Terrible news. Marquise was always a fan favorite for his pregame/post game comments.
-When playing Heisman winner, Jason White in title game:
He’s Mr. Heisman, and we wanted to go at him all night,” Hill said after the game. “That’s a big award, and if you win it, you’re going to pay for it.
“I said to him, ‘Excuse me, Mr. Heisman, I’m going to be coming at you all night.’ He just nodded his head at me.”
"Hill was just as candid when reporters asked about USC, the AP national champion that season, and its celebrated quarterback, Matt Leinart. LSU players resented talk of “sharing” a national championship with the Trojans.
“Hey, we’ll play them in a phone booth,” Hill said. “We’re tired of hearing this talk. We knocked out Jason White, and we’d knock out Matt Leinart.”
Marquise was in N.O. helping rebuild homes wrecked by Hurricane Katrina. Great kid, terrible news. I know his family appreciates your prayers.