It's revenge for the Cougs after the Beavers pulled out a 10-7 win in the first meeting on November 1 when OSU made a brief rally for interim HC Robb Akey. It's the same Beavers who didn't cover a spread in their first seven games, subsequently lost to Sam Houston and were whipped by Tulsa. News of Kalen DeBoer Bama aide JaMarcus Sheppard as the new HC for 2026 might simply encourage more Beavers to look at the portal as an escape from Corvallis. For Jimmy Rogers' Wazzu, it has battled a rugged schedule, but note the last two home games were romps past Toledo and La Tech (both likely bowl-bound), and the Cougs need this win to get bowl-eligible themselves. Play Washington State