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Atkinson leads Oregon State's high-flying offense to 48-30 win over Washington State

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Braden Atkinson led Oregon State to a 48-30 victory over Washington State on Saturday with 347 passing yards and three touchdowns. AJ Newberry contributed 105 rushing yards and 120 receiving yards along with a touchdown, while Jesse Legree recorded 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns, becoming the first wide receiver to reach 1,000 receiving yards this season. Oregon State improved its record to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in Pac-12 play, while Washington State fell to 1-6 overall and 0-3 in conference games.

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In his first career start, redshirt freshman quarterback Owen Eshelman led Washington State to their highest-scoring game of the season with a 48-30 loss to Oregon State on Saturday. Braden Atkinson threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns for the Beavers (5-2, 3-0 Pac-12), who established an early lead and never relinquished it. AJ Newberry contributed 105 rushing yards and 120 receiving yards with a touchdown, while Jesse Legree reached 1,000 receiving yards this season with 108 yards on eight receptions and two touchdowns. Jake Reichle added two rushing touchdowns for Oregon State, putting them in sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 conference. Eshelman had a standout performance for Washington State (1-6, 0-3) with 289 passing yards, two touchdowns, and 136 rushing yards on 15 carries.

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Beavers CORVALLIS Ore. Oregon State Washington State

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Oregon State ORG · 4× Beavers ORG · 3× Washington State GPE · 3× Legree PERSON · 2× AJ Newberry PERSON · 1× Braden Atkinson PERSON · 1× CORVALLIS GPE · 1× Jesse Legree PERSON · 1× Ore. GPE · 1× Pac 12 ORG · 1×

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In his first career start, redshirt freshman quarterback Owen Eshelman threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 136 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown for Washington State (1-6, 0-3).

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Atkinson leads Oregon State's high-flying offense to 48-30 win over Washington State · assertive framing

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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Braden Atkinson threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns and Oregon State established early control to beat Washington State 48-30 on Saturday. asserted

State → throw → Saturday

Running back AJ Newberry ran for 105 yards on 11 carries and had 120 yards receiving on five receptions and a touchdown for the Beavers. asserted

Newberry → run → Beavers

Jesse Legree had 108 receiving yards on eight receptions and two touchdowns for the Beavers (5-2, 3-0 Pac 12). asserted

Legree → have → Beavers

Jake Reichle added two rushing touchdowns for Oregon State. asserted

Reichle → add → State

Reichle’s 1-yard touchdown run gave Oregon State a 7-0 lead. asserted

run → give → lead

Atkinson followed with a 90-yard touchdown to Legree, and Caleb Ojeda’s 48-yard field goal before the end of the first quarter made it 17-0. asserted

it → follow → quarter

The Beavers went to halftime up 27-10. asserted

Beavers → go → halftime

In his first career start, redshirt freshman quarterback Owen Eshelman threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 136 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown for Washington State (1-6, 0-3). asserted

Eshelman → throw → State

Branden Granashamoorthy had 147 yards receiving on a 11 receptions with a touchdowns. asserted

Granashamoorthy → have → touchdowns

Eshelman led three-straight touchdown drives late for the Cougars whose 30-point effort was the highest against an FBS program this season. asserted

effort → lead → program

Up next Washington State hosts 23rd-ranked Boise State on Saturday. asserted

State → host → Saturday

Oregon State is off next week before traveling to face Fresno State on Oct. 31. ___ asserted

State → travel → Oct.