The motivation behind Terrill Davis’s stunning Saturday night

UCO’s standout wide receiver Terrill Davis set a school record for most catches with 14 receptions during Saturday night’s game against the Central Missouri Mules. Davis started playing football his senior year at Choctaw High School and has not looked back since. He was receiving college offers after his first game and was awarded the 6A offensive player of the year and receiver of the year in his first season ever.

After his breakout senior season, Davis dropped basketball and focused solely on football, citing his family as his motivation.

“If I’m feeling down, or if I feel like I don’t want to do something, I just think of my family,” said Davis. “I think how much I could change and affect their lives if I do make it somewhere big.”

Davis led the Bronchos in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns last season. He said his ultimate goal is to play professionally and he has been training with his high school receiver coach, Ron Brown, who is now his personal trainer. 

“In the off-season we go hard. We train probably harder than a lot of guys that are on their way to the NFL,” said Davis. “So I feel like if I just continue doing that then it will get me there because he’s got some guys in the league right now too.” 

As an undersized receiver by NFL standards, Davis looks up to 5 foot, 8 inch tall Houston Texans’ wide receiver Tank Dell as an inspiration, saying that work ethic can take him far.

Davis said his mom, who raised three kids by herself, has taught him how to stay positive no matter what and has been a role model for him.

“She was working a little side job trying to get by and now she owns her own business and she’s doing well for herself,” said Davis. “Just seeing that, I just know that anything’s possible.”

Davis said his mom motivates him more than anyone and he wants to take care of her.

“That’s my goal in life. That’s the one thing that keeps me going,” said Davis. “Just having that in the back of my head, I just want to make sure that she don’t got to work ever again.”