CORVALLIS — Frustrated. That was the word used most by head coach Trent Bray after Oregon State football’s confounding, 36-27 loss to Fresno State on Saturday afternoon. The Beavers lost in large part due to special teams mistakes, which included six botched snaps.

Thursday night, Fresno State (19-13) will face Eastern Washington (18-15) in The Basketball Classic.

Kansas dominated Fresno State all night long in the season opener. Here are our immediate takeaways from the victory.

With the Oregon State football team (0-1) preparing to square off with the Fresno State Bulldogs (1-1) at Reser Stadium, BeaversEdge prepares you for the contest with our wall-to-wall weekly coverage!

The Fresno State men's basketball team (21-13) won 80-71 over Youngstown State (19-15) in the quarterfinals of the Basketball Classic.

Both teams are coming off disappointing seasons by their standards. Kansas went 5-7 despite being projected as a top-3 Big 12 team in the preseason, while Fresno State finished 6-7 after a bowl appearance and moved on from Tim Skipper after just one year, bringing in new head coach Matt Entz.

That is what co-defensive coordinator Rod Chance wants to see when Oregon State takes the field Saturday against Fresno State. “Really just operating with a sense of urgency. I think we lacked urgency at times,

FRESNO, Calif. -- The Fresno State Bulldogs pulled off an impressive win against Oregon State on Saturday. The Bulldogs punished the Beavers for poor special teams play and came away with the 36-27 victory. Fresno State kept its rushing ways going with 197 yards on the ground.