CORVALLIS — Oregon State football are winners for the first time this season.

The Beavers (1-7) rode a second half wave to a 45-13 win over FCS team Lafayette (5-3) on Saturday night at Reser Stadium. The vibes shifted.

A man of many words with a penchant for trailing off into sidebars, here is a transcript of OSU interim coach Robb Akey’s postgame remarks:

Opening statement:

Well, how y’all doing? Well, I tell you what, I’m happy. I’m happy as it can be to see these guys smile, and they were able to, and it was cool, and I was glad to see the way that they responded, ‘cause we were in a battle at the beginning of the game, and it was frustrating for them. You could see things in their eyes, and the way they came out and batted their tails off and fought to finish their jobs and f

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