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Petition seeking retirement of Marcus Mariota’s jersey surfaces online

Joseph Hoyt
January 18, 2015

A petition for Oregon to retire former quarterback Marcus Mariota’s No. 8 Ducks jersey has surfaced online.
The petition, located on ipetitions.com, has 774 online signatures currently. Its goal is to reach 1,000.
“(Mariota) has selflessly brought so much to the school and has held a special place in the household of all Ducks fans,” the petition reads online. “Let us honor him and his legend by retiring his number”
Mariota became the first player in Oregon school history to win the Heisman trophy this year. He led the Ducks to wins in the Fiesta Bowl, the Alamo Bowl and the Rose Bowl. Oregon and Mariota fell to Ohio State 42-20 in the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship game a week ago.
Mariota announced he would forgo his final year of eligibility at Oregon and enter the NFL draft, last Wednesday morning.
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