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- Oregon State fires coach Trent Bray with Beavers off to 0-7 start</p>
<p>ANNE M. PETERSON October 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM</p>
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<p>1 / 3Oregon St Oregon FootballOregon State head coach Trent Bray watches before an NCAA college football game against Oregon, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Lydia Ely)</p>
<p>Oregon State fired coach Trent Bray on Sunday after the team fell to 0-7, its worst start to a season since 1991.</p>
<p>Robb Akey will be the interim head coach for the rest of the season pending a national search for Bray's successor, athletic director Scott Barnes said.</p>
<p>"I want to thank Coach Bray for the energy and determination he brought to the role. A former student-athlete, proud graduate, and dedicated mentor, Trent's connection to Oregon State runs deep — he will always be a Beaver," Barnes said in a statement. "This was a difficult decision, but the results on the field were not acceptable and after evaluating every aspect of the football program, I believe it is in the best interests of OSU football student-athletes, our fans and our university."</p>
<p>The move came a day after backup quarterback Deshawn Purdie threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns in his first start for Wake Forest and the visiting Demon Deacons beat Oregon State 39-14 in front of a listless home crowd. The Beavers haven't started this poorly since 1991, when they began 0-10.</p>
<p>After the game, Bray, 43, said he planned to keep showing up "until they tell me I can't."</p>
<p>"I'm frustrated. I'm disappointed. I look at myself, and I've got to fix it," Bray said after the game. "It's unacceptable to me where we're at. That's just how I look at it. What can I do? I've got to look at it. What can I do different to get these guys going?"</p>
<p>A week ago, Oregon State fired special teams coach Jamie Christian, and Barnes said he and Bray were evaluating the program with an eye toward making immediate changes.</p>
<p>The buyout of Bray's contract will be paid "exclusively using donor-generated funds," the school said.</p>
<p>Akey, 59, is a veteran coach with experience in college and as an NFL assistant.</p>
<p>Bray, who played at linebacker for Oregon State from 2002-05, took over as head coach in November 2023 after Jonathan Smith left the Beavers for Michigan State.</p>
<p>Bray, who was defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under Smith, was well-liked by the players and the popular choice as the team entered a period of transition following the collapse of the Pac-12 Conference in realignment.</p>
<p>The Beavers went 5-7 in 2024 under Bray and defeated the conference's only other remaining Pac-12 member, Washington State. A new, rebuilt Pac-12 will launch next season.</p>
<p>Akey previously was the head coach at Idaho, where he went 20-50, from 2007-2012. Before that, he was an assistant for eight years at Washington State. He also had NFL stints as an assistant with the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders.</p>
<p>The Beavers host the FCS-level Lafayette Leopards of the Patriot League on Saturday at Reser Stadium.</p>
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