Keionta Davis is hungry.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga defensive lineman has gone consecutive games without a sack, and after a league-high 8.5 in the Mocs’ first six games, Davis is more than ready for another one.
He and the rest of the Mocs’ defense – the best in every major statistical category in the Southern Conference – will look for opportunities today when UTC takse on Mercer at 4 p.m. at Five Star Stadium in Macon, Ga.
“It’s been a while. A long while,” said Davis, who this week was added to the FCS STATS watch list for national defensive player of the year. “I’m ready to get back at it. We just have to keep working in position to get sacks, but we’re ready for more chances to get them.”
The Bears have allowed only eight sacks this season, which ranks No. 14 in the Football Championship Subdivision. All of those sacks have come in their four conference games, including four allowed against The Citadel last week in a 21-19 loss in Charleston, S.C.