Marcus Mariota was selected as one of the 15 “Players to Watch” by the Walter Camp Foundation, who awards college football’s player of the year.
Nine other quarterbacks joined Mariota as a semifinalist for the award, but he owns one distinction over the others: zero interceptions. That’s one of several impressive stats Mariota has put up this season. He’s passed for 2531 yards (17th best in the nation) 281.2 yards per game (16th) and 22 touchdowns (12th) on a 63.3 completion percentage (37th among qualified QBs). He has also rushed for 495 yards (7.98 yards per carry) and nine touchdowns.
Mariota is a semifinalist for two other awards, as well: the Maxwell Award (college player of the year) and the Davey O’Brien Award (quarterback of the year).
Mariota was one of three Pac-12 players named as Walter Camp Award semifinalists. UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr and Arizona running back Ka’Deem Carey are the other two.
The list will be cut down to five players on Dec. 2 and the winner will be announced on Dec. 12.
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