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OREGON QUARTERBACK AND Heisman Trophy contender Marcus Mariota is taking two classes when he goes back to college this autumn: golf and yoga, Ted Miller of ESPN reports.

It’s brilliant planning.

Mariota finished all of the required classes for a general science degree in three years, so now he can take any classes he wants during his final college season. Instead of burdening himself with a ton of school work, he’s going to do yoga and golf twice a week and, oh yeah, play football.

He was able to pull this off by taking the majority of his credits last year. Oregon coach Mark Helfrich talked about Mariota’s heavy course load at a emdia day last season, saying:

“He was taking all these upper division biology, upper division science. He had 20 credits and aiming to get done in time to graduate. It was just impressive. He’s managed his media obligations and still doing everything he has in the community, which is substantial by anyone’s measure.”

Mariota interned with Oregon’s sports medicine department and wants to go into physical therapy once his playing career is over, he told the Pac-12 Network.

He’s considered by some as one of the top prospects in the 2015 NFL Draft.

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