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Oregon State will again be without Chance Nolan for Saturday’s game against Colorado, as the quarterback — who was injured Oct. 1 — has yet to clear concussion protocol, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Friday.
Nolan, who has missed games against Stanford and Washington State, left the Beavers’ blowout loss to Utah on Oct. 1 because of a neck strain.
Ben Gulbranson has made two starts in place of Nolan, who had made 19 starts in a row before suffering the injury. Gulbranson, a freshman, has thrown for 616 yards and 3 touchdowns on 47-of-78 passing in four appearances this season as the Beavers (5-2) have relied heavily on the rushing game in Nolan’s absence.
Nolan, a junior, has 939 passing yards, seven touchdowns and eight interceptions this season.
