"It’s depressing," he said. "I hate it or even thinking about it. Colleges are sleeping on me but I’m going to prove everybody wrong."
But what if the JUCO route ends up being the only option for McDonald?
"I’m not going that route, trust me," he said. "God has a plan for me. It’s just making me grind harder right now."
McDonald steps in as one of the candidates to help replace senior running back Devontae Booker once he departs for the NFL. It's a field that currently includes Troy McCormick, Dre'Vian Young, Joe Williams and Marcel Brooks-Brown.