Sometimes things are just inevitable in life. Death and taxes right? Well, last night in Santa Clara one thing was made as certain as the sun coming up and that is the Heisman Trophy going to Marcus Mariota of the Oregon Ducks.
Going into this game the Arizona Wildcats had beaten the Ducks the last two times they had played and had essentially put a damper on the season because Oregon looks to play for championships these days. The game had started off rather slow for the Mariota and the Ducks. The first two possessions ended with just field goals for the Ducks and the feeling was that Oregon certainly left points on the board. That was the feeling I had anyways. The other issue that was happening was that Oregon was committing a lot of penalties. More specifically, false starts. It was affecting field position and the ability to put touchdowns on the board. For all of the mistakes by the Ducks, they still had the lead. Enter the difference maker, Marcus Mariota.
Before the halftime break, Mariota scores twice by running the ball in and the score was 23-0 at the break. During those two scores I had the feeling that the Ducks quarterback was starting to find his groove and so were the rest of the team. As the second half started I had the feeling that Mariota would put his team on his back and make this game a blow out and that is exactly what he did. He had a sequence in which the pocket became cluttered and he maneuvered his way out of it and threw a pass on the run to wide receiver Darren Carrington. Carrington to his credit also made a great catch on the other end. A great athletic move to go get the ball and add to the lore of Mariota.
By the end of the third quarter, the only thing that the pro-Duck crowd was wondering was the final score. Marcus Mariota was making all the throws needed to keep drives going, he was making plays with his feet and it was obvious that the Arizona defense was very tired. Anytime you have to chase Mariota and his teammates it will make the best of teams tired.
When it was all over, Mariota had accounted for 313 yards in the air, threw two touchdowns, and ran for another three touchdowns. In total, he scored five touchdowns and left Arizona in his proverbial dust.
On a rainy night in which a team goal was accomplished by 51-13 win over Arizona, Marcus Mariota cemented a little personal glory for himself by claiming the Heisman Trophy. Now the votes are not in officially, but if the Oregon quarterback does not win it, there should be a NCAA investigation into the writers intelligence. It's all over in my opinion. Marcus Mariota is and should be the Heisman winner next week. Just saying...
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