Episode 1
Setting the culture with Coach Shephard. A marquee win for Men’s Soccer.
Six episodes. One standard.
A six-part mini-series telling the story of Beaver Athletics. Our student-athletes, coaches, community and values.
Inside the series
The Stories
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Episode 1
The Breakup
Ten schools left the Pac-12. Oregon State and Washington State decided to swing for the fences.
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Episode 1
The Culture
JaMarcus Shephard takes over a football program and sets out to build fighters.
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Episode 1
The Rivalry
Men’s Soccer comes from behind against Washington on a loud, packed night in Corvallis.
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Episode 1
The First Win
Move-in weekend brings a full stadium under the lights and Coach Shephard’s first victory.
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Episode 2
The Standard
Oregon State Athletics gets on the same page from the first all-staff meeting of the year.
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Episode 2
The Connection
A quarterback and a true freshman receiver and the bond they built off the field.
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Episode 2
The Fight
Two legacy Pac-12 programs go to a fifth set and a team walks away asking what else it can do.
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Episode 2
The Stay
Two Oregon natives who chose to stay and what that choice means to the programs they lead.
Home of the Beavers
Corvallis, Oregon
Willamette Valley 44.56° N, 123.26° W
In their words
Beaver Voices
“This is The Beaver Way. It’s not a tagline, it’s not a poster. This has to be how we operate.”
“Everybody needs to start paying attention because there’s something going on here at Corvallis.”
“It takes a special human being to be a Beaver. It takes someone with grit. It takes someone that has passion and fight.”
“I’m challenging Beaver Nation. Show up, show out, and expect us to win.”
“It is about how we win… how we honor the past with one eye to the future.”
“Doing difficult things is beautiful and it is so rewarding in the end.”
“This whole idea that nothing’s given, everything’s earned. That’s totally OSU.”
“I know I’m a kid that went D2 out of high school and then… FCS Portland State… just keep climbing levels, looking for a chance.”
“I’ve always been someone that wants to leave my jersey better than I found it.”
“That was one of the best feelings of my life.”
“I literally feel like I’m living the dream.”
“I want our team to do it the right way, so that everybody across the country knows you can win, you can be exceptional doing it the right way.”
“Being able to be in Gill and wear the orange and black means so much to me and my family.”
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