CORVALLIS — It has been a whirlwind 48 hours at Oregon State .

The Beavers (0-7) were blown out by Wake Forest at Reser Stadium on Saturday, head coach Trent Bray was fired on Sunday , and interim coach Robb Akey took the podium Monday to articulate the path forward.

Prior to Akey’s press conference, OSU athletic director Scott Barnes sat down with The Oregonian/OregonLive for a wide-ranging Q&A on the issues facing the Beavers at this pivotal moment.

Here is a transcript of the conversation:

Ryan Clarke: You previously mentioned that Trent might not have embraced the CEO aspects of the job. That it was potentially a limitation. I’m wondering, when you hired him originally, was that something that you thought he would grow into?

Scott Barnes: I’ve had five football hires at th

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