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          'Jesus, girls and Marcus Mariota': Sixth-grader asks if Ducks QB is leaving

          • Matt Walks, ESPN EditorNov 22, 2014, 11:50 PM ET
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          Oregon's Marcus Mariota accounted for four touchdowns against Colorado on Saturday, maintaining the inside track on the Heisman Trophy and a playoff spot for the Ducks.

          And while Mariota tops NFL draft boards from coast to coast -- including our own Mel Kiper's -- the redshirt junior hasn't officially announced where he will play next season.

          So after the game, one industrious 12-year-old student reporter from O'Hara Catholic School in Eugene took it upon himself to get to the bottom of it. Head coach Mark Helfrich fielded the hard-ball question from sixth grader Charlie Papé.

          It didn't take long for Papé's comment to catch on across Twitter.