Auburn Tigers Offer Son of Legendary Former Player

The Auburn Tigers extended an offer to the son of a former player that no Auburn fan will forget anytime soon.

Chris “CJ” Davis III, who is in the class of 2028, is the son of “kick six” Auburn legend Chris Davis. Davis III is a running back going into his freshman year of high school.

“There goes Davis”: Why Auburn Tigers fans will always remember the name Chris Davis

Despite being an Auburn Tigers cornerback who never had an interception throughout his entire four-year college football career, Chris Davis is a name that will always be remembered by Tigers fans.

Davis solidified himself as an Auburn legend with his game-winning play against the vaunted Alabama Crimson Tide led by recently retired head coach Nick Saban.

Originally, time was ruled as expired as Alabama tried to march down the field for a last-second field goal, but Saban challenged the ruling giving himself and his team a last-second chance for a 57-yard field goal attempt.

The kick came up short and landed in the hands of Chris Davis, who then pulled off one of the most miraculous plays in the history of the sport. Davis weaved his way around the Alabama field goal unit and tightroped his way down the sideline to win the game for Auburn as time expired.

A last-second, 109-yard field goal return shattered the hopes and dreams of a No. 1 overall Alabama Crimson Tide team in the Iron Bowl. Davis was immortalized in the college football history books for one of the most improbable and exciting plays in the history of college football.

Saban asked for one second to be put on the clock before the kick six. pic.twitter.com/F1ObCqnrov

— Autumn 11 College Football (@Autumn_Eleven) November 23, 2021

The call from an Auburn Tigers radio announcer solidified the Davis name as legendary

While the call from Verne Lundquist on CBS is what most fans were listening to at the moment of the iconic play, the call from Auburn broadcaster Rod Bramblett is the one that lives in infamy.

Bramblett’s passionate call dubbed the “there goes Davis” call, made Davis’ name live on in an association with the play forever.

There goes Davis
Oh my god
Davis is gonna run it all the way back
Auburns gonna win the football game
Auburns gonna win the football gamepic.twitter.com/S9peBWJhKu

— Dan Gleesak (@DannyGleesak) February 26, 2024

Similarly legendary plays such as “The Play” that took place between the Cal Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal as the band was on the field or the Fiesta Bowl trickery from the Boise State Broncos in 2007 feature players whose names are long forgotten.

The nature of Bramblett’s legendary call means that Davis’ name will not be forgotten. Bramblett described how the call affected his life in an article from the Auburn Tigers website.

“I said there’s no way that Alabama game was going to top that Georgia game. There’s no way. I was wrong.”

“Some days it seems like it was a decade ago, and some days it seems like it was yesterday,” Bramblett said. “Everywhere I’m fortunate enough to go speak, people want to talk about that game.”

If Davis III decides to continue his father’s legacy with the Tigers, the name will be even harder to forget.

Chris Davis III has options outside of the Auburn Tigers

Davis III, who is a 5-foot-9, 165-pound running back who won’t be graduating until 2028, has options outside of the alma mater of his father.

Davis III’s first offer came from former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn who is now the head coach of the UCF Kinghts. The son of the Auburn legend also has offers from the Florida State Seminoles and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Extremely Blessed to receive an offer from Auburn University @AuburnFootball @CoachHughFreeze @CoachKellyAU @coachcrimedawg @chris11au @HuskyFast @joshfloydHT @CoachECarroll pic.twitter.com/6NtCDCmb91

— Chris (CJ) Davis III (@Ceejdavis3) May 20, 2024

There is no doubt that a majority of Auburn fans will want Davis III to continue his father’s legacy, but he will have an opportunity to build his own as a running back for big-time college football schools.

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