Oregon State working again Damien Martinez plans to enter the switch portal when it opens April 15, sources advised ESPN.
Martinez completed second within the Pac-12 with 1,185 speeding yards and had 9 touchdowns on 194 carries in 2023. He was set to make greater than $400,000 in title, picture and likeness offers to stay at Oregon State, a supply advised ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
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In November, after coach Jonathan Smith left to grow to be the top coach at Michigan State, Martinez introduced his intention to stay in Corvallis. He’s the newest in a line of high-profile departures at Oregon State, which is one in every of two groups remaining within the Pac-12 — together with Washington State — following the convention’s collapse final yr. The Beavers have a scheduling settlement to play six Mountain West opponents for 2 seasons.
Martinez was briefly suspended following an arrest for driving below the affect of intoxicants in November, earlier than being reinstated after the Benton County district lawyer selected to not file costs. After being reinstated, Martinez didn’t play within the Beavers’ Solar Bowl loss towards Notre Dame.
He has two years of eligibility remaining.
