 Building San Jose State into a winner. 4:10 The job Joe Seumalo has done at San Jose State. 6:40 Lyle Moevao and why he wanted him to join the San Jose State staff. 8:08 Reflecting on the 2012 Alamo Bowl. 9:00 What made Brandin Cooks such...

Oregon State head coach Wayne Tinkle joins this week's pod to discuss last year's Elite Eight run and his hopes for building upon it this upcoming season. 1:10 Coach Tinkle on throwing out the first pitch at Wrigley Field on August 25th and how baseball was his first love. 4:10 On the Elite Eight run this season and what it does for recruiting. 8:15 The players he's got returning at Oregon State. 9:56 Having fans back in the stands next season. 11:33 On his daughter Joslyn becoming an...

Former Beavers assistant and current Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Chad Forcier joins this week's podcast to discuss his time in Corvallis, coaching alongside Eddie Payne and what it means to be coaching in the NBA Finals. 1:20 What's going through your mind when you get to this stage of the Finals? 2:00 What it was like to be in Milwaukee for their first home Finals game since 1974 3:20 Pat Connaughton's impact this season 5:14 Jrue Holiday and all that he does as a player 6:25...

New Oregon State Women's soccer coach Lauren Sinacola joins this week's Talkin' Beavers podcast to discuss her coaching background, her early thoughts on Corvallis and her hopes for the future at Oregon State. 1:05 What it's like to be in Corvallis with the Beavs 1:47 How interesting the Beavs head coaching job was when it opened up 2:45 Expectations for this year's team 6:35 Is Oregon becoming a hotbed for soccer? 8:00 Getting to know the players 11:30 What will it be like for to...

Beavers Baseball Coach Mitch Canham joins this week's podcast to discuss his first year as the coach at Oregon State. 1:30 What are Coach Canham and the other coaches are up to right now 3:30 What the coaching staff think about the team that will be coming back in 2022 8:40 Talking about the Beavers young core 11:00 On watching the Corvallis Knights play 14:30 Discussing former Beavers having success in the pros 17:00 Coach Canham's individual takeaways from his first season as head...

Former Oregon State defensive tackle Esera Tuaolo joins this week's podcast to discuss Pride Month in the LGBTQ+ community and the news that Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib has announced that he is gay. 1:00 Esera says he is in Massachusetts right now as an Executive Chef 2:00 Reaction when Carl Nassib came out as gay 3:40 Being quiet about his sexuality while playing football 5:50 What was it like announcing his sexuality on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel 8:10 Talking about...

Kaylee Mitchell joins the podcast to talk about setting the Oregon State University record in the 3000m steeplechase, qualifying for the Olympic Trials and her anticipation of toeing the line against her racing idol, Emma Coburn, plus participating in programs like Dam Change and Dam Worth It. 1:37 - Kaylee shares how she felt after realizing she qualified for Olympic Trials 5:51 - Expressing her admiration for Emma Coburn and how it will feel to race against her 9:03 - Why she choose to...

Former Oregon State basketball players Dino Tanner and Corey Benjamin join this week's podcast to discuss their time in Corvallis, the NBA Playoffs and their individual stories of trash talking to the G.O.A.T. Michael Jordan. 1:35 Dino talking about the great players he grew up playing against in Los Angeles. 3:00 Dino says he and Corey played tougher competition at the park than what he faced when he first arrived at Oregon State. 5:20 Corey recruited Dino to come to Oregon State. 6:25...

Oregon State basketball great Mel Counts joins this week's podcast to discuss his time in Corvallis, his time in the NBA and what it was like to win a Gold Medal at the Olympics in the 1964 Tokyo games. 2:40 Mel didn't realize he such a good basketball player until he was a junior or senior. 4:10 Mel's two biggest regrets: not winning the National Championship and only beating Oregon 17 or 20 times. 7:15 Training for the 1964 Olympics at Pearl Harbor and winning the gold medal 10:40...

Former Beavers baseball coach Pat Casey joins this week's podcast to reflect on his coaching career, his three College World Series Championships and this year's Beavers' squad under Mitch Canham. 3:12 When Pat Casey fell in love with baseball 4:53 What it meant to be able to coach so close to home 8:00 What recruiting and coaching look like in the beginning vs. now 11:00 Coaching at George Fox while playing basketball and minor league baseball 22:00 Winning the first College World...

Former Oregon Soccer women's soccer player and current Portland Thorns goalkeeper Bella Bixby joins this week's podcast to discuss her time at Oregon State, the differences between the college game and the pro game and the 2021 NWSL season. 1:00 Bella on the Challenge Cup victory. 2:30 On her decision to go to Oregon State over other schools & her favorite game from her Oregon State career. 9:10 On about getting drafted by the Thorns. 12:25 Being motivated to stay ready for getting...

Blazers Television analyst Lamar Hurd joins this week's podcast to discuss his time at Oregon State, his decision to come back to Portland and the current season for the Portland Trail Blazers. 1:55 Lamar on Joslyn screaming at officials during OSU Men's basketball games. 6:45 How having a small number of fans in the arena makes a huge difference. 8:30 What made Lamar fall in love with basketball 10:30 How Lamar really learned how to be accountable for himself at Oregon State. 17:00...

Oregon State running back great Ken Simonton joins this week's podcast to re-live his favorite Oregon State memories and to discuss his role as a mentor to today's athletes. 1:35 Growing up a baseball fan. 3:00 Dennis Erickson told him he would have to give up baseball. 4:35 Mike Riley was the main factor in getting him to go to Oregon State. 6:00 Loved the slower pace, beauty and greenery of Corvallis. But did not love the weather. 7:30 Asked if he expected to have such an immediate...

Former OSU running back Yvenson Bernard joins this week's Talkin' Beavers podcast to discuss his favorite Oregon State memories, his admiration for his immigrant parents and his journey from athlete to financial expert. 3:15 Being a two-sport athlete: football and baseball. 5:30 On Dennis Erickson and his Oregon State teams. 5:50 How Sabby Piscitelli was one of his main recruiters to Oregon State. 8:10 Choosing football over baseball. 14:20 The challenges of playing behind someone he...

Former Oregon State basketball star David Lucas joins this week's podcast to discuss the Maurice Lucas Foundation, all the lessons his father taught him and what Oregon State has meant to him personally. 1:20 How have things been going throughout the pandemic? 1:55 Talking about his son that was born the day that Kobe Bryan passed away. 2:30 The Maurice Lucas Foundation and all that it does. 6:30 How much do you enjoy seeing who these kids become? 8:20 Lessons David learned from his...