Stephen Davis may be leaving his father’s alma mater, but he’s not leaving the SEC. Apparently.
In late February, Davis was one of four Auburn football players who decided to leave the Tigers program. Three months later, Davis’ father, former AU and Carolina Panthers running back Stephen Davis Sr., confirmed to The State that his son will continue his collegiate playing career at South Carolina.
The newspaper writes that "[c]urrent USC head coach Will Muschamp and assistant Tavaris Robinson recruited Davis when they were at Auburn.”
While AU blocked Davis from transferring to any SEC school -- and Clemson -- he’ll be a walk-on at USC, which will allow him to join the team and practice with the Gamecocks this fall. The running back/defensive back will still have to sit out the 2017 season to satisfy NCAA bylaws.
He’ll then have three years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2018.
A three-star 2016 signee, Davis was rated as the No. 7 player at any position in the state of South Carolina. Ongoing rehab for a torn ACL he sustained in high school forced Davis to redshirt his true freshman season.
