CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Buoyed by a victory that snapped a 10-game losing streak, the Oregon State Beavers are looking forward to the test that Boise State presents.Basically its a statement game, Beavers safety Devin Chappell said. Weve just got to play our game and well be fine.But no one has illusions about the challenge. The Beavers (1-1) are underdogs at home on Saturday, facing a Broncos team that has already defeated Louisiana and Washington State, and is getting votes in the AP Top 25.Oregon State coach Gay Andersen calls Boise State a team with all the bells and whistles.It will be a tremendous challenge for us, just as it always is when you play Boise, Andersen said. Its like I told our kids in the team meeting, if youre gonna beat Boise, youre gonna have to beat Boise. Theyre not going to beat themselves, thats for dang sure.Oregon State has some reason to be optimistic. The Beavers are coming off a confidence-boosting 37-7 victory at home over Idaho State that ended a losing streak dating to last season. They also challenged Minnesota in the opener, leading 23-17 after three quarters before ultimately falling 30-23 in Minneapolis.The Beavers are also at home against the Broncos, where theyve won all three previous meetings.But Boise State is rested and coming off a bye after a close home-opening victory over the Pac-12s Cougars, who attempted a Hail Mary in the final moments but fell short 31-28. The Broncos sit at 2-0 at the start of the season for the first time since 2011.Other things to consider on Saturday when the Beavers host the Broncos:THE SERIES: It will be Boise States fourth trip to Reser Stadium. The Broncos have fallen in each of the three previous visits to Corvallis, with the most recent a 30-27 loss in 2005. Overall, the teams have met eight times with the Beavers winning the last one 38-23 in the 2013 Hawaii Bowl.The Broncos have won their last three games against Pac-12 opponents, including the victory at home over Washington State on Sept. 10.TURNOVERS KEY?: Boise State sophomore quarterback Brett Rypien threw for 299 yards and a touchdown against the Cougars, but he also threw three interceptions. Senior cornerback Treston Decoud had his first two interceptions of his career at Oregon State in last weekends victory over Idaho State, including one that he ran back 75 yards for a touchdown. It was the second-longest pick six in school history. He also had a pair of tackles and two pass breakups to earn Pac-12 defensive player of the week honors.YES, THEYRE RELATED: Brett Rypien is former NFL quarterback Mark Rypiens nephew.INJURY LIST: Oregon State wont have starting H-back Noah Togiai and reserve safety Landry Payne because of knee injuries. Inside linebacker Manase Hungalu has a shoulder injury and his status isnt known.On Boise States side, tight end Jake Roh and linebacker Joe Martarano should both return from knee injuries.Right now, our injury list looks a lot better than it was, those guys were running around last week, the bye week, Broncos coach Bryan Harsin said. Theyll be running around this week. Expect to be at full strength. We have nobody right now thats got an injury thats going to keep them out of the season.SURPRISE MOVE: Oregon State on Thursday lost athletic director Todd Stansbury to the job at his alma mater, Georgia Tech. Stansburys move comes just 13 months after he assumed the AD post in Corvallis, replacing Bob De Carolis. 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That way you can begin to clear your head.In a move that could be related, the Eagles signed receiver Paul Turner off their practice squad and released cornerback Aaron Grymes.Agholor made some revealing comments about his mental state following a pair of costly miscues in Sundays 25-15 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.The Eagles appeared to take the lead on a 57-yard catch-and-run by tight end Zach Ertz midway through the second quarter. On the opposite side of the play, however, Agholor was whistled for an illegal formation penalty for lining up off the line of scrimmage, negating the score.On the ensuing series, Agholor dropped a perfect pass from quarterback Carson Wentz deep over the middle, stalling another drive. The Seahawks built their lead to nine over that span and clamped down on a banged-up Eagles offense the rest of the way.Ive got to get out of my own head, said Agholor. Pressing so much and worried about so much. ... Im thinking too much and so worried, and its such a selfish thing that I need to stop. I need to give my energy to my teammates and this organization and not myself, and feeling so pressured to make every single thing. Just have fun.I did it to myself. I started getting in my own head and just trying so hard to think about being perfect, and when miscues were there and they were exposed, I just let it eat at me.Agholor talked about the need to stop the mental battle he is going through.After hearing those comments, Pederson said that he is conncerned about Agholors well-being as a person.dddddddddddd He plans on having a sit-down with the 23-year-old and will not make a decision about whether to pull back on his playing time until they have that conversation.Agholor entered the game ranked 120th in receiving yards (264) and with a drop rate of 6.5 percent, which ranks 125th in the NFL, per ESPN Stats & Information research. He now has four drops on the season.Well, again, its all speculation, obviously, but I think sometimes as athletes, you put so much pressure on yourself to perform, Pederson said. Then when it maybe doesnt quite work out in your favor, [the] outside influences, i.e., the media and fans, put more pressure on you to perform [because] youre a top pick and you need to perform. All that pressure on a player is not good. So in Nelsons case, sometimes like I mentioned, sometimes maybe you have to take a step back and maybe you have to see it differently and view it differently. These are all conversations that he and I will have this week. And again, the wellbeing of the player and the person [is more important] to me than [his performance] as an athlete and receiver.Pederson said its not a matter of effort.Ive seen him trying to just do things a little out of character for him, and thats obviously a sign that maybe things are not going well for him, he said. As athletes, youve got to let the game sort of come to you, and I feel like hes maybe pressing just a little bit and trying to do things -- and hes doing everything right. Listen, hes working hard. Hes getting work after practice and doing everything right. Were just going to continue to work. ' ' '
