Davis' big day leads Chippewas to Homecoming victory
Senior wide receiver Titus Davis said his health was at “90 percent” after last weekend’s 42-28 CMU football loss at Toledo.
On Saturday against Ohio, Davis compiled 181 yards on 10 catches for two touchdowns in CMU’s 28-10 victory.
His 10 catches and two touchdowns on the afternoon were good enough to make and tie career-highs in both categories.
“Wait until he is 100 percent,” said Head Coach Dan Enos. “He’s still explosive and has a really good knack for running routes and creating space.”
Enos said the entire team benefits schematically from Davis’ return.
“It’s always good to have him out there,” Enos said. “It helps your run game, it helps everything.”
From the first offensive possession of the game, Davis appeared as close to his old form as he has all season.
Davis was targeted four times and caught three passes including a four-yard touchdown from sophomore quarterback Cooper Rush during the Chippewa’s first drive early in the first quarter.
Rush went back to Davis again for a 32-yard score on the next drive. That touchdown grab put the Chippewas up 14-0.
His performance on the team’s initial two drives was indicative of the way the rest of the game would go. Big gains helped keep the Bobcats behind.
“This week in practice we really took advantage of (working on explosive plays),” Davis said. “I think we’ve perfected the plays that we had scripted and obviously it carried over into the game.”
Davis has been nursing a left knee sprain since the season opener. When asked if he felt close to perfectly healthy, Davis’ response was clear:
“No, not at all,” he said.
Going into next weekend’s matchup with Northern Illinois, Davis has 17 catches for a team leading 320 yards with two touchdowns, despite missing significant time due to the injury.
“Anytime you lose three straight that’s rough,” Davis said. “This (game) was the one we had circled. We needed this ‘w’ and from here it’s just one step at a time.”
