Lots of people, fans and self-appointed experts, expect the Ducks to fall back without Marcus Mariota in 2015.
Mariota is off learning to ply his trade with the Tennessee Titans in the NFL. He plays at home against St. Louis Sunday night on Fox.
Vernon Adams is Elvis, but Mariota was Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and One Direction rolled into one. The greatest player in school history. A superb individual, tall, fast and gifted, focused every moment on winning and making his teammates better.
Neither Adams or Jeff Lockie is 6-4 220 with a 4.5 40.