Marshall back from two major visits
Iman Marshall is now in full swing with official visits and he hit two blockbusters in the last few days with trips to Florida State and Michigan.
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The five-star cornerback from Long Beach (Calif.) Poly spent the weekend in Tallahassee and said he had an especially good time hanging out with players he met at the Under Armour All-America Game and talking with coach Jimbo Fisher among others.
"Florida State is a great program with some great coaches," Marshall said. "Jimbo Fisher is great and he has a really strong coaching staff around him.
"They have people in the front to help out and then especially in the back end they had Ronald Darby and P.J. Williams so I really enjoyed myself when I was up there."
Marshall, the top-rated cornerback and No. 3 prospect overall by Rivals.com, spent a lot of time with quarterback Deondre Francois, wide receiver George Campbell and safety Derwin James. He said that he got to "chop it up a little bit" with Jalen Ramsey as well.
Marshall's talks with Fisher were memorable.
"He was saying they have a need for corner and he was talking to me about the program and what the future holds," Marshall said. "We touched all the bases when I was discussing things and talking to him."
Then Marshall headed off to Ann Arbor for another impressive trip in the last couple days. Meeting with Jim Harbaugh and the new coaching staff at Michigan stood out as did seeing how the Wolverines would use him on defense.
What the five-star cornerback saw at Michigan made a big impression.
"It was great," Marshall said. "I enjoyed myself a lot. I got to hang out with some of the players. Jim Harbaugh is one of the great coaches and a very good person. I got to talk to his dad and I talked with him and the coaching staff there is really phenomenal.
"I feel like Michigan is really going to be revolutionary."
Harbaugh's NFL experience could certainly play a factor in Marshall's decision.
"It is a big deal," Marshall said. "It's all about branding. He could help you flourish as a player and not just as a football player but as a person in general outside of football. He has helped a lot of people become successful and he can help you as a person.
"It was busy and hectic but it was cool. We sat and watched a lot of film so it was a lot of fun. I liked talking to him."
Marshall still plans to visit LSU this weekend followed by a trip to Oregon on Jan. 30. A decision is not expected until National Signing Day. He has already visited Notre Dame and USC and UCLA are also under serious consideration.
