Education
Marshall attended Millbrook High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he played football and competed in track.
Marshall attended Millbrook High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he played football and competed in track.
He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. Marshall was 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds as a senior high school running back. Scout.com rated him a five-star prospect and the Number.
1 running back in the class of 2012.
Marshall was recruited by Georgia running backs coach Bryan McClendon who first observed Marshall as a sophomore halfback. Gurley committed to Georgia five weeks later.
The pair wanted a combined talent similar to the rushing tandem of Alabama"s Trent Richardson and Mark Ingram. Marshall’s high school coach Clarence Inscore praised the synergy saying, "The idea of two highly recruited athletes.. playing the same position, a lot of people would say, man, that"s kind of crazy, you"re going to give up a lot of your carries.
They were so mature in having that forethought to think.. it"s going to take two guys to get it done in the Securities and Exchange Commission."
Track and field
He was named the 2011 Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year for the State of North Carolina.
He also placed first in the 200-meter dash at the 2011 CAP8 Conference Meet, at 21.54 seconds. At the NCHSAA 4A Mid-East Championships, he earned first place finishes in both the 100 meters (1020s) and 200 meters (2130s). = bests
Marshall and Gurley, endearingly nicknamed “Gurshall” by fans, rushed a combined 964 yards in their first five games during the 2012 season.
Marshall has averaged 85.6 rushing yards for his first five games.
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical quarterback Johnny Manziel was also awarded making it the first time the Securities and Exchange Commission named three players for an award. Foreign his second, and best, 100-yard game (played on September 29, 2012), Marshall carried for 164 yards and two touchdowns (75 and 72 yards) in 10 carries.
The game was Georgia’s best rushing game for a single player since Washaun Ealey’s 183 yards against Georgia Technical in 2009. On November 17, 2015 Marshall announced he would not seek another year of eligibility at Georgia and enter the NFL Draft.