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Postgame Notes - at Oregon State
November 02, 2025 | Football
PULLMAN, Wash. (November 2, 2025) - Washington State dropped a 10-7 defensive contest to Oregon State Saturday evening in Corvallis. Check out the postgame notes.
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TEAM NOTES
•     WSU captains; Brock Dieu, Raam Stevenson, Joshua Meredith, Tucker Large
•     54 players have made their WSU debuts
•     25 have made their collegiate debuts
•     12 true freshmen have played in 2025
•     WSU recorded eight tackles-for-loss including three sacks
•     WSU rushed for 125 yards, its fifth-straight game with 100-plus rushing yards and sixth this season
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PLAYER NOTES
•     Jamarey Smith (ST) made his collegiate debut on special teams
•     Kyle Martin made his collegiate debut at center in the second quarter
•     Trevor Bindel made his collegiate debut at right guard late in the second quarter
•     Xavier Thorpe (OL) made his collegiate debut on PAT late in the second quarter
•     Kirby Vorhees scored his third rushing touchdown of the season, third in last four games
•     Angel Johnson's 21-yard run in the second quarter was his longest rush of the season
•     Anthony Palano made 10 tackles, his second double-digit tackle game of the season
•     Caleb Francl recorded his second sack of the season, third of his career
•     Sullivan Schlimgen made his first career start, recorded eight tackles including his first career tackle-for-loss
•     Malaki Ta'ase recorded his first sack as a Coug, second of his career
•     Buddha Peleti recorded five tackles, matched career high with two tackles-for-loss
•     Bryson Lamb matched a career-high with five tackles, made career-high two tackles-for-loss including first career solo sack
•     Jack Janikowski made a career-high five tackles, matched a career-high with one tackle-for-loss
•     Ryan Harris had a career-high seven punts with a career-best three inside the 20
•     Tony Freeman's 47-yard punt return was a career long
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TEAM NOTES
•     WSU captains; Brock Dieu, Raam Stevenson, Joshua Meredith, Tucker Large
•     54 players have made their WSU debuts
•     25 have made their collegiate debuts
•     12 true freshmen have played in 2025
•     WSU recorded eight tackles-for-loss including three sacks
•     WSU rushed for 125 yards, its fifth-straight game with 100-plus rushing yards and sixth this season
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PLAYER NOTES
•     Jamarey Smith (ST) made his collegiate debut on special teams
•     Kyle Martin made his collegiate debut at center in the second quarter
•     Trevor Bindel made his collegiate debut at right guard late in the second quarter
•     Xavier Thorpe (OL) made his collegiate debut on PAT late in the second quarter
•     Kirby Vorhees scored his third rushing touchdown of the season, third in last four games
•     Angel Johnson's 21-yard run in the second quarter was his longest rush of the season
•     Anthony Palano made 10 tackles, his second double-digit tackle game of the season
•     Caleb Francl recorded his second sack of the season, third of his career
•     Sullivan Schlimgen made his first career start, recorded eight tackles including his first career tackle-for-loss
•     Malaki Ta'ase recorded his first sack as a Coug, second of his career
•     Buddha Peleti recorded five tackles, matched career high with two tackles-for-loss
•     Bryson Lamb matched a career-high with five tackles, made career-high two tackles-for-loss including first career solo sack
•     Jack Janikowski made a career-high five tackles, matched a career-high with one tackle-for-loss
•     Ryan Harris had a career-high seven punts with a career-best three inside the 20
•     Tony Freeman's 47-yard punt return was a career long
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