2007: Played in 10 games for the Rams with seven starts...Started the first seven games of the season for WSSU and appeared in the first 10 games, missing the final contest of the season at Norfolk State (Nov. 22)...Saw significant playing time on a young WSSU offensive line...Recorded no statistics.

2006: Appeared in no games for the Rams...Spent the entire 2006 season as a redshirt...Spent the year as a member of the practice squad.

Personal: McDonald rejoins the Rams in 2008 for his third season as a member of the WSSU football team after successful 2006 and 2007 seasons...Will compete for playing time as an offensive tackle...A native of Fayetteville, N.C., he is a 2006 graduate of E.E. Smith High School where he was a two-year letterman for the Golden Bulls...The son of Thurman McDonald, Sr., and Charlotte Hood...A physical education major...Born in Fayetteville, N.C. on May 30, 1988...Nicknamed "Big Thurm."...Is a participant in the WSSU Department of Athletics Leadership Academy in 2007.