An 8th-grade Colorado Jewish student was called a ‘stupid k***’ while being strangled by a laptop charging cord, in one of many antisemitic assaults by other students described in a Title VI complaint to Boulder Valley Public School District.
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What Trent Bray said after Oregon State beat Colorado State
CORVALLIS — After Oregon State beat Colorado State 39-31 in double overtime Saturday to move to 4-1 on the season, Beavers coach Trent Bray talked about the game’s wild finish and what OSU can take away from it.
Here’s a transcript of Bray’s postgame interview session with reporters, edited for brevity and clarity.
Bray: That showed me a lot. Yeah, watch the film. There’ll be lots to clean up and lots we got to do better, but the way they came on and responded is big time.
Q: To start the game with two turnovers and then for it to go to double overtime, how do you feel about the resiliency of your team through that?
Bray: Yeah, I feel great about it. And Gevani (McCoy), same thing. He shows up in those moments. When we need him to make the throws and lead the offense, he does it. That’s probably his best quality.
Q: Trent, you’ve had four games now where the fourth quarter really the game was pretty much in hand. Was this fun tonight? I’m just curious how you felt about how the way this thing went?
Bray: Right after the fourth-down stop, it was a lot of fun. But no. I mean, you’re in the moment, you aren’t recognizing it, but it’s great win, because it is our first real challenge in the fourth quarter to have to go win the game. To watch them do that was great.
Q: Defensively, in the fourth quarter you guys gave up a lot, but then in overtime, what do you think got into your defense a little bit there? Because they did pretty much shut down Colorado State there at the end.
Bray: They did. I think it’s just, we’re just in that same kind of, there’s going to be ups and downs right now with our youth and inexperience. They’re gaining a lot of it, but I think that’s probably the biggest thing. We got to get to a level where we can sustain throughout the whole game. That’s the biggest improvement we need to make on defense.
Q: Trent, that final drive to set up the Everett field goal. Looking back on it now, how big? A) Josh gray jumping on that fumble, and then B) Everett hits a big kick like that. In that moment when your guys were trailing, was there any doubt, or was there complete confidence and mindset in this team they’d go down the field and get in field-goal range?
Bray: There was no doubt for those guys. They believed, they knew they were going to do it, they went down and did it. And then, like I said on, I think Monday, I have every faith in Everett’s ability to make those kicks. And we gave him good protection, which helps the kicker a ton, and he was able to knock it through. Clutch kick.
Q: Trent, so much happened there at the end. Obviously the overtimes, the final two minutes. Just off the top of your head, your mind’s eye. What are the plays that stand out in your mind?
Bray: We had three third and longs in the touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. We get off the field there, the game’s over. That stands out in my mind. We got to get off the field in third and extra long, third and long. We can’t let teams stay in there.
Q: Is that just part of being a head coach that you only see kind of where there’s room for improvement?
Bray: Oh, absolutely, that’s just who I am anyway, yeah.
Q: You’ve been talking about it already, but just the resiliency of this team. What did they show to you tonight, and what did they sort of say about the team overall?
Bray: Yeah, I think it says a lot about their ability, again, to handle these tough moments, handle adversity. When things aren’t going great for us, they respond and with toughness and grit. And it’s a great quality to have. And so there’s going to be games, I mean every year you can point out a couple games in those tight, one- or two-point games that swing a season. And I think so. That’s why I think this win was so big to be able to pull it out.
Next game: Oregon State (4-1) at Nevada (2-4)
- When: Saturday, Oct. 12
- Time: 4:30 p.m. PT
- Where: Mackay Stadium, Reno
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Q: The throw to the tight end has not been big the first four games. Was that a big part of the plan today? Or did it just sort of evolve to get it to Jermaine (Terry)? Because I think he had six or seven catches tonight.
Bray: Yeah, it evolved. And then I think, Purdue was going to be tough, because of all the man-to-man coverage they played, the defense that they played. We got a little bit more zone tonight than what we’d seen from the last couple of teams, so I think that helped the tight ends get free a little bit more. So it was an effort to involve them in the passing game, but it also was part of just what we got. They were open to that.
Q: Jam leaves the game early. How big was Gevani’s play to be able to run the ball effectively the way he did? I mean, he had three touchdowns.
Bray: Yeah. I mean, he’s really — and Coach (Ryan) Gunderson’s doing a great job of using his legs to help us move the ball to score. And then, you know, it is unfortunate what happened to Jam, but that backfield, Hankerson coming in and running extremely well. And then we got to get solid going more now, they’ll have more opportunities. So that’s the good part about it, is the depth in that room.
Q: You hadn’t thrown the ball much all night, except in the fourth quarter, when you absolutely had to, showed some ability to throw the ball. Can you build off that and continue to throw the ball, maybe more than we’ve seen so far this season?
Bray: Yeah, I think so. Again, throwing the ball and not throwing the ball, you look at how the game’s going, and we’re, I mean, what was it? Eight minutes down to score the touchdown that put us up 11? So when you can do that to a team. Again, I think Gundy does a great job of calling the game that’s happening and not trying to force things. Oh, I need to have throws, or I need to have runs. He stays within what’s working. I think he does a great job.
Q: You talked about the depth in the backfield. Any update on Jam (Griffin)?
Bray: To be determined.
Q: What stands out to you about that defensive sequence in double overtime and what do you think that can do for this defense?
Bray: Yeah, I think that that should be huge for our confidence, the ability to close the game out and pull up when we need to. I think that should be a big-time confidence for them. Because there’s a lot of ability on that side of the ball. We just got to get it more consistent for the whole game, but, but I like the way they play and they step up when it counts.
Q: It’s the second time in as many games where you’re seeing kind of Gevani be able to put the team on his back in a critical situation. Is he just a gamer? Is that just how he’s wired in those situations?
Bray: Yeah, I think he is. You look at what we were able to do to close out both halves — the first half, and then the second half and really all season we’ve scored or put ourselves in positions to score in every single game, and left no time for the other team. Yeah, he’s just a clutch player.
— Nick Daschel covers the Oregon State Beavers. Reach him at 360-607-4824 or @nickdaschel. Listen to the Beaver Banter podcast or subscribe to the Beavers Roundup newsletter.
Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders has an overall record of 16-21 since taking over in Boulder prior to the 2023 season.
Where does Coach Prime rank among Big 12 coaches entering the 2026 college football season?
Deion Sanders No.15 in Big 12 Coach Rankings
On3 ranked all 16 Big 12 head football coaches heading into 2026. Deion Sanders is ranked No.15, only ahead of Kansas State Wildcats coach Collin Klein. This will be Klein’s first year as Wildcats head coach. He is a former Kansas State quarterback was most recently the offensive coordinator for the Texas A&M Aggies.
A top this ranking at No. 1 is BYU Cougars coach Kalani Sitake. Sitake has been at the helm for the Cougars since 2016. He has accumulated an overall record of 84-45. In four of Sitake’s 10 seasons with BYU, he has led them to double digit wins.
Here is the entire ranking:
1. Kalani Sitake, BYU Cougars
2. Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State Wildcats
3. Joey McGuire, Texas Tech Red Raiders
4. Sonny Dykes, TCU Horned Frogs
5. Willie Fritz, Houston Cougars
6. Lance Leipold, Kansas Jayhawks
7. Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia Mountaineers
8. Eric Morris, Oklahoma State Cowboys
9. Brent Brennan, Arizona Wildcats
10. Dave Aranda, Baylor Bears
11. Scott Satterfield, Cincinatti Bearcats
12. Morgan Scalley, Utah Utes
13. Scott Frost, UCF Knights
14. Jimmy Rogers, Iowa State Cyclones
15. Deion Sanders, Colorado Buffaloes
16. Collin Klein, Kansas State Wildcats
Is 15th a fair ranking for Coach Prime?
What stands out right away from this is a first time collegiate head coach is ahead of Sanders, Morgan Scalley. While Sanders’ team struggled in 2025, it would be hard to rank him behind Scalley.
When Sanders was hired, the Buffaloes were coming off a one-win 2022 season. It was a controversial hire, as Sanders’ collegiate coaching experience came at the FCS level with Jackson State. The Coach Prime era in Boulder got off to a great start.
In 2023, Colorado began the season 3-0. It got going with a stunning season opening upset on the road against the defending national runner-up TCU Horned Frogs. The Buffs won their next two games against the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Colorado State Rams to get to 3-0.
They hosted ESPN’s College GameDay for their in-state rivalry game against Colorado State. The country had their eyes on what Sanders had cooking. This undefeated came to a screeching halt with a road loss to Oregon. Colorado ended up losing eight of their final nine games to end with a record of 4-8. While the end was dissapoitning, it was still three more wins than the previous season.
2024 a major turnaround. The Buffs went 9-3 and made the Alamo Bowl. Buffs’ wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter won the 2024 Heisman Trophy and quarterback Shedeur Sanders was named 2024 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.
2025 was more of what 2023 was. The Buffs went 3-9, missing a bowl game for the second time in three seasons. Will they get back to a bowl in 2026?
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The ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging that Jewish Student A was subjected to repeated antisemitic bullying, slurs, and physical assault by multiple fellow students at Southern Hills Middle School (SHMS) throughout 7th and 8th grade.
In one incident, students in Student A’s PE class attempted to play a game called “Jew touch tag” and said Jews were “dirty” and “contaminated.”
In another, in December 2025, a classmate reportedly fashioned a Chromebook charging cord into a lasso, threw it around the student’s neck and dragged him backward from a chair while calling him a “stupid k***.” This was deemed severe enough that the Boulder Police Department was called in to investigate.
Following this particular incident, the Boulder Police Department opened a Juvenile Court Referral for third-degree assault.
ADL says no meaningful action taken by school district over assault
As a result of these incidents, Student A no longer wears a Star of David necklace and does not share his religious identity with anyone.
ADL and the family allege that the school took no meaningful action despite being informed of the situation on multiple occasions. For example, the complaint says the school failed to enforce the no-contact order between Student A and the classmate involved in the Chromebook assault.
The complaint also says that the burden was consistently placed on the victim, such as reassigning his study hall class rather than restricting the aggressor, forcing him to miss a school trip, and asking him to leave class early to avoid crowded hallways.
“The record here is overwhelming: written pleas from the student’s parents, formal school reports, and a police investigation all point to the conclusion that antisemitic harassment at Southern Hills Middle School was pervasive, escalating, and severe,” said James Pasch, ADL Vice President of Litigation.
“Despite the family’s pleas for help to stop the harassment, the school district failed to effectively address it, a clear violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. No family should have to fight this hard to ensure a Jewish child’s safety at school, and certainly no Jewish student should face the threat of assault or harassment because of their Jewish identity.”
Susan Rona, ADL Mountain States Regional Director, noted that 167 antisemitic incidents were recorded in Colorado in 2025, a “stark reminder that antisemitism is not something abstract – it is showing up in our communities, in our neighborhoods and even in our schools.”
ADL is requesting that the US Department of Education require the district to take steps to comply with Title VI and ensure that this student and all Jewish students feel safe and protected.
Boulder Valley School District said that while it does not comment on ongoing legal matters, “we take all allegations of discrimination and harassment seriously.”
“We continue to focus on improvements to our policies, reporting systems, practices, and education efforts – all with the goal of ensuring every BVSD student feels safe, welcomed, and a strong sense of belonging.”
When you walk inside the Conoco station at the corner of University Boulevard and Bonnie Brae Boulevard in Denver, you can’t help but notice the history on the walls.
“Here’s the 40s. The 50s and my dad and uncle in the 70s,” says owner Ken Wilson pointing to the pictures on the wall.
Ken is the third generation of the Wilson family to own the gas station and service center.
“Grandpa Ken started to lease this out in 1942. My dad bought the business from my grandpa and my uncle worked his whole career here for my dad and for me,” Ken recalls.
In all, the Wilson family has owned the Conoco station for more than 80 years.
“I started working here in 1978 when I was 12, just part time in the summers. I worked through high school and through college and then did my own thing, and I’ve been back here about 15 years,” said Ken.
“It means so much to our family. It’s been a great business.”
But Ken is the end of the road for the Wilson family ownership. In February, a for sale sign went up at the Bonnie Brae Conoco.
“We’re just looking now. We’re not in a rush. It’s not like we’re going to sell and be done this year. We’re going to get a price we want to get, and if it takes us years to do that’s okay,” he said.
Wilson has seen a lot of change during his time working at the station and service center.
“There aren’t a lot of garages anymore. They used to be everywhere. There were four of them on this block when I was a kid, he said.
When asked what he’ll miss most, Ken points to his relationship with his customers.
“I’ve had customers now where I actually waited on their grandparents. And then their parents. And now them.”
As for what his grandpa would say if he could see the place now, Ken says, “I think he’d say he was really proud of what we’ve done. Both my father, my uncle and myself. Hopefully he’s still hanging around here once in a while.”
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