Oregon State has been on the hunt for its new HC after Trent Bray’s team started the season with a seven-game losing run. And the beavers had no choice but to fire him. The hunt is intensifying, and now Oregon State is down to just two potential candidates to take over the program. A well-known SEC figure, Kalen DeBoer’s assistant, has emerged as a finalist in the competition.

“Oregon State’s coaching search appears to be a two-man race between Brent Vigen and JaMarcus Shephard. #GoBeavs, ” Oregon State beat writer Ryan Clarke said on X. “We caught up with Vigen at Portland International Airport on Sunday,” Clarke reported. “He would not say the purpose of his visit. Multiple reports indicate Shephard also landed in Portland this week for a possible interview.”

JaMarcus Shephard’s

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