This is the least bad offense BYU's D will have faced all season long. In fact, it's almost borderline good. At least through the air. This will test the secondary in a way they haven't really been all season. Washington State was a pass-heavy attack, but didn't have the rhythm or the offensive line to be efficient against BYU. Oregon State does, even with the backup QB.
Defensively, the Beaver front 7 will do everything it can to make Riley Nelson a throwing QB. They will shut down the run. They will keep Riley contained. BYU has had struggles on O and this D is on par with, and potentially even better than, the ones that have stopped BYU in the past few games (Utah, Boise State, and Utah State). How much of a difference will a healthy Riley Nelson make? Not enough, I fear.
I think the BYU offense COULD potentially have a bit of a breakout game, but, at the same time, I don't trust Riley and the young RBs to take care of the ball. 3 turnovers and BYU loses. 0-1 turnovers and BYU could potentially win by double digits. So I'll go ahead and predict 2 turnovers and a very tightly contested football game.
Oregon State 20, BYU 17.
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