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Veteran Micah Davis Catching Passes for Golden Eagles in 2025
11/13/2025 3:00:00 PM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Micah Davis owns the longest touchdown catch in Southern Miss football history.
The catch started with a 30-plus yard throw on a beautiful South Louisiana evening that was grabbed in stride and ended when he outran a couple of Ragin' Cajun defenders the rest of the way resulting in a 98-yard touchdown for the Golden Eagles. That scoring grab helped his team secure a 22-10 victory over Louisiana as part of this program's tremendous turnaround in coach Charles Huff's first season.
That 14-second snapshot is just a glimpse into what he describes as "a wild ride, one that I have ultimately ended up enjoying" which took him from his hometown of Atlanta, Ga., to stops at the Air Force Academy, Iowa Western Community College, Utah State and Ole Miss before his final collegiate season coming in Hattiesburg.
His journey, which could have been written differently had he chosen to play baseball at the University of Georgia instead, started with three years at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. He initially attended the Academy's prep school for a year, before playing the next two seasons with the Falcons. Davis saw action in eight games in 2021 in which he accumulated 360 rushing yards on 47 carries and four touchdowns, to go along with 10 catches for 221 yards and another pair of receiving scores.
"Being at the Academy shaped me to who I am today," said Davis, who because of his time at the prep school and the Academy, is now a retired Airman First Class (E-3). "It allowed me to learn discipline, execution which helped me to focus on the little things in life both on and off the field. I have some life-long friends that I met at the Academy."
He ended up leaving Air Force, though, because of his desire to play in a different style of offense. After a season at Iowa Western College, Davis then headed to Utah State to play for head coach Blake Anderson, who saw the 6-foot, 195 lb., wide receiver torch his team when he was at the Academy with 110 receiving yards and four catches, including a 56-yard scoring reception, as well as 32 rushing yards and another score despite the Aggies winning the contest 49-45.
In his lone season for Anderson at Utah State, the All-Mountain West honorable mention choice collected 628 receiving yards on 36 catches, while also ranking third nationally in punt returns at 11.2 per return with a nation's best 326 total punt return yards.
While his educational path began with him wanting to become a B-2 Bomber pilot early on at the Air Force Academy, he quickly learned there that he had an acumen for business. So, Davis switched his emphasis to acquisitions. Davis eventually graduated from Utah State with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in business and communications and now currently is working on his master's in business.
Davis then headed back down South to Ole Miss in his effort to get closer to home and that led to a season which included him appearing in all 13 games and tallying five catches for 57 yards, to go along with 19 rushes for 45 yards.
His collegiate career would have likely been over after last year had it not been for him getting an extra year because of his one season at junior college. When he found out that Anderson, who worked as an assistant coach under Larry Fedora at Southern Miss from 2008-11, was headed back to the Hub City, Davis took the opportunity to reunite with his former head coach.
That has translated into 24 catches for 330 yards and a team-best four touchdown receptions that has helped Southern Miss jump out to a 7-2 overall record and a 5-0 Sun Belt West Division-leading mark. Davis is one of nine receivers who have caught at least 10 passes this season and his catch number ranks second on the squad.
"We have a lot of weapons, so you have to be understanding of what your assignment is," said Davis. "We can all open windows for everybody else, so if one guy has a good game it allows everyone else to open the offense to showcase their talents as well. Our ability to be so versatile is a dominating factor for our offense."
Davis and his teammates are looking to continue their successful season this weekend when they play host to Texas State (3-6 overall, 0-5 Sun Belt) in a 2:30 p.m. contest at Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium. It is the school's annual Military Appreciation game.
The school will celebrate Davis as well as all our other active and retired military personnel during the contest. Tickets remain for the game by going to SouthernMiss.com/Tickets.
The catch started with a 30-plus yard throw on a beautiful South Louisiana evening that was grabbed in stride and ended when he outran a couple of Ragin' Cajun defenders the rest of the way resulting in a 98-yard touchdown for the Golden Eagles. That scoring grab helped his team secure a 22-10 victory over Louisiana as part of this program's tremendous turnaround in coach Charles Huff's first season.
That 14-second snapshot is just a glimpse into what he describes as "a wild ride, one that I have ultimately ended up enjoying" which took him from his hometown of Atlanta, Ga., to stops at the Air Force Academy, Iowa Western Community College, Utah State and Ole Miss before his final collegiate season coming in Hattiesburg.
His journey, which could have been written differently had he chosen to play baseball at the University of Georgia instead, started with three years at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. He initially attended the Academy's prep school for a year, before playing the next two seasons with the Falcons. Davis saw action in eight games in 2021 in which he accumulated 360 rushing yards on 47 carries and four touchdowns, to go along with 10 catches for 221 yards and another pair of receiving scores.
"Being at the Academy shaped me to who I am today," said Davis, who because of his time at the prep school and the Academy, is now a retired Airman First Class (E-3). "It allowed me to learn discipline, execution which helped me to focus on the little things in life both on and off the field. I have some life-long friends that I met at the Academy."
He ended up leaving Air Force, though, because of his desire to play in a different style of offense. After a season at Iowa Western College, Davis then headed to Utah State to play for head coach Blake Anderson, who saw the 6-foot, 195 lb., wide receiver torch his team when he was at the Academy with 110 receiving yards and four catches, including a 56-yard scoring reception, as well as 32 rushing yards and another score despite the Aggies winning the contest 49-45.
In his lone season for Anderson at Utah State, the All-Mountain West honorable mention choice collected 628 receiving yards on 36 catches, while also ranking third nationally in punt returns at 11.2 per return with a nation's best 326 total punt return yards.
While his educational path began with him wanting to become a B-2 Bomber pilot early on at the Air Force Academy, he quickly learned there that he had an acumen for business. So, Davis switched his emphasis to acquisitions. Davis eventually graduated from Utah State with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in business and communications and now currently is working on his master's in business.
Davis then headed back down South to Ole Miss in his effort to get closer to home and that led to a season which included him appearing in all 13 games and tallying five catches for 57 yards, to go along with 19 rushes for 45 yards.
His collegiate career would have likely been over after last year had it not been for him getting an extra year because of his one season at junior college. When he found out that Anderson, who worked as an assistant coach under Larry Fedora at Southern Miss from 2008-11, was headed back to the Hub City, Davis took the opportunity to reunite with his former head coach.
That has translated into 24 catches for 330 yards and a team-best four touchdown receptions that has helped Southern Miss jump out to a 7-2 overall record and a 5-0 Sun Belt West Division-leading mark. Davis is one of nine receivers who have caught at least 10 passes this season and his catch number ranks second on the squad.
"We have a lot of weapons, so you have to be understanding of what your assignment is," said Davis. "We can all open windows for everybody else, so if one guy has a good game it allows everyone else to open the offense to showcase their talents as well. Our ability to be so versatile is a dominating factor for our offense."
Davis and his teammates are looking to continue their successful season this weekend when they play host to Texas State (3-6 overall, 0-5 Sun Belt) in a 2:30 p.m. contest at Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium. It is the school's annual Military Appreciation game.
The school will celebrate Davis as well as all our other active and retired military personnel during the contest. Tickets remain for the game by going to SouthernMiss.com/Tickets.
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