Nick Marsh spent Thursday on the turf at Ferris State’s Top Taggart Field running routes and making standout catches.
Among those watching the 2024 four-star receiver from River Rouge High School perform at a camp were Michigan State receivers coach Courtney Hawkins and offensive coordinator Jay Johnson. And there’s mutual interest between the parties.
“It’s just all love there,” Marsh said of the Spartans. “We’ve got a pretty strong relationship and just looking forward to going up there and building a relationship even stronger.”
Marsh, 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, is listed as the No. 3 player in Michigan, No. 18 receiver and No. 105 prospect overall in the 2024 recruiting class, according to 247Sports Composite. He has about 30 offers, including Michigan State, Michigan, Notre Dame and Penn State. The Spartans began recruiting him after his freshman season at River Rouge.
“You start off with so little information,” Marsh said. “As you keep going, you just find out new things about the program, new things about the area, the campus. It’s pretty interesting.”
Hawkins, a former standout Spartan receiver who spent nine seasons in the NFL, is Marsh’s primary recruiter and the rising junior has also talked with Johnson and head coach Mel Tucker. Marsh said he has visited Michigan State about seven times, including for the spring game in April.
“Just getting as much in information as I can,” Marsh said. “Feeding off the players’ energy, feeding off the coaches’ energy and just checking out the environment even more.”
Marsh is impressed with Michigan State’s nutrition program, led by head performance dietician Amber Rinestine, and believes that has already helped him. He also appreciates the time spent building relationships with receivers on the team, including veteran starters Jayden Reed and Tre Mosley.
“They’ve just been showing me the ropes,” Marsh said. “It’s been pretty amazing right there.”
With two more seasons of high school football left, Marsh doesn’t have a timeframe for narrowing down his recruitment. He said Michigan State, Michigan, Cincinnati, Ohio State, Alabama and LSU are among the schools he’s most interested in.
“Just staying humble,” Marsh said. “I’ve got big hands and I can use them. I’m pretty athletic. I’m getting my speed down pat and being able to move elusively … and being an X-factor.”
About two months after his last visit to Michigan State, Marsh has another trip in the works. With the Spartans hosting summer prospect camps on June 17 and 24, he plans at being at one of them.
“Just looking forward to learning more,” he said, “perfecting my craft even more and be all ears and listen up.”
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