Oregon State may not be facing a team anywhere near the caliber of Ohio State this Saturday when Southern Utah comes to come for the home opener in Reser Stadium. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. But the Beavers, who were drubbed 77-31 at Ohio Stadium in Jonathan Smith’s debut as coach, planned to treat this week of practice as if they were once again preparing for the Buckeyes. “Obviously it’s kind of a relief but I think the mindset has got to be that you’re playing an Ohio State every week,” quarterback Conor Blount said Tuesday. “… If you treat every team like that, I think that we can do some good things.” The Thunderbirds are certainly not the powerhouse that Ohio State is, but they have won or shared two of the last three Big Sky titles and have plenty of experience returning. Several of the Beavers’ current…
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