OSU All Pac-12 FB
SAN FRANCISCO – Jonathan Smith has been named the Pac-12’s Co-Coach of the Year and running back Damien Martinez is the Offensive Freshman of the Year to highlight Oregon State’s selections for the league’s postseason honors, which were released on Tuesday. Oregon State has 19 student-athletes recognized as all-conference, which leads the Pac-12. Five of those 19 were named first team, which is tied with USC for most in the Pac-12. Smith is the fourth Oregon State head coach and first since Mike Riley in 2008 to earn Coach of the Year honors. He’s led Oregon State to a 9-3 record this season and the Beavers will be going for their 10th victory for the third time in school history when OSU takes on Florida Dec. 17 in Las Vegas. Martinez, who has rushed for 970 yards this season on the strength of six consecutive 100-yard efforts, is the first beaver to be named Offensive Freshman of the Year since Jermar Jefferson in 2018. Martinez was also named as a First-Team selection, and is joined by Jack Colletto (all-purpose), Anthony Gould (return specialist), Omar Speights and Rejzohn Wright. Second-team selections for the Beavers include Silas Bolden (return specialist), Taliese Fuaga, Jaydon Grant and Joshua Gray. Oregon State’s honorable mention honorees include: Alex Austin, Ryan Cooper Jr., Kyrei Fisher-Morris, Tre’Shaun Harrison, Brandon Kipper, Jake Levengood, Luke Loecher, Sione Lolohea, Kitan Oladapo and James Rawls.
UO All Pac-12 FB
EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon football team was well-represented on the Pac-12 all-conference teams released on Tuesday afternoon with three players on the first team, three on the second team and nine receiving honorable mention. Defensive back Christian Gonzalez and offensive linemen T.J. Bass and Alex Forsyth were selected to the first team by the conference’s coaches. Bass is on the first team for the second year in a row, and he and Forsyth make Oregon one of two teams (Utah) with multiple first-team offensive linemen. Forsyth is on the first team for the first time after landing on the second team each of the last two seasons, and Gonzalez earned first-team honors after being an honorable mention selection last year at Colorado. Defensive end Brandon Dorlus, linebacker Noah Sewell and wide receiver Troy Franklin represent the Ducks on the all-Pac-12 second team. It is the third career all-conference honor for Sewell, second for Dorlus and first for Franklin. Oregon’s nine players receiving honorable mention recognition are quarterback Bo Nix, running back Bucky Irving, tight end Terrance Ferguson, wide receiver Chase Cota, offensive linemen Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu and Ryan Walk, defensive end DJ Johnson, defensive back Bennett Williams and kicker Camden Lewis.