Sources: Oregon State fires Bray after 0-7 start

Oregon State has fired manager Trent Bray successful the aftermath of an 0-7 start, sources told ESPN connected Sunday.

It is the worst commencement for the Beavers since 1991, erstwhile they started 0-10.

Bray is an Oregon State alum who got promoted to the caput coaching occupation aft Jonathan Smith near for Michigan State aft the 2023 season.

He finishes with a 5-14 grounds aft taking implicit successful 2024. He's expected to beryllium owed a small much than $4 cardinal successful buyout money, arsenic helium was successful the 2nd twelvemonth of a five-year contract.

The determination comes aft a hard commencement for the Beavers, which included heartbreaking losses astatine location to Houston and connected the roadworthy astatine Appalachian State. Wake Forest handily won successful Corvallis connected Saturday, 39-14, with a backup backmost starting for the Demon Deacons.

Special teams coordinator Jamie Christian was fired pursuing the nonaccomplishment to Appalachian State, with diversion manager Scott Barnes saying helium would measure the program.

"My expectations for our programme are high, and close now, we are not gathering them," Barnes said successful a connection past week.

The determination comes amid a clip of fiscal uncertainty successful assemblage athletics, arsenic Oregon State is acceptable to beryllium portion of the refurbished Pac-12 successful 2026. Oregon State is adjusting to importantly little tv payouts.

Oregon State made 3 consecutive vessel games nether Smith anterior to his departure, and Bray was a linchpin of that rebuild. Oregon State was ranked arsenic precocious arsenic No. 10 successful the state successful 2023.

Bray is simply a erstwhile All-Pac-12 subordinate astatine Oregon State, an grant helium earned backmost successful 2005.