Nick Marshall exemplified ice in his veins. When I first saw him launch a corner pass to CJ Uzomah with 10 seconds left against Mississippi State I knew he was the real deal. He established his reputation as being an offensive sniper against Georgia and Alabama. He was a dual threat quarterback and while he wasn’t the best, he still got the job done. After he entered the draft in 2015 Malzahn was left searching for a quarterback that could fit his system.
Jeremy Johnson didn’t pan out, Sean White was a band-aid, and Tom Brady’s current QB2 Jarrett Stidham didn’t fit the run scheme for Malzahn’s offense.