During Washington’s shocking win over the Seahawks in Seattle, Pete Carroll once again had a slant at the goal line blow up in his face. It was essentially a carbon copy of the play that lost Seattle the Super Bowl and turned Russell Wilson into a broken man: This time Seattle was going for a two-point conversion, and the ensuing interception and goofy jaunt down the field by Washington was meaningless—a blip of chaos that won’t stand in the scorebooks. But it was fun, really fun. D.J. Swearinger picked off the pass attempt, then drove it down to the Washington 40 before dropping it off to Josh Norman, who stumbled, got surrounded by Seahawks, and tossed it back to Swearinger, who was finally tackled roughly 16 yards short of the end zone. Seattle blew a bunch of chances to win …
Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota officially took home the Heisman Trophy tonight. The race lacked a bit of excitement this year, and only three people ended up as finalists. Alabama's Amari Cooper and Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon joined Mariota in New York City for the ceremony. Mariota obviously had an outstanding season, throwing 38 touchdown passes compared to only two interceptions, and he led Oregon to the No. 2 seed in the inaugural College Football Playoff. The Ducks will take on No. 3 Florida State on Jan. 1., when Mariota and the Ducks can end our long, national nightmare and finally dispose of the Seminoles. Photo via AP …