Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota is on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week.

Mariota is shown losing one of his Nikes while kicking up some turf, along with the headline "The Colossus". The secondary headline reads: "Oregon redefined West Coast football, now it's time to conquer America (they're coming for you, SEC)".

A sophomore, Mariota has led the Ducks to an 8-0 record and No. 2 national ranking. He is among the Heisman Trophy frontrunners, having thrown for 2,281 yards and 20 touchdowns with no interceptions while completing 64 percent of his passes. Mariota also has rushed for 511 yards and nine touchdowns.

This is the second time in three months that Mariota has made the SI cover; he also appeared on the cover in August as part of the magazine's college football preview issue.

-- Oregonian Sports