I'm looking at another back that Boise State has offered--Kenny Walker (Kennedy High School in Richmond, California). As most of you know, Coach Chris Petersen and his staff may occasionally offer more than one recruit at the same position even though they might actually only sign one of them. What is often the case (and Petersen is very candid and up front in his approach) is that the one who commits first is the one that gets the scholarship and the other one has to look elsewhere.
Marshall has at last count over three dozen scholarship offers. He may be stalling on Boise State thinking he can do better. With the mind-blowing growth in academics and athletics at the school in Boise's capital city, not to mention the high quality of living, he can't. But the young man has to find out for himself.
In the meantime, that scholly may just be taken by Kenny Walker. I've watched his tape, which promotes him as having speed, vision and agility--he does, and that's a "Yes" to all three. He finished second in California in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.50. You can't teach speed. Walker has it, plus the instincts to run to openings.
It may be that Walker also has the intelligence to know a golden offer when he has one, and that could leave the other guy having to go elsewhere. That one may like the school and the conference, but they won't be on as good a team as Boise State. He might have enjoyed his season and all, but he'll be at home watching a Boise State running back score the winning touchdown in a January bowl game.
Of course, both backs may be watching Davien Payne (another Bronco offer) score that touchdown!
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