Cameron Wilson

Heath High School
Junior WR

Cameron Wilson attended a workout hosted by www.theoldcoach.com
this past weekend.  Cameron put on a show through his routes and circus-act catches!  He received overall combine MVP!  Cameron is a Junior at Rockwall Heath High School.

While the recruiting process may be fun for some, it can be brutal for others. Many players work endlessly attempting to earn a scholarship offer. For the longest time that was the case for Rockwall Heath wide reciever, Cameron Wilson.

The 6-foot-3, 210-pound receiver had been to camps and combines. With the help of his father his film went to schools across the nation. Despite all of that, his senior year went by with no scholarship offers and Wilson had decided to walk-on at Oklahoma.

However, that all changed this week when Minnesota had a scholarship open up and Wilson was offered the spot.

"Minnesota called my dad earlier this week. I called them back and they said there might be an opportunity for a scholarship. Then they called yesterday and I found out it was for sure," Wilson said. "I was really happy. I didn't think this was going to happen. I thought this just wasn't going to happen for me."

Obviously it's always exciting for a player to pick up his first offer, but for it to happen so late in the process, really caught Wilson by surprise.

"Yeah it is a dream come true. It really is. It's such a relief. They told me there was a possibility that this could happen, but I didn't think it would. It came as a big shock really. I'm just really grateful," Wilson said.

One of the reasons it came as such a big shock was the fact that Wilson was only days away from attending a different school.

"Actually I was going to leave Saturday or Sunday to move to Oklahoma before this popped up. Now I'm leaving out next Thursday to head up to Minnesota. I'll sign my letter of intent up there and sign up for classes," Wilson said.

As excited as the younger Wilson was, his excitement may not have matched that of his father, Donald Wilson.

"Oh man, I was elated," Donald said. "We got the final word last night. At that point I couldn't even sleep. My son just couldn't believe it. He was just sitting there looking into space. Every school only talked about walking on. Minnesota was the only school to give him the opportunity of a scholarship."

Despite Cameron not having a scholarship offer, he continued to work hard in the weight room and with a speed and agility coach. His abilities on the field spoke for themselves as he racked up 616 yards and seven touchdowns receiving his senior year. In the end it paid off.

"We kept the faith. We kept working," Donald said. "I went through every school in the country. I talked to every coach in the country.

"Cameron busted his butt and that's what planted the seed. All I did was put it on film and send it out."

The opportunity was also certainly there for Cameron to go and play at a lower level, but that wasn't something he would accept for himself.

"Nothing against junior colleges or D-II or D-III schools, but Cameron said 'Dad I worked too hard'," Donald said.

After an extremely long recruiting process, a lot of hard work and heartache, Cameron Wilson now has a full ride to play for Minnesota.

"We are definitely Golden Gophers for life now. I just found out it was a 12 hour drive. I drive trucks so I drive 15 or 16 hours a day. I plan on making the drive to every home game and every close road game. It's 934 miles, but what is 12 hours? I'll be there to watch him play," Donald said.


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