Oregon and Oregon State may be huge rivals, but the two programs certainly respect one another.
To show that respect for Oregon and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Marcus Mariota, Oregon State took out a full page ad in The Oregonian to congratulate Mariota on winning college football’s most prestigious hardware.
The ad reads:
Our own Terry Baker brought that treasured hardware home to Oregon 52 years ago. So we know that feeling. And what it takes to get there.
It takes doing the work. Showing up, then stepping up. Becoming a leader on the field.
It takes thousands of yards, gained one pass and one run at a time. Keeping your head in today’s game, not on yesterday’s hype.
It takes dedication. Standing with your team until the job’s done. Representing your school and state with character to the last.
And you’ve done that.
Congratulations, Marcus Mariota, on winning the Heisman Trophy. From the Oregon State Beavers.
That’s a pretty awesome gesture from the Beavers. Mariota became the first Ducks player to win the Heisman and the first from an Oregon school since OSU’s Terry Baker in 1962.
With the Heisman media frenzy coming to a close, Mariota will turn his attention to the Ducks’ New Year’s Day College Football Playoff semifinal matchup against Florida State in the Rose Bowl.
For more Oregon news, visit DuckSportsAuthority.com. For more Oregon State news, visit BeaverBlitz.com.
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