After a pair of tremendous seasons at Temple University, Re Davis ’18 decided to step up his game, transferring to Vanderbilt University for a world-class education and to compete at the highest level of college football.
“Vandy was more so for the academic piece,” Davis explained, but that’s not all. “I transferred to be able to compete in the SEC and test my true skills, test myself as a football player. Guys in this league are getting looks every day at the NFL level.”
“The team embraced me as a transfer,” Davis said. “They took me in and I’m able to get used to the speed of things at the SEC level. It’s meetings, nutrition, training, and weight room. We have a young team,” he continued. “Focused on getting better right now, being 1% better every day.” Now that’s a motto to live by, yet Davis’ goals go beyond college football. “Obviously I would love to make it to the league. For me, it’s about getting my degree. Looking back at high school, I was not a guy who had the grades and didn’t have the scores, I never thought I’d be playing Division 1 football, but now I have achieved the highest education possible.”
Harkening back to his days at Trinity-Pawling, Davis said, “A lot of people doubted us, Coratti’s 2015 team that won it all after starting 0-2.” Davis is facing another bump in the road, as a toe injury has him sidelined for the rest of the season after starting the year as the Vanderbilt Commodores feature running back. Regardless of his injury, if the past is any indication, don’t doubt Re’Mahn Davis.
by Cyrus Rothwell-Ferraris