– A person familiar with the Philadelphia Eagles’ offseason plans says the team “is going to try” to move up in the NFL Draft to select Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, according to NJ.com. The Eagles have the No. 20 pick and Mariota is projected to go as high as No. 1.

– Oregon football will also be losing a few players to transfers. Stephen Amoako will be transferring to Illinois State, a process that’s nearly complete. Wide receiver Chance Allen will also be leaving the school to return home to take care of his mother. He’s reportedly in the process of trying to enroll at University of Houston. Defensive back Dominique Harrison is also said to be transferring, but not much more is known at the moment.

– Oregon baseball was ranked No. 15 in Perfect Game’s preseason top 25 list after the Ducks went 44-20 last year. The top three schools were Vanderbilt, Virginia and Texas Christian respectively. Only four Pac-12 schools appeared the list. UCLA was ranked No. 5 after their 25-30-1 record last year. Arizona State came in after Oregon at No. 20 and Stanford appeared at No. 22 to round out the list.

– After leading Oregon to a Rose Bowl Championship and a chance at the national title this year, a petition has appeared online to retire Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota’s number 8 jersey. During his time as a Duck, he was a part of Alamo Bowl and Fiesta Bowl wins. His Heisman Trophy win was the first in Oregon football history although other players have been nominated in the past. The petition has over 1,636 signatures, exceeding it’s 1,000 signature goal.

Follow Anne Yilmaz on Twitter @anneyilmaz.

[This article originally appear in the Daily Emerald here on January 20, 2015]