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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Expectations were high coming in for Michigan football running back Jordan Marshall as he entered his freshman year last season, but injuries precluded him from seeing the field until the final weeks of the season. But with Donovan Edwards and Kalel Mullings both missing the ReliaQuest Bowl, Marshall got to be the star of the show against Alabama.
Surpassing 100 yards on a lot of tough runs, Marshall had the look of a premier tailback in college football. Though it was just one game, he hopes that it will propel him forward into 2025, but also the desire to continue what the 2023 team (the year before he arrived) started also drives him and the rest of the offense.
"Having that game, it gave me the confidence to now lead this team," Marshall said. "And knowing the offense, knowing the guys that are around me to take charge a little bit, and I wanna win a natty. So making sure everybody's on that same page to bring a natty back to Michigan."
Marshall is poised to pair for former Crimson Tide running back Justice Haynes in the backfield, but the entire offense is set to look different. Whether it's new offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey, No. 1 recruit and former five-star Bryce Underwood, or some of the transfer portal additions, there are a lot of new moving parts for the maize and blue. But Marshall is excited to see where those parts take the offense and how much better they can be than a year ago when that side of the ball struggled.
"We always have a chip -- we're Michigan," Marshall said. "We always need to perform at a high level and execute. And that's why I bring a guy like Chip in is to help us execute and to help us take this next step. And I'm excited to see what we can do this spring and carry it over to the fall and then into game time."
As far as his own development, Marshall says he has a lot to work on. Like any young running back, the pre-snap decisions are a big part of it as well as his role within the passing game. While he lists a litany of things to improve upon, that he recognizes where he needs to get better so early in the season preparation process should help him when fall arrives months from now.
"I would say pass pro, making sure that I can pick everything up in pass pro and that I'm ahead of the defense," Marshall said. "And I would say reading the defense, we call it stealing. When I'm post-snap, making sure that I know what's going on at all phases so when I get the ball in my hand, I can make the best read and I can see everything. And I know where the blitz is coming, I know where things are coming from and that's the next part of my game that I wanna take to the next step."
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: How Michigan RB Jordan Marshall has improved, what he's working on
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Surpassing 100 yards on a lot of tough runs, Marshall had the look of a premier tailback in college football. Though it was just one game, he hopes that it will propel him forward into 2025, but also the desire to continue what the 2023 team (the year before he arrived) started also drives him and the rest of the offense.
"Having that game, it gave me the confidence to now lead this team," Marshall said. "And knowing the offense, knowing the guys that are around me to take charge a little bit, and I wanna win a natty. So making sure everybody's on that same page to bring a natty back to Michigan."
Marshall is poised to pair for former Crimson Tide running back Justice Haynes in the backfield, but the entire offense is set to look different. Whether it's new offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey, No. 1 recruit and former five-star Bryce Underwood, or some of the transfer portal additions, there are a lot of new moving parts for the maize and blue. But Marshall is excited to see where those parts take the offense and how much better they can be than a year ago when that side of the ball struggled.
"We always have a chip -- we're Michigan," Marshall said. "We always need to perform at a high level and execute. And that's why I bring a guy like Chip in is to help us execute and to help us take this next step. And I'm excited to see what we can do this spring and carry it over to the fall and then into game time."
As far as his own development, Marshall says he has a lot to work on. Like any young running back, the pre-snap decisions are a big part of it as well as his role within the passing game. While he lists a litany of things to improve upon, that he recognizes where he needs to get better so early in the season preparation process should help him when fall arrives months from now.
"I would say pass pro, making sure that I can pick everything up in pass pro and that I'm ahead of the defense," Marshall said. "And I would say reading the defense, we call it stealing. When I'm post-snap, making sure that I know what's going on at all phases so when I get the ball in my hand, I can make the best read and I can see everything. And I know where the blitz is coming, I know where things are coming from and that's the next part of my game that I wanna take to the next step."
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: How Michigan RB Jordan Marshall has improved, what he's working on
Continue reading...
