Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis looked terrific as he easily pieced apart the Gold team defense to the tune of 326 yards passing and three scores. Kelvin Bolden was the top receiving option as the skinny speedster hauled in eight balls for 137 yards. With Kendrick Hardy sidelined with a hamstring injury, Desmond Johnson led the ground game with 12 carries for 119 yards and two scores.
Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis put the team on his shoulder but was unable to seal the victory over Louisville as the Golden Eagles narrowly lost in the Beef O'Brady's Bowl. Davis finished the game with 205 yards pass with two touchdowns. Davis also ran for 16 yards and even caught a 17-yard touchdown.
Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis did a lot for his team, but it was not enough to escape with the win against Tulsa. Davis finished the shootout with 371 yards passing, two touchdowns, and a pick.
Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns but also rushed for 111 yards and four more touchdowns as the Golden Eagles downed Houston.
Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis had a big day passing against UCF as he threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns in the win.
Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis had to wing it to keep up with UAB as he finished the overtime loss on 30-of-48 passing for 388 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.
Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis took to the air to beat Memphis as he completed19-of-30 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns. Austin also chipped in 34 yards on the ground.
If you take a look at Austin Davis' yardage, his numbers are not that impressive until you keep looking to the right of the stat sheet and notice his trips to the endzone. Davis threw for just 164 yards and rushed for just 18 yards but he also threw for a touchdown and rushed for three touchdowns.
Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis was the centerpiece of 56 total plays as the Golden Eagles nipped Louisiana Tech. Davis completed 22-of-38 passes for 233 yards, one touchdown, and one pick while also accounting for 18 rushes for another 69 yards.
Southern Mississippi quarterback Austin Davis went 18-of-23 for 151 passing yards to go with 61 rushing yards and a short TD run in a win over Kansas.
Austin Davis appears to have a firm grip on the starting quarterback job at Southern Miss, and Martevious Young appears to be accepting his role as the backup. “I know all I’ve got do is stay focused and be ready for when my time comes," Young said. "Maybe I’ll give Austin a break and I’ll just be ready to go in and play.”
Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis looked like his old self during the team's scrimmage, throwing for 217 yards on 18-of-26 passing and three touchdowns. Davis is competing hard against Martevious Young for the starting job this season. Young finished with 6-of-10 passing for 74 yards.
"It's going to be a tremendous competition," Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora said of the looming quarterback competition between Austin Davis and Martevious Young.
“I’m at about 70 percent right now,” Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis said about his foot. “I’m still pretty limited on drop-backs and I can’t really roll out right now. But when I’m out there, I’m taking mental reps constantly.”