Iowa hasn't come calling junior running back
Donovan Wilson yet, but if the Hawkeyes do, Wilson would have an opportunity to play with his two favorite players:
Cameron Wilson and Marcus Coker.Cameron is Donovan's older brother and teammate at Dublin Jerome. Cameron, a three-star senior receiver, is committed to the Hawkeyes."It's going to be sad (when Cameron leaves) because I love playing with him," Donovan said. "If I do good, he always tells me, and if I mess up, he always tells me that, too."And he's fun to play with."Coker just happens to be Wilson's favorite player not named Cameron. When talking about Coker's dominant performance as a freshman in Iowa's bowl win over No. 12 Missouri this past December, Wilson nearly nailed Coker's rushing total. He said Coker had 215 yards; Coker finished with 219.Wilson is starting to get attention from Big Ten schools after performing well at a summer camp at Notre Dame. Members of Purdue's coaching staff were at the camp and saw enough to offer the 6-foot, 200-pound junior."I was freaking out and jumping around for 15 minutes," Wilson said of his reaction to Purdue's offer. "I love Purdue. It's a Big Ten school and a great program."Besides football, I don't know much about them. I want to look more into it. It's a great business school, and when I grow up that's what I want to do."Illinois, Ohio State and Notre Dame have also been in touch with Wilson."Seeing Touchdown Jesus was the coolest thing ever," he said.Wilson, who moved from Illinois four years ago, wouldn't mind being the next Illini running back to make it to the NFL, either. Mikel Leshoure, Rashard Mendenhall and Pierre Thomas all attended Illinois."They've always had great running backs," Wilson said. "You know they're going to make you as good as possible."As for Iowa, Wilson hasn't heard much from them despite his brother being Iowa City bound next summer. Wilson did not travel to Iowa when his brother visited as he rarely went with his brother when visiting colleges."My brother said they were impressed with my film," he said. "I would love to play for Iowa. My brother is going there, and I would love to play with him again. They're a great program and coach (Kirk) Ferentz has always done well."