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Oregon QB Mariota wins Heisman
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Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota poses after being awarded the Heisman Trophy, Saturday in New York. - photo by Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Marcus Mariota wrote it all down, every word of his Heisman Trophy acceptance speech. It was a good thing, too, because getting through it might have been tougher than sprinting away from linebacker or tossing a long touchdown pass for the Oregon Ducks. The understated star quarterback became Oregon's first Heisman winner going away Saturday night, capping a three-year climb to college football's most prestigious individual award.