Around the country, only California’s Jared Goff threw more fourth-quarter touchdowns. (He threw 10). And nobody had a better TD-INT ratio in the fourth quarter than Mauk’s 9-0. Among QBs from the power conferences who threw at least 50 fourth-quarter passes, only eight had a better fourth-quarter rating, including Oregon’s Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota.
"He's remarkably good under pressure," Pinkel said. "We need more consistency from him. He knows that. This will be his second year starting this year. But there's also the receiving corps, the offensive line, running backs, everybody else that has their role in being successful.