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==Personal==
==Personal==
Mariota goes by several nicknames including Super Mariota and The Throwin Samoan.
Mariota goes by several nicknames including Super Mariota and The Throwin Samoan. Mariota has a fan page on Twitter (@suckfortheduck) it is a fan page created by Tennesee Titans fans that would like their team to tank I order to draft Mariota.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:47, 27 October 2014

Marcus Mariota
Mariota, playing against USC in 2012
Oregon Ducks – No. 8
PositionQuarterback
ClassRedshirt Junior
MajorHuman Physiology
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-30) October 30, 1993 (age 30)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolHonolulu (HI) Saint Louis
Career highlights and awards

Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the University of Oregon Ducks football team.[1]

Early life

Mariota is of Samoan descent. He was born in Honolulu to Toa Mariota and Alana Deppe-Mariota. He grew up idolizing the quarterback play of fellow Samoan Jeremiah Masoli, who was also a standout quarterback at the blue-collar, all-boys parochial St. Louis High and University of Oregon.[2]

High school career

Mariota was relatively unknown late in his high school career due to not starting until his senior season.[3] As a senior, he led St. Louis to an 11-1 record and the state title while being named PrepStar Magazine All-West Region and Interscholastic League of Honolulu Offensive Player of the Year.[4] Mariota threw for 2,597 yards on 165 of 225 passing attempts (64.7%), including 32 touchdowns against only five interceptions. He also rushed the ball 60 times for 455 yards (7.6 yards per carry) and 7 touchdowns.[5] Marcus was named to the NUC All World Game alongside 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.[6]

High School Awards & Honors

Recruitment
Mariota attended an Oregon football camp in the summer of 2010, which allowed Mark Helfrich, Oregon's then offensive coordinator, to be one of the first recruiters to discover Mariota.[7] After the camp, Helfrich visited Mariota in Hawaii to watch the somewhat unrecognized quarterback practice going into his senior season.[8] Helfrich called Chip Kelly during the visit and they made the decision to immediately offer Mariota a scholarship, despite never starting a varsity game.[9]

After his senior season, he was rated the No. 2 recruiting prospect in the state of Hawaii and No. 12 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com.[10] He was recruited by Oregon, Hawaii, Memphis, Utah, Oregon State, Washington, Arizona, Notre Dame, UCLA and USC but was only offered a scholarship by Memphis and Oregon.[11]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Marcus Mariota
QB 		Honolulu, Hawaii Saint Louis School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 4.5 Oct 30, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 24 (QB)   Rivals: 24 (QB)  ESPN: 71 (QB)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oregon Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  • "2011 Oregon Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.

College career

2012 Season

After redshirting the 2011 season, 2012 showcased Mariota as the first freshman to start a season opener for the Ducks in 22 seasons.[12] He led Oregon to a 12-1 record and the #2 final season ranking while being named Pac-12 All-Conference 1st Team, Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year, and earning the 2013 Fiesta Bowl Offensive MVP Award as he guided the Ducks to a 35-17 victory over #5 Kansas State.

Starting in all 13 games, Mariota threw for 2,677 yards on 230 of 336 passing attempts (68.5%), including 32 touchdowns against only 6 interceptions. He also rushed the ball 106 times for 752 yards (7.1 yards per carry) and 5 touchdowns. His athletic versatility was exhibited against Arizona State,[13] when he caught a touchdown pass, threw a touchdown pass, and then ran for an 86-yard touchdown, achieving all three scores with 12 minutes still left in first half.[14]

2013 Season

Mariota earned Pac-12 All-Conference 1st Team honors for the second consecutive year[15] after setting a Pac-12 record from the end of the 2012 season into the 2013 season by attempting 353 passes without an interception.[16] Starting in all 13 games, he completed 245 of 386 passing attempts (63.5%) for 3,665 yards with 31 touchdowns and only four interceptions, while rushing for 715 yards (7.4 yards per carry) and nine touchdowns.

Mariota suffered a partial tear of the MCL against UCLA on October 26 but continued to play the remainder of the season.[17] After Oregon’s 8-0 start, Mariota was featured on the national cover of the November 4th, 2013 issue of Sports Illustrated[18] as the favorite to win the Heisman trophy before the #2 ranked Ducks fell to #6 Stanford on November 7. Despite Oregon's 11-2 season record and top-ten ranking, Mariota’s sophomore season was considered a letdown after the Ducks failed to reach a BCS bowl birth for the first time since the 2008 season.[19]

After a loss to Arizona on Nov. 23, Oregon’s first loss to an unranked opponent since 2008,[20] Mariota and the Ducks bounced back to beat rival Oregon State 36-35 in the Civil War. Mariota threw a touchdown pass to Josh Huff with 29 seconds remaining to give Oregon the come from behind victory over the Beavers.[21]

Mariota guided the Ducks to their third consecutive bowl victory, beating Texas 30-7 in the 2013 Alamo Bowl while being honored as the game's Offensive MVP after rushing for 133 yards on 15 carries and finishing with 386 total yards. He finished the season with 4,380 yards of total offense, becoming the only player in Oregon history to eclipse 4,000 yards in a season.[22]

2014 Season

Prior to the Alamo Bowl on December 3, 2013, Mariota announced his decision to bypass the NFL Draft and return for the 2014 season.[23] Considered by many to be a Heisman Trophy favorite entering the 2014 season, Mariota was named to watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, and Davey O’Brien Award.

Statistics

Passing Rushing Receiving
Season Team W-L Comp Att Comp % Yards TD INT RAT QBR Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD
2012 Oregon 12-1 230 336 68.52 2,677 32 6 163.22 86.22 106 7524 7.1 5 1 2 2.0 14
2013 Oregon 11-2 245 386 63.5 3,665 31 4 167.72 88.02 96 715 7.44 9 0 0 0 0
2014 Oregon 7-1 150 218 68.8 2,283 24 1 – – 62 325 5.1 5 1 26 26.0 1
Career Oregon 30-4 625 940 66.5 8,625 87 11 – – 264 1,792 6.8 19 2 28 14.0 2

1 - NCAA Leader
2 - Pac-12 Leader
3 - NCAA Leader (QB)
4 - Pac-12 Leader (QB)

Awards & honors

2012

  • Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Pac-12 Coaches)[24]
  • Pac-12 All-Conference 1st Team (Pac-12 Coaches,[25] ESPN.com, Phil Steele[26])
  • Pac-12 Academic All-Conference Honorable Mention[27]
  • Honorable Mention All-America (SI.com)[28]
  • Manning Award Finalist
  • Team’s Most Outstanding Player (Skeie’s Award)
  • Fiesta Bowl Offensive MVP (January 3, 2013)

2013

  • Pac-12 All-Conference 1st Team (Pac-12 Coaches,[29] Phil Steele[30])
  • Sports Illustrated Cover, Aug. 19
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Pac-12 Coaches) Oct. 7
  • Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, Oct. 13
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Pac-12 Coaches) Oct. 14
  • Sports Illustrated Cover, Nov. 4
  • Team's Most Outstanding Player (Skeie's Award)
  • Team's Most Inspirational Player (Wilford Gonyea Award)
  • Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP
  • CFPA Quarterback Trophy Winner[31]

2014

  • Athlon Sports National Player of the Week[32] Sept. 7
  • Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week[33] Sept. 7
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Pac-12 Coaches)[34] Sept. 8
  • Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week[35] Sept. 9
  • Sports Illustrated Cover, Sept. 22
  • Senior Bowl National Offensive Player of the Week[36] Oct. 20

Records

Pacific-12 Conference

  • Freshman Passing Touchdowns, 32 TD (2012)
  • Passes Attempted Without an Interception, 353 (2012-2013)

Oregon

  • Career Total - Offensive Yards, 10,443 yards
  • Career Total - Touchdowns, 106 TD
  • Career Passing - Yards, 8,625
  • Career Passing - Touchdowns, 87 TD
  • Single Season Total - Offense, 4,380 yards (2013)
  • Single Season Total - Touchdowns, 40 TD (2013)
  • Single Game Passing - Touchdowns, 6 TD (2012, @California)

Personal

Mariota goes by several nicknames including Super Mariota and The Throwin Samoan. Mariota has a fan page on Twitter (@suckfortheduck) it is a fan page created by Tennesee Titans fans that would like their team to tank I order to draft Mariota.

References

  1. ^ Oregon, University of. "Marcus Mariota Bio". Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2012/08/oregon_ducks_quarterback_marcu.html
  3. ^ http://seattletimes.com/html/huskyfootball/2021994096_uwfootball09xml.html
  4. ^ http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205238133
  5. ^ Oregon, University of. "Marcus Mariota". Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  6. ^ "National Underclassmen - Football Combines - Football Recruiting - Football Camp & High School Football Showcase". Retrieved 23 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ http://seattletimes.com/html/huskyfootball/2021994096_uwfootball09xml.html
  8. ^ http://blogs.kansas.com/kstated/2012/12/28/qa-with-oregon-quarterback-marcus-mariota/
  9. ^ http://blogs.kansas.com/kstated/2012/12/28/qa-with-oregon-quarterback-marcus-mariota/
  10. ^ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Marcus-Mariota-109435
  11. ^ Sports, Yahoo!. "Marcus Mariota Recruiting". Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  12. ^ http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2012/12/ten_moments_that_shaped_the_du_4.html
  13. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/news/fast-striking-oregon-demolishes-arizona-062004057--ncaaf.html
  14. ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=322920009
  15. ^ http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=209329750
  16. ^ http://www.latimes.com/la-sp-sn-marcus-mariota-oregon-20131123,0,2492688.story#axzz2n8GMYCDG
  17. ^ http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2013/11/oregon_football_ducks_quarterb_2.html
  18. ^ http://college-football.si.com/2013/10/30/oregon-ducks-marcus-mariota-sports-illustrated/
  19. ^ http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2013/11/oregon_insider_ducks_mark_helf.html
  20. ^ http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2013/11/arizona_42_no_5_oregon_16_a_pu.html
  21. ^ http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2013/11/civil_war_the_ducks_win_a_game.html
  22. ^ http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=209354161
  23. ^ http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/10074701/marcus-mariota-oregon-ducks-return-junior-season?ex_cid=espnapi_public
  24. ^ http://pac-12.com/article/2012/11/26/week-pac-12-football
  25. ^ http://pac-12.com/article/2012/11/26/pac-12-football-awards-and-all-conference-team-announced
  26. ^ http://www.philsteele.com/All_Conference/2012/2012Postseason/PDF/2012%20Postseason%20All-Pac-12.pdf
  27. ^ http://pac-12.com/article/2012/11/20/pac-12-football-all-academic-teams-announced
  28. ^ http://pac-12.com/article/2012/12/14/2012-pac-12-football-award-winners-and-all-americans
  29. ^ http://pac-12.com/article/2012/11/26/pac-12-football-awards-and-all-conference-team-announced
  30. ^ http://www.philsteele.com/All_Conference/2013/2013_Postseason/pac12.html
  31. ^ http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209374783
  32. ^ http://athlonsports.com/college-football/oregons-marcus-mariota-athlon-sports-national-player-week
  33. ^ http://www.waltercamp.org/oregons-marcus-mariota-and-virginia-techs-deon-clarke-named-walter-camp-national-fbs-players-of-the-week-presented-by-generation-ucan/
  34. ^ http://pac-12.com/article/2014/09/08/pac-12-announces-football-players-week
  35. ^ http://blog.daveyobrien.org/2014/09/09/oregon’s-mariota-tabbed-davey-o’brien-quarterback-of-the-week/
  36. ^ http://www.seniorbowl.com/news-highlights-detail.php?news=226

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