Oregon State coach Gary Anderson says CU is playing “very competitive football, week in and week out.” (Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
Oregon State coach Gary Andersen is new to his team’s series with Colorado, but he’s wary of the Buffs because of how close they kept the score in the Oregon and Arizona games.
“Colorado is a team that has played a bunch of teams very, very close and has a very physical nature on the offensive side of the ball,” Andersen said. “The biggest thing that jumps out is they were right there in so many games. I know their record is not what they’d like it to be … but it’s a team that is playing very competitive football week in and week out.”
Andersen left Wisconsin last December to take the OSU job after Mike Riley departed for Nebraska. In Buffs quarterback Sefo Liufau, he sees experience and the ability to make big plays.
“He’s athletic, he’s really no longer tagged as a young quarterback,” Andersen said. “He understands his offense and he’s got some great playmakers around him. Experienced quarterbacks are something that’s very valuable. He’s another good one. We’ll have to make sure we do what we can to confuse him. If you can get that done with the quarterback week in and week out, you’ll be successful. We were unable to do that for one half last week, and I think we were able to do that for the most part in the third and fourth quarters. It wasn’t enough. This week we’ve got to find a way to do it for a whole game.”
Oregon State gave up 45 points in the first half last week at Washington State but held the Cougars to one touchdown in the second half en route to losing 52-31.
