Bill Davis News, Rumors, Updates - Virginia Tech Hokies

Absent from practice Davis (undisclosed) wasn't spotted at practice Tuesday, per Andy Bitter of TechSideline.com.

Impact Davis spent three very productive years at Louisiana-Lafayette before transferring to the Hokies -- he's expected to be a productive back this season. However, he was fully absent from practice Tuesday for an undisclosed reason. throwing his status for the opener less than two weeks away into question.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Virginia Tech turns to James Franklin in its bid to elevate football back to Beamer Era success

Virginia Tech is hoping former Penn State coach James Franklin can guide the Hokies back to consistent success that has been missing since the Frank Beamer era

AUGUST 17 • Associated Press

Lands with Hokies Davis will transfer to Virginia Tech, per On3.com.

Impact Davis spent three years at Louisiana-Lafayette, and was highly productive across the last two, totaling 1,559 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns, also catching 21 passes for 165 yards and a score. With two seasons of eligibility remaining, he'll take his talents to the Power Four level, where he'll hope to help lead Virginia Tech's revival under new head coach James Franklin.

JANUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE

To enter portal Davis plans to enter the transfer portal, On3 Sports reports.

Impact Davis will enter the portal having rushed for over 750 yards in back-to-back seasons. In 2025, he rushed 158 times for 763 yards and six touchdowns, and he's scored 19 total touchdowns across his three-year career. He'll have two years of eligibility remaining.

DECEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Big day in win Davis accrued 15 rushes for 126 yards and one touchdown and gathered in four of five targets for 33 yards during Saturday's 30-27 overtime win versus Louisiana-Monroe.

Impact Davis stepped up big for the Ragin' Cajuns who needed this win to make themselves Bowl eligible. Davis scored a touchdown for the third straight game on Saturday, breaking free for a 76-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. The Sophomore running back had a strong showing in the 2025 regular season while working in a time share with Zylan Perry, running for 743 yards and six touchdowns.

DECEMBER 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Bill Davis rushes for 126 yards in Louisiana-Lafayette's 30-27 OT win over UL Monroe

Bill Davis ran for a 76-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter and Tony Sterner made the winning kick in overtime for Louisiana-Lafayette in a 30-27 win over UL Monroe in a season fi...

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Runs for TD in win Davis recorded 11 rushes for 57 yards and one touchdown and hauled in their only target for seven yards during Thursday's 34-30 win against Arkansas State.

Impact Davis and fellow running back Zylan Perry, split carries on Thursday, while the former ran for 15 more yards. Davis found the end zone in the third quarter on a 36-yard score, raising his season total to five. The Sophomore has also added 617 yards on 133 carries in 2025.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ragin' Cajuns stop Arkansas State at 1-yard line on final play to win 34-30

Bill Davis’ 36-yard run put Louisiana-Lafayette in front for good and the Ragin’ Cajuns stopped Arkansas State at its own 1-yard line on the final play of the game to win 34-30 on...

NOVEMBER 21, 2025 • Associated Press

Strong day in win Davis notched 18 rushes for 87 yards and one touchdown and caught their only target for eight yards during Saturday's 42-39 victory versus Texas State.

Impact Davis produced his second highest yardage total in a game this season, trailing only his Week 2 showing of 132 yards against McNeese. The running back found the end zone on a 12-yard run in the second quarter, giving him his fourth rushing touchdown of 2025. Davis has now run for 556 yards on 122 carries through the Rajin' Cajuns 10 games.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Winfield responsible for 5TDs and Louisiana-Lafayette holds off Texas State 42-39

Quarterback Lunch Winfield accounted for five touchdowns and 241 total yards and Louisiana-Lafayette made its explosive second quarter hold up in a 42-39 win over Texas State

NOVEMBER 9, 2025 • Associated Press

Out-produced in win Davis accrued 14 rushes for 45 yards and hauled in their only target for 16 yards during Saturday's 54-51 overtime victory over Marshall.

Impact Davis and fellow running back Zylan Perry both received 14 carries on Saturday, but Perry gained 30 more yard and recorded two touchdowns. On the season Davis has run for 314 yards and three touchdowns. The Rajin' Cajun backfield continues to produce strong games from both their running backs.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Scores in defeat Davis accrued 11 carries for 78 yards and one touchdown and gathered in zero targets during Saturday's 34-31 defeat versus Eastern Michigan.

Impact Davis bounced back from a dreadful Week 3 where he recorded only one rushing yard. Davis exploded for a 45-yard touchdown run in the second quarter on Saturday. Through four games Davis has recorded 269 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Kessinger's walk-off field goal pushes Eastern Michigan over Louisiana-Lafayette 34-31

Rudy Kessinger kicked a 41-yard field goal with three seconds left to give Eastern Michigan a 34-31 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday, the Eagles’ first victory of the seaso...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Tough day in loss Davis compiled six rushes for one yard and reeled in zero of one targets for zero yards during Saturday's 52-10 loss against Missouri.

Impact Davis was bottled up on Saturday by the Tigers defense. After exploding for 132 yards and two touchdowns in Week 2, Davis was unable to get anything going. Davis will look for better results next Saturday with a road matchup with Eastern Michigan on tap.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Tough day in loss Davis compiled six rushes for one yard and reeled in zero of one targets for zero yards during Saturday's 52-10 loss against Missouri.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Two touchdowns in win Davis compiled 19 carries for 132 yards and two touchdowns and gathered in their only target for six yards during Saturday's 34-10 win versus McNeese State.

Impact Davis exploded for 132 yards in this Week 2 matchup. Davis had led the Cajuns in rushing attempts and rush yards, picking up 190 yards through two weeks. His touchdown runs came on six and 36 yard runs.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Bill Davis has 2 TD runs, Louisiana-Lafayette beats McNeese 34-10

Bill Davis ran for two touchdowns and had 132 of Louisiana-Lafayette’s 315 yards rushing to help the Ragin’ Cajuns beat McNeese 34-10

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 • Associated Press

Co-starter on depth chart Davis is listed as a co-starter at running back with Zylan Perry, per Ragin Review.

Impact Davis is coming off a big breakout season in which he ran for 796 yards and nine touchdowns on 4.9 yards-per-carry. Still, Ragin' Cajuns also return Zylan Perry, who ran for 695 yards and four touchdowns on 6.2 yards-per-carry. That's two highly productive backs for this offense to lean on, so it makes sense that both have been deemed starters ahead of Week 1. Still, it's unclear how exactly the carry distribution will shake out.

AUGUST 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Stymied on ground Davis finished with nine carries for 21 yards in Saturday's New Mexico Bowl defeat to TCU.

Impact Davis and the Ragin' Cajuns were trailing big most of this game, which did not help Davis's case to get more touches. He finished the year with just 13 carries for 19 yards over his final two games. He was much more effective over the majority of the season, however, totaling 150 rushes for 777 yards and nine touchdowns over the previous 12 games.

JANUARY 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Negative rushing output in loss Davis had four carries for negative two yards during Saturday's 31-3 defeat versus Marshall.

Impact It's actually pretty difficult to finish a game with negative yards as a starting runing back, but Davis made it happen against Marshall in a blowout loss. His four carries were a season low, and the Ragin' Cajuns made little effort to get him involved after he was bottled up early. He'll look to bounce back in the bowl game against TCU on Dec. 28.

DECEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Solid in win Davis posted 17 carries for 78 yards and one touchdown and reeled in their only target for three yards during Saturday's 37-23 victory over Louisiana-Monroe.

Impact Davis was outcarried and outgained by Zylan Perry, however, both backs put up strong stat lines. Davis finishes the regular season with 150 carries for 777 yards and 10 total touchdowns. He'll look to finish the season strong with good showings in the Sun Belt Championship Game and a bowl game.

DECEMBER 2, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Scores thrice in blowout Davis totaled 19 rushes for 64 yards and three touchdowns during Saturday's 51-30 victory against Troy.

Impact Davis wasn't very efficient with his 19 carries, averaging just 3.4 yards per carry. However he found paydirt three times, each of which coming from three or less yards out. Through 11 games, Davis has rushed 133 times for 699 yards and nine total touchdowns.

NOVEMBER 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles against South Alabama Davis logged 16 rushes for 50 yards during Saturday's 24-22 defeat against South Alabama.

Impact Davis saw his second most carries in a game this season but failed to capitalize on the expanded role. He averaged just 3.1 yards per carry. Through 10 games, Davis has turned 114 carries into 635 yards (5.6 YPC), and he's added nine catches for 86 yards as a receiver. Davis has six total touchdowns.

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Two scores in win Davis logged 11 rushes for 65 yards and two touchdowns and hauled in their only target for 18 yards during Saturday's 55-19 victory against Arkansas State.

Impact Davis paced ULL in rush attempts, though he was outgained by Dre'lyn Washington on the ground. His two scores snapped a four-game touchdown drought. Across nine games, he's turned 98 carries into 585 rushing yards and six total touchdowns.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Uninvolved during win Davis logged seven carries for 11 yards during Tuesday's 23-17 victory versus Texas State.

Impact Davis saw his fewest carries since Week 1 and notched a season low in rushing yards. He was outcarried by Dre'lyn Washington (10 carries) and Zylan Perry (eight carries). Davis has been inconsistent in 2024, topping 80 rushing yards four times while finishing with fewer than 40 yards three times.

OCTOBER 30, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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