Overview
- Mariota will be inducted into the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend and will appear as ESPN College GameDay’s guest picker before the Ducks face USC.
- Ducks starter Dante Moore credited Mariota’s guidance and called him “for sure a GOAT,” as Moore’s first-year starting campaign sits at 2,190 passing yards, 21 touchdowns and five interceptions.
- Head coach Dan Lanning said bringing program greats back strengthens recruiting and stressed that Oregon wants Mariota involved in what the team is building.
- Mariota’s Oregon legacy includes a 2014 Heisman season with 4,454 passing yards, 42 touchdowns and four interceptions, plus 770 rushing yards and 15 scores en route to the CFP title game.
- Now with the Washington Commanders, Mariota has an $8 million deal and has logged 1,065 passing yards with seven touchdowns and five interceptions this season, stepping in as a veteran option during Jayden Daniels’ recovery.