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Scott Olmos - US PRESSWIRE
The Oregon Ducks lost to the Stanford Cardinal 17-14, effectively dashing any hopes they had for a run at a BCS national championship. Even in the loss, however, Marcus Mariota showed enough to back up the talk about the freshman QB being a special player, even if he wasn?t special enough on this night.
For the game, Mariota completed 21-of-37 passes for 207 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He also added 89 yards rushing on the night to lead the Ducks against a stifling Stanford run defense. It wasn?t a signature performance like his six touchdown game last week against the Cal Bears, but Mariota is proving himself to be the most dangerous weapon on a potent Oregon offense.
Why he won?t win: He?s a freshman that?s coming late to the party, so he?s got the deck stacked against him. Coming off of a loss also doesn?t help his Heisman campaign. In addition, the Oregon offense spreads the wealth on offense, which is why they?ve had two other players, De?Anthony Thomas and Kenjon Barner, have Heisman campaigns gain momentum and then fizzle out.
Why he might win: Oregon can put up points in bunches, and Mariota has the ability to be at the middle of all that scoring. With a test in the Civil War against the Oregon State Beavers next week and a possible spot in the Pac 12 Championship game, Mariota potentially has a pair of high-profile games to show what he can do.
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