Following a narrow loss last week, No. 19 Oregon State needed a win at home in Corvallis on Friday night against No. 10 Utah to keep its hope of a Pac-12 title pursuit alive.
The Beavers delivered exactly that, grinding down the Utes in a low-scoring battle to pick up a 21–7 victory. Oregon State never trailed, scoring the first three touchdowns of the contest before finally yielding a score late in the fourth quarter.
In the final moments of the win, Beavers coach Jonathan Smith made it abundantly clear that he wanted his team to control the game clock.
