Special to Wesson News
After 21 years leading the Co-Lin Wolf Pack, head football coach Glenn Davis has retired. Davis had the longest consecutive tenure of any current coach in the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC).
"While we reflect on Coach Davis's time with us, we not only celebrate the success he achieved on the field, but also the integrity and dedication he brought to our entire program," said Co-Lin President Dr. Dewayne Middleton. "His legacy will be remembered not just in victories, but in the countless lives he touched, the characters he shaped and the standards of excellence he set for his players. We are deeply grateful for his years of service, and we wish him all the best in this well-earned next chapter."
Davis finishes his coaching career with a 114-81 record as the head coach at Co-Lin. Under his leadership, the Wolves won the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Conference (MACJC) state title in 2012 and finished MACJC State Runner-Up four times -- 2006, 2010, 2015, and 2023. The 2023 season saw the Wolves finish as South Division Co-Champions and Conference Runners Up and claim the 2023 C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl Championship. Davis also led the team to a win at the Golden Isle Bowl in 2006.
Davis is the all-time winningest head football coach in Co-Lin history and was selected as MACJC Coach of the Year in 2006, 2014, and 2018, and MACCC South Coach of the Year is 2023. He had more that 250 student-athletes sign and play at four-year universities and had starters in the SEC, Big 12, ACC, and other national conferences. Davis has had numerous players drafted by the National Football League (NFL). including first-round draft picks Montez Sweat and Nick Fairley and second-round draft picks Randy Thomas and Tony Bryant.
He served at Co-Lin as an offensive coordinator from 1995-96, helping lead the Wolves to a 15-5 overall record.
"Coach Davis's tenure is one to be highly commended and his impact on young lives is immeasurable," said Co-Lin Athletic Director Bryan Nobile. "He played a key role in the life of our football program for many years and was committed to his players success both off and the field. The consistency of our teama year in and year our made us one of the most competitive in state college sports."
From 1997-2003, Davis served as running backs coach at Mississippi State University under former head coach Jackie Sherrill. Under Davis' tutelage, the Bulldogs led the Southeastern Conference in rushing in 2000, averaging 193.8 yards per game, and ranked third in 1998, averaging 172 yards per game. He mentored Dicenzo Miller to Mississippi State's sixth-ever 1,000-yard season in 2000 (1,005 yards) and James Johnson to the fourth and fifth 1,000-yard campaigns in 1997 (1,069 yards) and 1998 (1,383 yards). Throughout his career, he has recruited and coached over 25 Dandy Dozens.
Davis is a 1982 graduate of Delta State University, where he was a three-year letterman as a defensive back and outside linebacker for the Statesmen. His other coaching stints include offensive coordinator at South Natchez High School (1982-85), graduate assistant at Mississippi State University (1986-87), defensive backs and wide receivers coach at the University of North Alabama (1988-91), and quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers coach at Holmes Community College (1992-94). While at Holmes, Davis recruited and coached NFL Hall of Famer Walter Jones.
Davis was inducted into the Co-Lin Sports Hall of Fame by the Athletic Alumni Association in 2020. Davis and his wife, Minta, have two children, Ann Shelby (Josh) and Micah (Ashley) and five grandchildren, Brooke, Cannan, and Hayes Davis and Jackson and Lily Kay Smith.
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