Kentucky State's Davis Selected for NCAA Football Academy

FRANKFORT, Ky. - The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently announced that Kentucky State University's (KSU) Greg Davis has been selected to attend the 2011 NFL and NCAA Football Academy. The Academy will take place February 13-16 in Orlando, Fla. at the Disney BoardWalk Inn.

The Football Coaches Academy is designed to improve and reinforce various aspects of securing, managing and excelling in head football coaching positions at the intercollegiate level. Recognized football coaches, leaders in athletics and higher education will serve as faculty for the three-day workshop.

Davis, who serves as KSU's Assistant Head Football Coach, Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach, just finished his second season at Kentucky State University. In his first season at KSU (2009), Davis led an offensive line that had two running backs, Anthony Boykins and Shannon Frieson, rush for over 1,000 yards.

Davis comes to KSU from Sul Ross State University in Texas, where he served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Prior to his stint at Sul Ross, Davis functioned for two seasons as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Henderson State University. During his tenure at Henderson, Davis had four offensive linemen selected to the Division II All-Southeast Region Team, three offensive linemen selected to the All-Gulf South Conference Team and one lineman selected as an All-American. Davis also coached a finalist for the 2007 Gene Upshaw Award, the highest award for a Division II offensive lineman.

For the 2004 and 2005 seasons, Davis was the offensive line coach at Upper Iowa University. After serving as the offensive line coach and strength coordinator at Bacone College in Muskogee, Okla., Davis became the assistant head coach, run game coordinator and offensive line coach at Independence Community College. Davis began his coaching career at Stephen F. Austin State University, a Division I-AA school.

Davis played college football at Texas Christian University from 1994-98. While at TCU, Davis participated in both the Independence and Sun Bowl game and earned a spot on the 1998 Sports Illustrated All-Bowl Team. Davis joined the New York Giants training camp in 1999 then played in the Arena Football League for two years (2000-2001) for the Houston Thunder Bears.

Davis earned a bachelor of science in psychology from TCU and a master of science in family and consumer sciences from Stephen F. Austin. A native of Kingsville, Texas, Davis and his wife, Karri, have two sons, Reed and Rece.

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