Official Site of the Hawkeyes · Nov 19, 2015
Football. Freshman Profile: Anthony Nelson
hawkeyesports.com
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- When it comes to football, there aren't many things more uninviting than two-a-day practices. But those long, hot, summer workouts are exactly what tempted University of Iowa freshman Anthony Nelson back to the sport he loves.
Nelson was 6-foot-2 with a slender build after his freshman year at Waukee (Iowa) High School. He enjoyed success in basketball and thought he would specialize on the hardwood.
Until he took a car ride in August past his former Warriors football teammates.
"Once the season hit and they started doing two-a-days, I drove by and saw them (practicing) and realized how much I missed it," Nelson said. "I had to come back."