College Career
In 2000 he was redshirted at West Virginia University. He saw action in only five games, missing eight weeks with a broken bone in his wrist. Marshall totaled 327 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 210 yards.
In 2002 he took over the team's quarterback duties, racking up a 53.7 completion percentage for 1,616 yards, nine scores and five interceptions, also rushing 173 times for 666 yards (3.8 average) and 13 touchdowns.
In 2003 he was injured with a concussion for the season opener against Wisconsin, but ended up with a 50.7 completion percentage for 1,729 yards, 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions, also carrying 101 times for 303 yards (2.3 average) and four scores. He also gained 173 yards on six punt returns. Marshall had his career-high passing game that season, with 271 yards against Syracuse.
He was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year in his senior year, 2004, with a 59.5 percentage. Marshall played the post-season Gridiron Classic as a receiver, which interested the pro scouts.
Rasheed Marshall totaled 5,558 yards passing with 45 touchdowns and 26 interceptions for his career at West Virginia. Only Marc Bulger, Geno Smith, Pat White, Chad Johnston and Oliver Luck threw for more yards in West Virginia records than Marshall's 5,558 yards, while Marshall's 45 touchdowns are fourth to Marc Bulger's 59, Pat White's 56 and Geno Smith's 56 at West Virginia. Rasheed's 2,040 yards rushing ranks third in school history for rushing yards for a quarterback, second to Major Harris and Pat White, respectively, while his 24 rushing touchdowns ranks second all-time at West Virginia for a quarterback behind Pat White. Marshall's 69 total touchdowns scored in his career was a school record, before Pat White broke it in 2007.
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