LIVE BLOG: Oregon State 38, Hawaii 30, final

After coming so close to knocking off then-No. 25 Washington in its season opener, Hawaii will look to break through against another Pac-12 team when it hosts Oregon State at Aloha Stadium.

The Beavers (1-0), who are coming off a 29-14 win over Portland State, have won the last three matchups against the Rainbow Warriors. Hawaii’s last win against Oregon State came in a 23-17 victory in the 1999 Jeep Oahu Bowl.

Kickoff is set for 4:39 p.m.

For those watching on TV, CBS Sports Network will join the Hawaii/OSU game in progress after the conclusion of the Arizona State/New Mexico game.

Brenden Urban will start at center for UH in place of injured Kody Afusia.

No fog machine for UH coming out of the tunnel. Oregon State wins the toss and will defer. Hawaii will start on offense.

FIRST QUARTER

UH starts with Joey Iosefa taking the direct snap 14 yards for a first. Iosefa tries a deep pass out of the same formation two plays later but throws it long. Quintin Pedroza with an 11-yard reception inside the 20 but Iosefa fumbles on the next play. Jabral Johnson forced it and Siale Hautau recovered.

Sean Mannion at quarterback for Oregon State and goes up top to Victor Bolden on the first play for 40 yards. A 39-yard completion to Connor Hamlett and a 4-yard TD pass to Richard Mullaney and just like that, OSU takes a 7-0 lead.

A 7-yard run by quarterback Ikaika Woolsey is sandwiched between incomplete passes and UH goes three-and-out. Harding with his typical, ho-hum 58-yard punt but an illegal shift by UH forces a second punt, which only goes to the OSU 42. A 32-yard difference because of the penalty.

Terron Ward busts out a 35-yard run on OSU’s first play of the drive as Taz Stevenson misses an open-field tackle. An incomplete pass forces third down but Julian Gener is called for a PI. Now UH jumps offsides for another free 5 yards. Moses Samia with the penalty. Another flag on the field and after the refs huddle, a false-start penalty is called on Oregon State. Circus time at Aloha Stadium. Gener with a nice stop on the run on first down and Beau Yap stuffs Ward on second down. Third-and-8 from the UH 9 and the pass is picked off by Trayvon Henderson but a pass interference is called and OSU has a first down on the 5. Mannion to Hamlett for the touchdown and it’s 14-0 Beavers.

UH gets a first down but Woolsey misses a throw on second down. Our first “put in Graham” is heard from the stands. Obum Gwacham with the sack on third down and UH has to punt.

OSU ball with 4:07 remaining in the first quarter. A screen pass to Storm Woods goes for 28 yards. OSU goes for the long ball and Dee Maggitt is whistled for the PI. UH knocks down a pass at the line of scrimmage for Mannion’s first incompletion. Maggit makes a great break on the ball to break up a pass, forcing third-and-long. Pass to Woods only goes for 3 yards and OSU will punt from the UH 37. Harding fair catches at the 9.

UH can’t do anything with it as Woolsey throws a deep ball about 15 yards too far on third down. Another three-and-out.

Bolden with an 8-yard reception on first down for OSU. Injured UH defender on the play. It’s Jerrol Garcia-Williams and it looks like a leg. Not good for UH. OSU will have a third-and-1 at the UH 43 to start the second.

SECOND QUARTER

Mannion is 7-for-9 for 126 yards and 2 TD to start the second quarter. Garcia-Williams has a left knee injury and will not return according to UH. Ward picks up 3 yards to move the chains. Ward with a 32-yard touchdown run and OSU is pouring it on. 21-0 Beavers, 13:30, Q2.

UH will try to do something here. ‘Bows haven’t scored a TD since their first drive of the game against Washington, which oh by the way gave up 52 to Eastern Washington today. UH gets a first down but that’s all as the Beavers are aggressive on defense, sending a relentless blitz to get Woolsey out of his game. UH QB is 6-for-13 for 48 yards as OSU takes over on its 20.

HUGE BREAK for the ‘Bows as TJ Taimatuia gets his first career interception on a Mannion screen pass. UH takes over on the OSU 6. UH pounds it up the middle for 2 yards but then Woolsey has scramble twice and throws two incomplete passes. Flag thrown on the second one and a defensive PI is called. Iosefa in for a 2-yard TD run and the ‘Bows are on the board. OSU 21, UH 7, 10:52, Q2.

Oregon States picks up two first downs but has a third-and-15. Short pass is complete but UH is called for a roughing-the-passer penalty. It’s de ja vu from last week. Hawaii calls timeout and Norm Chow is livid. Replay made it look like the UH defender went low. Clearly hit him below the knees. OSU first-and-10 at the 32. Pass over the middle is complete. Henderson absolutely lights up the receiver and a flag is thrown but they pick it up. Bolden on the 15-yard catch. Third-and-3 from the 10. Play-action pass is overthrown and OSU will attempt a FG. 27-yarder by Garrett Owens is good. OSU 24, UH 7, 6:12, Q2.

Consensus up here in the press box is the penalty on hitting the quarterback low is a good one. Henderson’s kick was perfectly clean.

Here’s an interesting ESPN story on a game head referee Mike Batlan was involved in three years ago when USC played Stanford: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/story/_/id/7172604/usc-trojans-lane-kiffin-maintains-was-deceived-pac-12-officials

Crowd is definitely restless as UH takes over down 17. Woolsey has a third-down pass batted down by Lavonte Barnett and UH will punt. Harding is hit after getting the punt off but was outside of the tackle box so no penalty.

Mannion to Caleb Smith for 27 yards. Mannion is sacked but a late flag comes out and holding is called against UH. It’s getting ugly. Ward breaks off an 11-yard run and the Beavers are on the move. Woods busts loose for a 20-yard run to put the ball inside the UH 15. Mannion with a pass outside that Henderson has go right through his hands. Hamlett gets it off the deflection for a first down. Instead of a possible pick-six, Ward is in for a 2-yard TD run to make it 31-7 with 1:31 left in the half.

Three straight incompletions by Woolsey, who is drilled by the blitzing DB on third down. Woolsey felt that one and he jogs off nursing his ribs. UH has to punt. OSU with the ball on the UH 45 after a nice return with 1:03 left.

UH’s defense does a nice job holding and we go to half.

QB comparison
Sean Mannion, OSU, 16-23, 207 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Ikaika Woolsey, UH, 8-22, 67 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

RB comparison
Terron Ward, OSU, 9 car, 90 yds, 2 TD
Joey Iosefa, UH, 8 car, 31 yds, TD

WR comparison
Victor Bolden, OSU, 6 rec, 86 yds, 0 TD
Scott Harding, UH, 2 rec, 24 yds, 0 TD

THIRD QUARTER

The second half begins with what looked like a near whiff on the kickoff. I don’t think that was a planned onsides kick. OSU takes over on its own 48. A penalty backs up OSU 5 yards but Mannion goes 12 yards to Woods and 6 yards to Bolden for a first down. Maggitt drops an interception on the next play. Third-and-2 on the 32 and Mannion delivers a perfect 22-yard pass to Hunter Jamon for first-and-goal. Bolden with an 8-yard touchdown reception and the rout is on. OSU 38, UH 7, 10:56, Q3.

With the game out of reach, updates will come a little slower. UH was lined up to go for a fourth-and-1 on its own 47 but the ‘Bows move early for a penalty and are forced to punt.

After an OSU punt, UH picks up two first downs before Steven Nelson intercepts a Woolsey pass deep down the middle. Beavers ball on their own 22.

Huge run by Woods called back by a holding penalty. Looks like both Taylor Graham and Jeremy Higgins are warming up on the sideline. Oregon State will punt after getting stopped on third-and-1.

Woosley will stay in the game and almost gets pick-sixed on his first throw. Kemp with a reception and beats his defender to race down the sideline for 23 yards. Pedroza with a 12-yard reception for a first down and UH is moving until a holding penalty backs the ‘Bows up. Miscommunication on second down and it’s third-and-19. Woosley scrambles for 18 and it’s fourth-and-1. Iosefa busts ahead for a yard and UH has the first down. UH has it second-and-goal from the 1 as the quarter ends.

FOURTH QUARTER

Iosefa is in for a 1-yard TD run to start the final quarter. Got to give Woolsey credit there. Right when it became time to think about going to the backups, he came up with some big plays on the drive.

Taimatuia absolutely whips the left tackle on third down and brings down Mannion for the sack. Beavers will punt and it’s blocked by Lance Williams. Hawaii ball on the OSU 16. First-and-goal at the 5. OL Dave Lefotu is shaken up on the play but is able to walk off on his own. Iosefa in with his third rushing touchdown of the game from 5 yards out. UH will go for 2. Woosley with the pass to Harding who sort of trips up on his own and is just short of the goal line. OSU 38, UH 20, 12:07, Q4.

UH kicks off and it’s a fumble. UH jumps on it. Hawaii with the football. Lance Williams with the recovery. Maggitt credited with the force. UH is stopped by Tyler Hadden kicks a 33-yard field goal to make it a 15-point game. OSU 38, UH 23, 10:55, Q4

UH holds. Oregon State goes three-and-out as the Beavers run twice up the middle and then throw a bomb down the sideline. UH has it on its own 33 with 9:10 left.

Oregon State with two stops but then is called for a 15-yard face mask penalty. Ball now at midfield. 9-yard pass to Harding and a 5-yard Iosefa run moves the chains. Third-and-6 and Woosley throws behind the tight end. Incomplete makes it fourth down. Pass incomplete but UH is bailed out by a pass interference penalty. Kemp gets behind the defense and is wide open but the throw takes him out of bounds as he steps on the sideline. Huge miss. Third-and-15 and Woosley scrambles for close to 12 but a holding penalty is called on Urban, who has been flagged at least four times in this game. Woosley with a prayer and Kemp catches it, but Kemp is called for offensive pass interference. It’s now third-and-40 at midfield.

A 16-yard pass to Iosefa makes it fourth-and-24 at the 34. Woosley just flips it to Iosefa who comes up way short. And to make matters worse, Iosefa is hurt. You’ve got to at least give it a shot and throw it past the marker there. Now the concern is on Iosefa. UH has the rest of the year to think about.

Crowd is 26,700.

Iosefa is up and hobbles off. OSU takes over on its own 20. Oregon State will attempt to run out the clock. Heading down to the field. Final score will be updated.

Woolsey runs in a touchdown from 2 yards out, and the PAT kick makes it 38-30. UH to attempt an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff.

Onside-kick attempt doesn’t travel the required 10 yards, so Oregon State recovers and will run out the clock to preserve the win.