"They came to me honestly," Marshall said after practice Thursday. "Told me what I needed to improve on and I looked at that as a challenge."
Pendergast knew that Marshall, a former five-star recruit from Long Beach Poly High, could perform better given his natural ability.
"He's really taken a lot of ownership in what we've talked about," Pendergast said. "And really shown a lot of leadership skills going into his senior year."
It was his second takeaway in the last three practices, though he nearly had one each day.
"It's a shut-up-and-work mentality," Helton said.