Marcus Mariota: One For The Ages

By Andrew Musur on December 13, 2014

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Marcus Mariota is the best player in college football, and there is no debate. Mariota will be in New York City this weekend for the Heisman finals; Alabama wide receiver, Amari Cooper, and Wisconsin running back, Melvin Gordon, will join him.

Although Cooper and Gordon have had tremendous seasons, Mariota’s tops all. This year, Mariota threw for 3,783 yards, 38 touchdowns and added 669 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground.

Mariota is a rare talent that has gone 35-4 through his three years at Oregon. The wins may not stop there as the Ducks were selected for the college football playoff and will head to Pasadena to take on the Florida State Seminoles. I am predicting an Oregon vs Alabama championship game.

The Honolulu, Hawaii native would be the first Hawaiian-born player to win the Heisman trophy, and Mariota deserves that honor. Oregon would not be in a fight for the national title without Mariota, and they surely would not have won the Pac 12 championship without him.

The 21 year-old is the biggest thing to happen in Eugene since Dennis Dixon, who finished fifth in the 2007 Heisman finals.

The most impressive stat in Mariota’s arsenal is his career 101:12 touchdown to interception ratio. That means in Mariota’s career, he averaged about 8 touchdown throws before his first interception. For comparison purposes, Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford had a career ratio of 88:16, Robert Griffin III 78:17, Matt Leinart 99:23 and Cam Newton 30:7.

Mariota has some insane numbers on the field, but it is his character off the field that really sets him apart. The humble Mariota takes great pride in his Hawaiian background and never gloats about his accomplishments.

Marcus Mariota will go down as one of the best to ever play for the Ducks, and he rightfully deserves to win the Heisman trophy Saturday night.

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