Quarterback Sean Canfield is still on pace to shatter the Oregon State football team record for completion percentage in a season.

He has completed 68.9 percent (188-for-273). The record is held by Matt Moore in 2006 at 60.8 percent (229-for-378).

Canfield is third in the nation for completion percentage, trailing Texas' Colt McCoy (72.0) and Florida State's Christian Ponder (69.4). He averages 68 pass attempts per interception this season after entering the year with an interception every 22 pass attempts.

He also is fifth all-time at OSU with 4,738 passing yards and for touchdown passes with 28. One more touchdown pass and he ties Moore for fourth.

Canfield is averaging a conference-leading 254.9 yards per game passing and has not thrown an interception in his last 117 attempts. The last was in the third quarter at Arizona State on Oct. 3.

The last OSU player to lead the conference for passing was Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson in 2004 at 301.2 yards a game.

Injury update

• Defensive end Matt LaGrone missed practice Tuesday due to a quad strain. He should be available for Saturday's game at California, coach Mike Riley said.

• Cornerback Tim Clark's head injury against UCLA was a helmet-to-helmet crash with defensive tackle Stephen Paea. He missed practice, but should be back today.

• Safety Anthony Watkings won't back from his shoulder injury until next week. He has been out four weeks.

• Receiver Damola Adeniji turned his ankle early in the workout, but came back late.

• Center Alex Linnenkohl sat out from being sick.

Limited turnovers

The Beavers have lost five turnovers this season, second in the nation, trailing the four committed by Cincinnati. They are also tied for second with Colorado State for fumbles lost with one. Cincinnati has lost none.

However, the Beavers are tied for 114th in the nation with eight turnovers forced. Only Fresno State with seven and Georgia with six have fewer.

Fumble talk

Running back Jacquizz Rodgers has never fumbled in his two seasons with OSU. He didn't give away any secrets as to why he holds on to the ball so well, but said it was a focus every day.

As the questions kept coming he interrupted.

"I don't like talking about fumbles," he said. "My mom read a story about how we (brother James, too) haven't fumbled and she called us and said they (the media) are trying to make you fumble. That was before the USC game and James fumbled (for the first time ever)."

Hot quote

Rodgers was asked about running against the 3-4 defense Cal uses instead of the typical 4-3. He broke it down basically saying it doesn't matter. Then he said this:

"The 3-4, they have to switch out of that," Rodgers said.

Why?

"Last year they didn't do to well (against OSU)," he answered.