Marcus Mariota will be back in Eugene for Saturday’s top 15 matchup of Oregon and USC.

The 2014 Heisman Trophy winner will be the celebrity guest picker for ESPN’s College GameDay.

It’s the first time Mariota has served as guest picker on the pregame show. Former Ducks star Sabrina Ionescu was the guest picker earlier this season when College GameDay was at UO for the game with Indiana

Saturday will be the 14th time the college football pregame show has been to Eugene, with Oregon going 9-4 when “GameDay” is in town.

Previous pickers include Ionescu, actress and UO alum Kaitlin Olson, Nike co-founder Phil Knight, and the Duck mascot, among others.

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