On the eve of the 121st Civil War, the focus of the search for Oregon State's next football coach turned squarely to California offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin.

An Oregon State athletic department official, who requested anonymity, told The Oregonian/OregonLive the search is still ongoing and no decision is imminent. The response came after a Friday night report from the website FootballScoop, which said OSU plans to give the job to Baldwin but would not formally announce the decision until after the season. The Beavers play their season finale at 4 p.m. Saturday at Oregon.

Multiple outlets, including The Oregonian/OregonLive, have reported that Baldwin is a candidate for the OSU position.

The report published online as Cal played its own season finale at UCLA. The Golden Bears are 5-6 and could become bowl eligible with a victory.

Baldwin arrived at California before the 2017 season after nine seasons as head coach at Eastern Washington, where he went 85-32 and won an FCS national championship.

-- Danny Moran