Cole Marsh commits to Hawkeyes as preferred walk-on TE

Boom! Another commit. Cole Marsh announced his pledge as a preferred walk-on to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The Iowa Hawkeyes added another name to their 2024 class, picking up a commitment from Waverly-Shell Rock’s Cole Marsh as a preferred walk-on.

The 6-foot-6, 215 pound prospect plays quarterback in high school, but the Go-Hawk is coming to Iowa City on a preferred walk-on offer to play tight end.

Marsh had an offer from Northern Iowa and was also drawing interest from Iowa State, but the walk-on opportunity with Iowa won out. As Waverly-Shell Rock’s quarterback last season, Marsh completed 58 passes for 954 yards and 10 touchdowns and ran for another three scores. The Go-Hawks compiled a 10-1 record and advanced to the Class 4A state quarterfinals.

A multi-sport athlete, he also averaged 14.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 blocks per game playing basketball for Waverly-Shell Rock. Marsh shared with Blair Sanderson of On3’s Hawkeye Report why Iowa was the right fit.

“I have been a Hawkeye fan my whole life. I chose a preferred walk-on opportunity to Iowa over scholarship offers to other schools because this opportunity is once in a lifetime, and I can’t pass up on it.

“The coaching staff at Iowa is amazing and has been great to me throughout the recruiting process. The energy inside of Kinnick Stadium is unmatched. I love Iowa City. It’s such a great town and it’s not too far from home. I just feel like this is the best place for me to develop, not only as a player but as a person and a student in the classroom. I plan to do something in business and Iowa has an amazing business program,” Marsh said of his decision to commit to the black and gold.

Per Sanderson, Marsh played tight end for the first time in his life at the Hawkeyes’ June camp. Marsh’s play impressed the Iowa coaching staff enough to earn the preferred walk-on offer.

“I came to camp as a tight end having never played tight end before, but I competed and tried to do everything to the best of my ability. A couple weeks after camp, I got a call telling me I had a preferred walk-on opportunity from Iowa.

“I will be coming in as a tight end, but that could change when I get there. The opportunity to be part of a program like Iowa doesn’t come around often and I’m very excited about it,” Marsh said.

Marsh joins a trio of other preferred walk-ons in Iowa’s 2024 class. That group also features Central Lyon safety and linebacker Graham Eben, Grundy Center defensive tackle Trent Cakerice and Kuemper Catholic tight end DJ Vonnahme.

Here’s a look at Marsh’s junior season Hudl highlights with Waverly-Shell Rock.

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