Arizona State received a commitment from 6-2, 292-pound offensive guard Marshal Nathe of Peoria Centennial on Monday. The three-star lineman joins Hunter Kampmoyer as Arizona State's initial verbal commitments for the class of 2016.

Nathe, who had offers from Army and Navy, as well as serious interest form Stanford and Alabama, said that Arizona State was the offer he'd been waiting on all along. "They've invited me up on quite a few days, and we've had multiple conversations," said Nathe. "I told myself that if I got the offer, that was it. There was no guarantee that it would come, but I had a good feeling."

Nathe said that the majority of his recruiting conversations were with graduate assistant Josh Martin, but that offensive line coach Chris Thomsen and several others chipped in during the recruiting process as well. Ultimately, it came down to waiting for the offer to come, and knowing that his family was behind his decision to make an early commitment once it did. "I conversed with everybody who would have an influence on my decision, and they fully supported it, so it was just a matter of waiting for the call." Now that he's made his commitment, Nathe says, "They're ecstatic. They're proud of me and excited to see what I can do with my future."

Nathe is the youngest of three brothers, and has a younger sister as well. One of his older brothers, Spencer, is entering his redshirt sophomore season at Colorado State University-Pueblo, and had the unique experience of winning an NCAA division II championship the same year that Marshal and his Centennial teammates won an Arizona high school Division II state championship. Having won a championship and chosen where to continue his football career already, Nathe said his senior season is all about "leaving the younger guys with some leadership skills to help them be successful."

Nathe joins a growing number of local offensive linemen, such as Christian Westerman, Quinn Baily, Tyler McClure, Steven Miller and Cade Cote, who are choosing to play their college ball in Tempe. Nathe said that while the trend of local linemen "staying true" was a partial influence on his decision to end his recruiting process and commit early- saying he's "admired Christian Westerman for quite a few years now," he stated that it was more about playing his own part in elevating the Sun Devils to the next level. "I felt very strongly about supporting, and doing whatever I could, for my hometown."