Oregon opens Marcus Mariota Sports Performance Center

Marcus Mariota cemented his legacy at Oregon as one of the greatest football players in Ducks history, and now his name will be cemented into the university forever.

Oregon recently opened the Marcus Mariota Sports Performance Center designed to create an applied science focus for the student-athletes on campus, according to Greg Walker of GoDucks.com.

"The goal of this project was to create one space where we could utilize the most state-of-the-art technology to improve student-athlete wellness and emphasize our commitment to the health and safety of our student athletes," athletic director Rob Mullens said. "Thanks to the incredible generosity of Phil and Penny Knight, we now have a world-class facility that is going to take the student-athlete experience at the University of Oregon to a level not previously seen anywhere on the collegiate level."

The new performance center boasts a sports science unit with motion capture cameras and force plates, a recovery area focused on postgame and practice body care, a physiology area with boxing ring, bone density scanner and examination room, a rebuilt equipment room, and a movement area with a 40-yard track and management system designed to give athletes feedback and data on performance and progress.

If all the amenities aren't enough, the center also features a shrine to the 2014 Heisman Trophy winner, containing a multitude of Mariota's trophies and a giant television screen showing highlights of his time with the Ducks.