CORVALLIS — Tristan Ti’a has seen the social media posts.

If you’ve been online since Oregon State ’s game against Tulsa, the true freshman has become something of a mythical figure. Ti’a is equal parts savior and meme fodder as a brutal season for the Beavers (2-9) winds to an end.

“I try not to let that get to my head,” the 6-foot-2 soft-spoken signal-caller said Tuesday. “Because I know that it can lead to me being overconfident. So, I try to leave that out and let me do my own thing.”

The hype for the former four-star recruit came from his stellar performance against the Golden Hurricanes: 8 of 11 passing for 141 yards and two touchdowns as the third OSU quarterback to play after Gabarri Johnson and Maalik Murphy.

Interim coach Robb Akey wouldn’t publicly commit to Ti’a as the st

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