Marcus Mariota is Oregon's New QB
By Jason McIntyre
Chip Kelly finally named his starter for the 2012 season, and the winner is … redshirt freshman Marcus Mariota. You should go read this story about the calm, 6-foot-4 star from Hawaii. Apparently, he’s the next Dennis Dixon.
This could spark some transfer chatter about backup Bryan Bennett, a 3rd year sophomore who played last year a bit, and looked quite good.
Mariota will have a month of practice – Arkansas State, Fresno State and Tennessee Tech will all be 40+ point wins by the Ducks – before his first real test at Mike Leach and Washington State at the end of September. The USC game isn’t until November 3rd.