The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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COMMITMENT PROFILE baugh, running backs coach Tyrone Wheatley and the Wolverines. "I went up there, and me and my dad sat down and talked to the run- ning backs coach," Davis explained. "My dad and I were just talking about it, and I felt like that was the best fit for me. I pretty much decided when I was up there. I wanted to talk about it with my dad a little bit more, and he wanted me to commit and I wanted to." The 6-1, 225-pound Davis is a bruising running back, who is rated as a three-star recruit and the No. 24 rising senior prospect in Alabama. He ran the ball 192 times for 1,432 yards (7.5 yards per carry) and 14 touchdowns as a junior for a team that went 11-3 made it to the state ti- tle game in Alabama's Class 7A (larg- est) division. He also added seven catches for 114 yards and another score, but missed the state title game with an injury — a large factor in his team's 35-21 loss to Hoover High School. "I called the head coach [Har- baugh], and I shared the name to him to look at the film," Prattville recruit- ing coordinator Antonio "Bam" Rich- ards said. "About 30 minutes later, he called and said they wanted to give him a full ride. Coach liked his run- ning style; Coach liked those big legs. That's his type of back with his of- fense. He had all those intangibles." The Wolverines were impressed enough to offer Davis when Southern Miss was his most impressive offer, but Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Nebraska have since entered the mix. The opportunity at Michigan to get on the field and contribute early for a