Roy Schuening

Schuening was born and raised in Pendleton, Oregon. He attended Pendleton High School where he excelled in three sports. On the football field, Schuening was a three-year starter on offense and defense from 2000 to 2002. He was named First-team All-Intermountain Conference as a junior and senior and was the league's Lineman of the Year in 2002. Schuening was also named Second-team all-state on defense and honorable mention on offense his senior year. For his achievements his senior season, Schuening was named to the 2003 Les Schwab Oregon Bowl (state high school all-star game).^[1]

Schuening chose to play football and receive his education from Oregon State University. After redshirting his first season at OSU, Schuening was named a starter in his second season as a redshirt freshman. He started all 12 games that season and was named to the Sporting News All-Freshman team. In 2005, he started all 11 games and was named honorable mention All-Pac-10.

In his junior season, Schuening was again named honorable mention All-Pac-10. He was the lead blocker in the winning extra point try in the 2006 Sun Bowl to help get running back Yvenson Bernard into the end zone for a two-point conversion to win the game.

During the 2007 season, Schuening moved from the right offensive guard to tackle, due to some injuries on the team. He was named first-team All-Pac-10 for his achievements during his senior year. On December 28, 2007, in the Emerald Bowl against the University of Maryland, he set an Oregon State football record by starting his 50th consecutive game. In that game, he figured in several key blocks to lead the Beavers to a 21–14 victory over the Terrapins.