Eleven months ago, Trent Bray fielded questions at the start of fall camp, ahead of his second year in charge of Oregon State’s football program. By September, knives were out. On the morning of Sunday October 12th, Bray’s dream job was no more.Last Friday, longtime Portland-area radio personality and former Oregonian columnist John Canzano spoke with Bray for a half hour, and the since-fired Oregon State coach spoke candidly about his dismissal. This piece highlights three quotes from that conversation.
Bray on what got away, and lingering regrets
“I think that the big one was the Fresno State game, and the App State game, because I think those were two that we had complete control over. You know, you could look at the Houston one too, but that was kind of an upset if we would have beat them, right? But the Fresno and App State games were [games] we should have won. We were in position to win, and we outplayed them for most of the game, so those were the ones I look at.”…