Add two more accomplishments to Marcus Mariota’s list.
– The Heisman winner was named the Associated Press college football player of the year on Tuesday. Mariota was the landslide winner, receiving 49 of the 54 votes submitted by the AP Top 25 media panel.
– Mariota also made his fourth career appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated on Tuesday. The magazine published four covers highlighting members of each of the four teams participating in the first ever College Football Playoff. The three other players spotlighted by the magazine include Alabama’s Blake Sims, Florida State’s Jameis Winston, and Ohio State’s Cardale Jones.
– Oregon baseball cracked the Top 20 in the first preseason poll, coming in at 15th. The Ducks are the second-ranked team in the Pac-12, following No. 10 UCLA
– Oregon women’s basketball’s Lexi Bando has been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for her performances against Fresno State and Santa Clara, the conference announced Monday.
– The Oregon men’s basketball team managed to clinch a 82-78 win over UCSB in overtime on Monday.
– ICYMI: Ifo Ekpre-Olomu’s final goodbye to Oregon fans following a knee injury that has removed him from post-season play.
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