Byron Marshall off to fast start for Oregon
Valley Christian head football coach Mike Machado said Oregon junior running back Byron Marshall always makes it a point to take his former high school coach to lunch or dinner.
Marshall, the Pac-12's leading returning rusher (1,038 yards, 14 touchdowns), told Machado this summer he was being pushed hard by sophomore Thomas Tyner and freshman Royce Freeman, but the former All-Metro standout showed no concern.
Marshall was the team's leading rusher (eight carries, 90 yards) and leading receiver (eight catches, 138 yards, two touchdowns).
[...] Marshall showed his on his first carry on what looked to be a 54-yard touchdown scamper down the right sideline.
[...] at the goal line, Marshall fumbled the ball out of the end zone for a touchback.
Former Monte Vista-Danville standout Jeff Lockie, a sophomore who backs up Mariota, completed 11 of 12 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown. ...