You can see it on the inside of Nick Marshall’s right bicep, in large script letters and permanent ink. It is most visible when he cocks his arm to pass the football. It’s a revelation of sorts, a tattoo that reads “Georgia.”
Marshall rationalizes it nicely these days, saying simply he’s “a natural-born Georgia boy.” And he is, hailing from the tiny town of Rochelle in Wilcox County. But he got the tattoo shortly before he arrived at the University of Georgia as a 2011 signee and ballyhooed member of the Bulldogs’ “Dream Team” recruiting class. So it once had a different meaning.
Things have changed a bit since then.
Not only is Marshall no longer at Georgia, but he no longer is a defensive back. He’s now a quarterback at Auburn and a huge reason the Tigers (9-1, 5-1 SEC) are ranked No. 7 and are favored to defeat No. 25 Georgia (6-3, 4-2) in Saturday’s game at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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