Oregon Duck Marcus Mariota wins Heisman Trophy

NEW YORK, NY — Marcus Mariota was the80th recipient of the Heisman Trophy, Saturday night beating out Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon and Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper.

Needless to say, Mariota was emotional after receiving the award.

“Football is a community. I hope and pray this is only thebeginning. Young Poly athletes everywhere, you should take this as motivation and dream big and strive for greatness,” Mariota said.

In addition to the Heisman Trophy, Mariota won the Davey O’Brien, Maxwell, and Walter Camp Awards becoming the first Duck to win any of those national awards.

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