The improbable became the impossible Saturday afternoon for Oregon State. A day later, the inevitable became reality as the Beavers fired coach Trent Bray following another ghastly loss in a gruesome season.

It’s not even the midpoint of October, yet the Beavers were mathematically eliminated from the postseason with a 39-14 loss to Wake Forest.

They are 0-7, have lost 13 of their past 14 and are deeply lacking in leadership, discipline and, worst of all, hope.

It was time — time to stop digging before the hole became too deep, and time to acknowledge that the status quo would have been more expensive than the disruption caused by a coaching change.

Not that the Beavers can afford either at this point. They reportedly owe Bray $3.6 million and will have to pay his staff to go away.

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