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Elite Michigan State transfer wide receiver Nick Marsh commits to IU football

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Nick Marsh

Elite Michigan State transfer wide receiver Nick Marsh has committed to IU football, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3.

The 6-foot-3, 203-pound Marsh is a native of Detroit, Michigan and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

Last season for the Spartans, he caught 59 passes for 662 receiving yards and six touchdowns.

In the 2024 season at Michigan State, Marsh hauled in 41 catches for 649 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Over his first two seasons, he has amassed 1,311 receiving yards and nine touchdowns with an average of 13.1 yards per catch.

He made 20 consecutive starts at Michigan State and surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for his career in a loss to Indiana on October 18.

Here is Marsh’s bio from his time in East Lansing:

CAREER NOTES: Has 100 career receptions for 1,311 yards with nine career TDs in 23 career games, making 20 consecutive starts . . . reached the 1,000 career yards milestone in the game vs. Indiana (10/18/25), becoming 49th Spartan player to reach the 1,000 yards receiving milestone . . . has 1,311 career receiving yards, No. 38 on MSU’s career receiving list . . . has 100 career receptions, tied for No. 33 all-time at MSU with Felton Davis III.

2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Led Michigan State in receptions (59), receiving yards (662) and TD catches (6) . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media . . . had seven catches in season-finale vs. Maryland at Ford Field (11/29/25), to reach exactly 100 for his career . . . had at least one catch in all 12 games, including multiple receptions in all 12 games.

2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Made an immediate impact for the Spartans in his first collegiate season, setting Michigan State true freshman records for most receiving yards (649) and receptions (41) in a single-season . . . led MSU in receiving yards (649; 59.0 ypg), tied for the team lead in TD catches (3) and ranked second in receptions (41) . . . ranked eighth in the Big Ten in yards per catch (15.8) and 13th in receiving yards per game (59.0 ypg), marks which also ranked second among Big Ten freshmen . . . ranked fourth in the FBS among true freshmen in the regular season with 649 receiving yards and sixth with 41 catches . . . also had four carries for 23 yards (5.8 avg.) to finish with 672 all-purpose yards (649 receiving, 23 rushing), tied for second most on the team . . . recorded 23 first-down catches . . . had a team-best 10 receptions of 20-plus yards . . . had two 100-yard outings (194 at Maryland and 113 vs. Iowa) to become first Spartan true freshman to record two 100-yard receiving games in his first season . . . his 194 receiving yards at Maryland in Week 2 were the second-most ever in a single game by a Spartan freshman and 10th-most in a game by a Spartan receiver . . . his three TDs came on a 77-yarder at Maryland, a 20-yarder at Michigan and an 18-yarder at home vs. Indiana . . . played in 11 games with eight starts . . . had two catches for 13 yards and one rush for 10 yards vs. Rutgers . . . tallied two catches for 25 yards in Purdue game and added one rush for 11 yards and a first down . . . snared four receptions for 58 yards in game at Illinois, with three going for first downs . . . had two highlight-reel catches with an 18-yard TD and a 33-yard reception on the sideline on a third-and-7 in the Indiana game, finishing with five catches for 78 yards, which propelled him to top MSU freshman receiving record at 553 yards . . . snared second TD catch of the season with a 20-yard scoring catch-and-run for a TD in the fourth quarter in game at Michigan, finishing with a team-high tying four catches for 42 yards . . . recorded second 100-yard receiving game of the season by tying season high with eight catches for 113 yards in Iowa game . . . in the win over Iowa, teamed with senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. with 100 receiving yards to mark the first Spartan receiving duo with 100-yard receiving games since Oct. 2, 2021, when Jalen Nailor and Jayden Reed did so against Western Kentucky with Nailor having 128 yards on eight catches and Reed snaring 127 yards on four receptions . . . 5-of-8 catches went for first downs against the Hawkeyes, including his eighth and final catch of night, getting down to the Iowa 1-yard line and Nathan Carter scored a TD on the next play with 2:03 left to ice the Victory for MSU . . . snared three catches for team-high 58 yards in game at Oregon, with two catches coming on drive that resulted in FG, and added one rush, in charting 48 snaps . . . after missing previous game-and-a-half, returned to action in Ohio State game in Week 5, snaring two receptions for 30 yards in limited action, with both going for first downs, including a 25-yard catch along the sidelines on a third-and-10 pass play, and also a 5-yard catch on a second-and-3 play . . . missed game at Boston College due to injury . . . snared two catches for 27 yards against Prairie View A&M, adding one rush for 8 yards, before sustaining injury in first half . . . named Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Week, Big Ten Freshman of the Week and the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week for his performance in Week 2 at Maryland, after catching eight passes for 194 yards – the 10th-highest single-game total in Spartan history – in the win over the Terrapins . . . it also marked the second-most receiving yards in a game by a Spartan freshman . . . with MSU trailing 24-17 with 4:22 left in the fourth quarter, sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles connected with Marsh on a 77-yard touchdown pass that tied the game . . . it was MSU’s longest TD reception since Jayden Reed had an 85-yard touchdown catch vs. Youngstown State on Sept. 11, 2021 . . . in the fourth quarter alone, Marsh had four receptions for 151 yards; in addition to the 77-yard TD, Marsh had a 57-yard catch earlier in the quarter, and receptions for 11 and 6 yards on MSU’s game-winning drive that culminated with Jonathan Kim’s 37-yard field goal with one-second remaining that put MSU on top, 27-24 . . . made Spartan debut in season opener against Florida Atlantic, snaring one catch for 11 yards in logging 13 snaps in collegiate debut.

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