Brad Davis returns for a second season as the offensive line coach at Portland State. A well-respected assistant by players and coaches, Davis, was retained from the previous staff by first-year Head Coach Nigel Burton.
Davis' group on the offensive line has just two returning starters and 14 freshmen and sophomores currently on the roster. Their development will be key as the Vikings employ the new "Pistol" offense in 2010.
"Brad Davis comes from a championship lineage, winning a national title at Oklahoma. He has a great pedigree, working with Butch Davis at North Carolina and being at Texas A&M," said Burton. "I knew Brad from a 2007 coaching academy at the NCAA. He is a guy who has a lot of ambition, is extremely bright, knows how to win and knows how to coach."
Davis came from a similar position at North Carolina where he worked in 2008. He also spent two years as a defensive line graduate assistant at Texas A&M, as well as coaching at Doane College and Wayne State.
Davis is a 2003 graduate of the University of Oklahoma where he was a starting offensive lineman for Bob Stoops. He competed on two Big XII Championship teams, and played in the Independence Bowl (1999), the Orange Bowl (2000), the Cotton Bowl (2001) and the Rose Bowl (2002). Davis was the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in 2002.
Davis earned a bachelors degree in Social Studies Education from Oklahoma in 2003. He earned a masters in Kinesiology and Sports Management from Texas A&M in 2008.
THE BRAD DAVIS FILE 2nd year at Portland State
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA Alma Mater: Oklahoma, 2003 Playing Experience: Oklahoma, offensive lineman, 1998-2002 Family: Wife, Anecia
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2009-10 Portland State, Offensive Line 2008 North Carolina, Offensive Line Graduate Assistant 2006-07 Texas A&M, Defensive Line Graduate Assistant 2005 Doane College, Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator 2005 Wayne State College, Offensive Line Graduate Assistant 2003-04 Southern University Lab School, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Photo Credit: Portland State Athletics
