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Marshall makes the most of long awaited return

Tennessee had a good day with Newton High School players this past Saturday during the Vols Orange Carpet Day event.

Jaquan Henderson, of the Covington, Ga., school, committed to Tennessee and wide receivers Jeremiah Holloman and Justin Marshall were both in attendance as well.

While both Henderson and Holloman had been on campus recently, it was Marshall's first trip to Knoxville since he was young and far before he had earned a four-star ranking.

“My first time here was when I was 10 years old," Marshall explained. "And to get the chance to come see it now as I’m much older is a blessing. It’s a great atmosphere, great people, great coaches, great teammates, great everything. It’s somewhere I could see myself playing.”

Marshall, who just transferred to Newton earlier this month, said the return visit to Tennessee was good and it let him know what it would be like to be a Vol.

“The bond between the coaches and the players, that’s what really stood out to me," Marshall said, "because when you go off to college these coaches are like dads and it’s something you’ve got to look into when you go to college.”

Marshall said he spent Saturday with Tennessee coaches Tommy Thigpen, Willie Martinez and Zach Azzanni and added after his day in Knoxville the Vols made him remember why he liked the school since he was a young child.

“It was already a top schools because I had already fell in love with it when I was a little kid and I always had it in the back of my mind," Marshall said.

The Vols are in the top group along with Louisville, South Carolina and Auburn at this point and Marshall plans to return for a game during the season.

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