ASU needed some good news. Cameron Marshall delivered.
“I am definitely still coming back for my senior season,” the Sun Devils junior running back said Friday.
The
news comes in the wake of quarterback Brock Osweiler’s decision on
Friday to declare for the NFL Draft. Marshall was also considered a
potential NFL Draft prospect.
“I’d be lying to you if I said we
weren’t going to miss Brock,” Marshall said. “I didn’t see that one
coming, but we’ve got some guys behind him who have been in the program
so I think we’ll be able to be successful.”
Marshall would play a
big role in that success. He rushed for 1,098 yards and tied a school
single-season record with 18 rushing touchdowns in 2011.
He
battled an ankle injury much of the season and had to shoulder a heavier
workload with backfield mate Deantre Lewis sidelined all season after
being shot while home for the winter break.
Marshall produced
some of the year’s most memorable plays, including a 70-yard TD run
against USC and a 37-yard TD run against Oregon State on which he broke
five tackles. If Lewis is healthy next season, the Devils backfield
could help take some of the pressure off young quarterbacks Mike
Bercovici and Michael Eubank.
“I think we’ll be all right,” Marshall said.
