Legendary - The Career of Porter Davis

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2015 Louisiana All-Americans/All-Conference
DE Dominique Tovell 1st Team All-American
DT A.J. Jefferson 2nd Team All-American
RB Kyle Hicks 1st Team All-Sun Belt
OT Mykhael Quave 1st Team All-Sun Belt
OG Octravian Anderson 1st Team All-Sun Belt
OC Ryan Hoefeld 1st Team All-Sun Belt
OG Greg Siener 1st Team All-Sun Belt
OT Derek Edinburgh Jr 1st Team All-Sun Belt
DE Dominique Tovell 1st Team All-Sun Belt
DT A.J. Jefferson 1st Team All-Sun Belt
OLB George Williams 1st Team All-Sun Belt
CB Troy McCollum 1st Team All-Sun Belt
CB Jamal Rainey 1st Team All-Sun Belt
K Jeffrey Yatkowski 1st Team All-Sun Belt
P Daniel Cadona 1st Team All-Sun Belt
RET Effrem Reed 1st Team All-Sun Belt
OT Jeremy Sparks 2nd Team All-Sun Belt
DE Chris Prater 2nd Team All-Sun Belt
DT Leonard Washington 2nd Team All-Sun Belt
MLB Chris Hill 2nd Team All-Sun Belt
CB Jevante Watson 2nd Team All-Sun Belt
FS Cedrick Tillman 2nd Team All-Sun Belt
SS T.J. Worthy 2nd Team All-Sun Belt
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Louisiana's Davis Wins AP Coach of the Year
First Year Head Coach Led Cajuns to Top Five Finish
By Karl Belcher | Jan 8, 2016, 12:15pm EST


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First year Louisiana head coach Porter Davis has won the Associated Press Coach of the Year Award after a historic season that saw the Cajuns run their record to a perfect 12-0 before receiving an at large berth in the Rose Bowl and narrowly losing to Nebraska in double overtime.

Davis, a defensive minded coach, coached up his squad to lead the nation in points allowed and rushing yards allowed, two categories he emphasizes.

"You've got to stop the run. You take the run away and it creates opportunities. Opportunities for your pass rushers, opportunities for your defensive backs and it keeps the opponent from grinding the clock so that gives your offense more opportunities too."

Davis was very humble when receiving the award, choosing to heap praise on his assistants and players instead of himself.

"Look, we had some of the best assistant coaches in the nation. Matt and Chris were great. Phenomenal even. I could not have asked for better to kick off my head coaching career. Extraordinary men. Then the players. Wow! What a group. Can't say enough there. Hungry, talented, extremely intelligent. Just excellent. Again, couldn't have asked for any more."

Davis was asked about his meteoric rise.

"Things at EMU didn't go very well, we all know that. The administration and coach Johnson gave me a shot and supported and taught me so so well. I owe it all to them clearly."

When asked about his future at Louisiana.

"Right now I can't even fathom being anywhere else. Not even on my radar now."

When asked about rumors of coordinators Chris Ash and Matt Limegrover leaving the program for head coaching gigs.

"Those guys are obviously both ready to lead their own programs. They're going to be outstanding if they move on. They've both been in this game longer than me and I absolutely learned more from them this past season than they did from me. That being said I don't know their intentions at this time."

When asked how he would celebrate the award.

"Boudin, a nice Sazerac then back to work!"

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Beamer Calls it a Career
Legendary VA Tech Coach Retires Following Narrow Loss in National Championship
By Karl Belcher | Jan 13, 2016, 12:15pm EST




Head Coaches Fired
Arkansas State B. Harsin
Buffalo M. Leach
California S. Dykes
ECU R. McNeil
Louisville J. Niemann
Missouri G. Pinkel
Nevada B. Polian
Pittsburgh B. Cole
Purdue D. Hazell
Rutgers K. Flood
Syracuse S. Shafer
Vanderbilt J. Franklin
Western Michigan P. Fleck
Wyoming T. Bonds

Retirements
Kansas State B. Snyder
UTSA L. Coker
VA Tech F. Beamer
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VA Tech Promotes Foster
Former DC was School's First Choice
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Louisiana and coach Porter Davis agree on five year extension. Davis accepted first offer. "Couldn't see myself anywhere else!" New contract adds some "GM type" responsibility.
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Cajuns Coordinators Both Accept Head Coaching Positions
By Bill Connelly

Following a historic 12-1 season that included a Rose Bowl berth it's no surprise that the coaching staff at Louisiana was heavily pursued by other schools.

Head Coach Porter Davis could not be lured away despite a "very aggressive" offer by Kansas State following the retirement of Bill Snyder.

Assistants Matt Limegrover and Chris Ash could not resist a chance at head coaching positions.

"I've said it all along." Davis explained. "Those guys are beyond ready for this. They taught me more than I taught them. I wish them the best and I'm certain they'll have success."

Chris Ash accepted the head coaching job at Vanderbilt after James Franklin was fired following a 4-8 campaign. The university is hopeful that Ash can improve a defense that was regularly torched by the more talented teams in the SEC.

Matt Limegrover will be the head man at Rutgers who fired Chris Flood after their 2015 season ended with just four wins. There is hope that Limegrover can bring a more innovative offensive approach North that will lead to more success for the Knights.
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