CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State heads into Friday’s matchup with Houston searching for its first win of the 2025 season. The Beavers are off to an 0-4 start, the program’s first since 2011. A loss would mark the first 0-5 start since 1996. With a 3-0 Houston team on the horizon, the stakes are high, and the margin for error is slim.
Head coach Trent Bray, who is now in his second year at the helm, is facing mounting pressure. Multiple publications and fans alike have questioned his ability to lead the program, making a win this weekend even more critical.
The Beavers must deliver a complete effort to not only demonstrate improvement but also secure a pivotal victory that could shift momentum back in their favor.
"There's only one, and that's winning,” said Bray Monday when asked about th