Beavers have a win streak in mind

After enduring its first 0-4 start under Mike Riley, the Oregon State football team has a chance to get a win streak going Saturday when it plays host to Brigham Young at Reser Stadium.

The Beavers finally got into the win column with a 37-27 victory over Arizona, a win that helped the Wildcats remove coach Mike Stoops earlier this week.

Brigham Young isn't in the leadership state the Wildcats were when they visited Corvallis, and figures to be a much tougher opponent with a 4-2 record. The Cougars have a win at Mississippi and lost 14-13 at Texas in their first two games. Their other loss came in their home opener against Utah. The Utes ton 54-10.

OSU plays at Utah in two weeks.

Oregon State will have the challenge of matching other team's defensively against the Cougars. BYU has not scored more than 29 points in a game, which it did in a 29-16 win over San Jose State. The Cougars have won their four games by an average of just six points.

OSU got another solid offensive performance last week, with quarterback Sean Mannion throwing for 297 yards and two touchdowns, and Jovan Stevenson getting 99 yards on the ground. The Beavers racked up 27 points in the second quarter and survived a comeback attempt with two key defensive stands in the fourth quarter.

Arizona quarterback Nick Foles threw for 378 yards, but had just one TD pass.