Malachi Marshall
Iowa Western QB Malachi Marshall, a product of South Pointe High in Rock Hill, made an official visit to Florida State over the weekend. After seeing what the Seminoles have to offer, and hearing from them that there’s an opportunity to compete for the starting job from the jump, Marshall decided there was no reason to carry on his recruiting any further and committed on the spot.
“The people in the building really showed me a lot of love,” Marshall said. “It was great. I can’t lie. It was probably the best visit I’ve ever been on. Everything was right for me.”
Marshall had visited South Carolina the previous week and was offered by Shane Beamer and Kendall Briles with the understanding that he would redshirt his first season if he chose the Gamecocks. After that visit, Marshall said he was excited about that opportunity and redshirting would not be a problem. But the chance to play right away in the Florida State system trumped that.
“They just told me to be the best version of me and come to play every day and see what happens,” Marshall said. “If everything goes how I want it to go, it’s a possibility. “If you look at the film, we run the same offense. My scheme that we ran at Iowa Western really prepared me in a way, because I won’t be getting there until the summer. It’s given me a step up because it’s really not going to be a total difference for me. It’s going to be different verbiage, so get that down pat and just play ball.”
Play ball is just what Marshall did this season in leading his team to the JUCO National Championship. He passed for 2750 yards with 33 touchdowns and eight interceptions while completing 63% of his passes.