Keith Marshall commits to Georgia

By Stephen Spiewak Dec 6, 2011, 11:01am

Nation's No. 25 recruit makes a verbal pledge to Georgia

Keith Marshall has ended a long recruiting process.
Keith Marshall has ended a long recruiting process.
FIle photo by Damon Thomas

Keith Marshall, the nation's No. 25 recruit, committed to Georgia today in a ceremony held at his school.

The Millbrook (Raleigh, N.C.) star running back selected the Bulldogs over Clemson, South Carolina, and Florida.

The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Marshall is one of the most explosive running backs in the country, combining good vision with elite speed.

Marhsall burst onto the scene as a sophomore, rushing for more than 1,100 yards and putting together an extremely impressive highlight tape.

Since then, he's become one of the more popular recruits on Twitter, boasting more than 5,000 followers and routinely tweeting about his recruitment, which has intensified this fall.



"It can get really tiring, but it's a good problem to have," Marshall told MaxPreps in September.

With the commitment of Marshall, two of the nation's Top 3 tailbacks have verbally committed to colleges, with Johnathan Gray making a pledge to Texas in April.

Barry Sanders, the nation's No. 2 tailback and No. 15 recruit overall, remains uncommitted.

Marshall joins a recruiting class that also features five-star offensive lineman John Theus.