Hawaii's Heisman Hopes With Oregon's Marcus Mariota

Hawaii's Heisman Hopes With Oregon's Marcus Mariota
SANTA CLARA, CA - OCTOBER 24: Quarterback Marcus Mariota #8 of the Oregon Ducks throws before a game against the California Golden Bears on October 24, 2014 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Oregon won 59-41. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - OCTOBER 24: Quarterback Marcus Mariota #8 of the Oregon Ducks throws before a game against the California Golden Bears on October 24, 2014 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Oregon won 59-41. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

A sellout crowd is edgy as the University of Oregon football team approaches the line of scrimmage in the September sunshine.

Minutes earlier the Ducks, ranked second in the nation, were actually behind upstart Wyoming by a touchdown. Now they’re up 13-7, and there’s a sense they could start pulling away.

But they haven’t yet, and just about everyone inside Autzen Stadium, capacity 54,000, is thinking: It’s time for the superstar quarterback to do something.

Duck fans are spoiled. In recent years their team has ascended to elite status, always highly ranked and a perennial national championship contender. It plays at warp speed, seldom huddling on offense and almost always scoring 40 or more points.

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