Article:Rhea Co.(Tn)Punter to walk on

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From TFP's Ward Gossett...

Josh Davis is headed for the University of Tennessee. The Rhea County punter, after months of waiting on an NCAA scholarship offer, agreed to become a preferred walk-on for the Volunteers this August.

Davis was named to the Best of Preps all-area team after averaging 44.9 yards per punt last fall.

NCAA rules limit a Division I school to 120 on its football roster when preseason practice begins.


“I’m not sure that Josh would have agreed to a scholarship offer elsewhere once he got things worked out in Knoxville,” said Mike Davis, Josh’s father and one of his coaches.


“Most Division I schools only want to have one punter (out of 85 players) on scholarship, and the I-AA schools — with 63 scholarships — don’t want to put a punter on scholarship unless they know he’s going to be the man.”


What we kept hearing was, ‘We like him. If we could just get him in here and then him win the job,’” Fitzgerald said. “So it came down to in-state schools. All the NAIA-type schools wanted him, but he wants to go try the big time.”


So Davis and his dad met with Eddie Gran, UT’s new running backs and special teams coach.
“Josh is going to be OK,” Mike Davis said. “He’s going to get a chance, and I think that’s where he wanted to go all along.”
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Thanks for the article OWH. I consider this good news. We could use some depth at that position. We really don't even know how Cunningham is going to perform, because so far he has been a little inconsistent.
 
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Wonder if the McMinn Co K would have got the same treatment if he would have just waited instead of signing with Austin Peay on NSD
 
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JonWard said:
Wonder if the McMinn Co K would have got the same treatment if he would have just waited instead of signing with Carson Newman on NSD
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I didn't realize he signed with CN, but I would guess if he had wanted to walk on, he would have been welcomed. Apparently the kid can really kick.

Could he change his mind and transfer if they offer him a spot as a preferred walk on? It shouldn't matter coming from the division CN plays in.
 
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my little brother is a junior at rhea county and knows this kid. But ive heard alot about that kid from mcminn from a guy i use to work with, surprised hes going to CN.
 
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Good. A Tennessee boy, motivated to become a football player for the Vols. I bet we'll hear more about Josh.
 
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This kid has the potential to be a monster with some good coaching. He is a real consistant punter but there are times when he connects and I swear the balls seems like it has a ten minute hang time. IIRC he had a 70 yard punt one game last season. He was also the starting QB two years ago so he has pretty good mobility and a ok arm in case they call a fake.
 
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tennisguy said:
Thanks for the article OWH. I consider this good news. We could use some depth at that position. We really don't even know how Cunningham is going to perform, because so far he has been a little inconsistent.
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cunningham's performance in the auburn game was probably the best punting i had seen since dustin colquitt tore it up against sc that one year in knoxville. the problem with him though was consistency. it seemed like he struggled in all the other games he played in.
 
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I played against this kid in high school, good punter and a great pickup for the vols. Always good to see Tennessee guys head to Knoxville; hopefully things will work out and he can be a solid punter in the future
 
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I played in high school with Josh. He's not Tennessee born and raised. He moved from Iowa three years ago. He wanted to play for the Vols bad though. He is a very hard worker and a great kid. He did play quarterback two years ago, but he's not mobile. He was a game changer when he punted, truely unbelievable how valuable his leg was to the team. My money is on him to win the starting job. And that kid from McMinn could kick too.
 
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