Oregon State's senior wide receiver Sammie Stroughter will not play this season, OSU coach Mike Riley told the P-I's Jon Naito on Tuesday.

"He's just not 100 percent," Riley said. "It's tough, because he was our top returning offensive player. But giving him the year to get through some of the personal issues he's been dealing with is more important at this time."

Riley said Stroughter, who had not practiced in nearly two weeks, had been coping with the recent deaths of two relatives, as well as the death of Beavers assistant coach Jim Gilstrap last month. Gilstrap recruited Stroughter.

Stroughter made a brief stop in Reser Stadium on Saturday, according to the Corvallis Gazette-Times, where he sat in the stands and made little contact with his teammates.

Riley spoke with Stroughter before he left.

The 6-foot Stroughter, who was a third team All-America as an all-purpose player in 2006, was the Beavers top receiver and one of the nation's top punt returners. Stroughter had his biggest game against the Huskies in '06, with seven catches for 223 yards and an 80-yard touchdown.

Riley said he expected Stroughter, who has a redshirt year remaining, to return next season.