Parental Control
Ken Woods
Issue date: 11/19/08 Section: Sports
Donaldson felt reassured with the situation at Western and decided he would spend the next four to five years of his life wearing the trademark purple and gold.
"They was just showing me love when they was recruiting me," Donaldson said. "When I was a junior, I wasn't putting up big numbers and nobody was looking at me. I was ready to rely on these books to get me to the next level. My senior year I was able to shake some things up and Western was one of the first schools to really show me some love."
"Western was the first school that I was getting calls from every week and I was just comfortable with Coach P," Donaldson added. "They got a good tradition with running backs so I felt like it was a good fit for me."
Patterson felt similar about the back and was more than willing to make him part of Leatherneck Nation. "He was a good kid and great back," Patterson said. "A lot of schools wanted him to play linebacker and he wanted to be a running back, and that's what makes him a great back is that he wants to be a great back. I liked his confidence and his willingness to work hard and be serious about football."
Since Donaldson's time at Western, there is not much he has not done on the football field. He recently became the all-time leading rusher in school history, in addition to setting several other records during his time on campus.
"A lot of hard work paid off; I've been privileged to play behind some great offensive linemen," Donaldson said. "I would have liked it to come in a win, but we had some good players that came through. This program has had some very talented running backs come through, and to say that I got the most yards out of all of them good backs, that's something to hang your hat on."
Donaldson has also recorded two 300-yard games, including rushing for the most yards in a single game at Western. His father said that one was of the best performances he has seen on the football field.
"My proudest moment would probably be the first 300 yard game, because I have seen people run for 300 yards, but it was the way he did it," Donaldson Jr. said. "It wasn't in a blowout game running up and down the field. His team needed every one of those yards because the game was so closely contested. That's when I realized that he could play at the next level."
"They was just showing me love when they was recruiting me," Donaldson said. "When I was a junior, I wasn't putting up big numbers and nobody was looking at me. I was ready to rely on these books to get me to the next level. My senior year I was able to shake some things up and Western was one of the first schools to really show me some love."
"Western was the first school that I was getting calls from every week and I was just comfortable with Coach P," Donaldson added. "They got a good tradition with running backs so I felt like it was a good fit for me."
Patterson felt similar about the back and was more than willing to make him part of Leatherneck Nation. "He was a good kid and great back," Patterson said. "A lot of schools wanted him to play linebacker and he wanted to be a running back, and that's what makes him a great back is that he wants to be a great back. I liked his confidence and his willingness to work hard and be serious about football."
Since Donaldson's time at Western, there is not much he has not done on the football field. He recently became the all-time leading rusher in school history, in addition to setting several other records during his time on campus.
"A lot of hard work paid off; I've been privileged to play behind some great offensive linemen," Donaldson said. "I would have liked it to come in a win, but we had some good players that came through. This program has had some very talented running backs come through, and to say that I got the most yards out of all of them good backs, that's something to hang your hat on."
Donaldson has also recorded two 300-yard games, including rushing for the most yards in a single game at Western. His father said that one was of the best performances he has seen on the football field.
"My proudest moment would probably be the first 300 yard game, because I have seen people run for 300 yards, but it was the way he did it," Donaldson Jr. said. "It wasn't in a blowout game running up and down the field. His team needed every one of those yards because the game was so closely contested. That's when I realized that he could play at the next level."
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Wayne Whipps
posted 11/19/08 @ 11:10 PM CST
Makes me proud to be a Leatherneck just reading about Herb. I sure hope he makes it in the NFL. If not he will be successful in broadcasting or whatever field he chooses. (Continued…)
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