QB Marcus Mariota a Duck!

[nogerO]

per scout.
http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=9&c ... 32&yr=2011

6' 3" nice arm and fast. This kid will be something special after Kelly gets through with him. Only a 2-star, but I don't put much value in those stars. Just watch the videos on this kid and you'll see he's special. Dare I say DD like?

[duckfan22]

great... Chip will make him a great qb.. watched video and he looks
very smooth. nice arm. throws on the run well. will fit in well. that high
school turns out some very good football players. welcome abour Marcus.

[hendrg]

Yeah, his highlight video looks great. Really nice vertical throwing motion and a quick release.

Seems to have patience and let the play develop, yet knows when to scramble and get out of the pocket.

I rewatched Bryan Bennett's hightlight real and as good as that is, I think Marcus might even have a better tape. Now this is against different competition (CA vs. HI), who knows which is 'better', but I'm very excited that Marcus is committed to the Ducks!

[brich75]

The day just got a little better!

[karlhungis]

great... Chip will make him a great qb.. watched video and he looks
very smooth. nice arm. throws on the run well. will fit in well. that high
school turns out some very good football players. welcome abour Marcus.

Does he play with any other good prospects in this years class?

[briarduck]

Great pickup...I can't wait for the competition between DT, Bennett and this kid!

Great news!

GO DUCKS!!

[hendrg]

Per Hopkins_Justin twitter:

HI QB Marcus Mariota rumored to commit, read our article on Duckterritory which indicates he will once he visits first., an Oregon rule.

and

HI QB Marcus Mariota will visit Oregon June 20-24th. VERY Likely to commit while on visit.

According to Tony Di Francisco twitter:

FYI, only ONE QB has a written Oregon offer right now and he's not from Hawaii.

So it'll be interesting to see whether the AZ QB is also still interested in Oregon and if we'll take 2 QBs this class.

[greenyellow]

The fact he hasn't visited makes Scout's claim false. They just want to be the first ones to report he committed. I think that Oregon may possibly take 2 QBs if they feel the quality is there.

[duckgrad99]

I noticed that he wasn't ranked. Do you think he will be higher than a 2 star eventually?

[nogerO]

The fact he hasn't visited makes Scout's claim false. They just want to be the first ones to report he committed. I think that Oregon may possibly take 2 QBs if they feel the quality is there.

it was the beginning of the end as far as I'm concerned.

[buckmarkduck]

Well he is on video saying he will commit, but fatty Fetters kinda puts words into his mouth and gets him to say he is committed. That said he will commit on June 21. So welcome to the duck family, he looks like a great athlete.

[oregontrack]

Per Chip's rules, I don't think anything stops a kid from committing, but Chip may not acknowledge the commitment until the visit. I don't know who's right and who's wrong amongst these different sources, but it's entirely possible this kid is simply saying "I'm done with recruiting, Oregon is my school" and Chip will accept it upon visitation.

[greenyellow]

Per Chip's rules, I don't think anything stops a kid from committing, but Chip may not acknowledge the commitment until the visit. I don't know who's right and who's wrong amongst these different sources, but it's entirely possible this kid is simply saying "I'm done with recruiting, Oregon is my school" and Chip will accept it upon visitation.

If anything, that's probably what the case is. Until he visits, he won't be anywhere near a commit in my book.

[Hoagduck]

He was mostly the backup his Junior year (with a senior year to play, naturally) so he was never going to be ranked high on that basis alone.

:edit:
He was backing up Jeremy Higgins (6'2", 190 lbs, 75.4% completion, 27 tds passing 5 tds rushing, 3 ints, so no slouch), whom now is at Utah State.

[UOducksTK1]

Here's my take on this commitment.

For this class, it's probable that we take 2 QBs. Now, it's wise that we get one QB with a ton of upside who can redishirt (Mariota!), and then land a top QB who can come in and play right away. And I know we are recruiting Mariota as a QB, but he's athletic enough to be moved around to many other positions.

Upside + versatility is why the ducks went with Mariota. I still expect us to land another QB, who will be a 4/5 star.

I like this pick up.