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AMES, Iowa — Fame has changed Troy Davis. Now, the Iowa State running back may be even harder to tackle.
Although it would have been easy to kick back and bask in the glow of his 2,000-yard sophomore season, Davis spent his time doing something more purposeful. He went to the weight room and got bigger. And stronger. And faster.
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The only thing the Iowa State running back didn't beef up, it seems, was his ego. Success went to his arms and legs, not his head.
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"He's still just a 20-year-old kid who walks to and from
practice and class every day," said Kirby Wilson, who coaches Iowa State's running backs. "He doesn't even have a car. He just likes being one of the guys. It's the way he's always been. It's the way he is today. He's just a normal guy."
Normal until he gets on the football field. Then he becomes something special.
After carrying the ball just 35 times as a freshman in 1994, Davis led the nation in rushing last fall with 2,010 yards. He became the fifth NCAA Division I back and first sophomore to reach 2,000 yards. He was a first-team All-American and finished fifth in the Heisman Tro
"Last season was like a dream," Davis said.
phy voting.
Unknown outside Ames a year ago, Davis begins his junior season as the preseason player of the year in the new Big 12 Conference, a member of everyone's preseason All-America team and listed along with Florida's Danny Wuerffel and Tennessee's Peyton Manning as leading contenders for the Heisman.
And he did it on a 3-8 team against defenses that knew full well who was going to get the ball.
If so, the Cyclones are hoping he never wakes up.
"There's going to be more pressure," Davis said. "I know defenses are going to be keying on (number) 28. I've got to get prepared for that and keep running hard."
His preparation actually started months ago. Already one of the best conditioned players on the team, Davis attacked his off-season workouts with even more vigor.
He added weight to his 5-foot-8 frame, going from 183 pounds to 190. He upped his bench press to 365 pounds — 80 more than last year. He increased his vertical jump from 28 inches to 32-1/2 inches. He shaved time off all the sprints the Iowa State coaches use to test quickness.
"He turned up the intensity, and he has the numbers to prove it." Wilson said. "We're all happy for him, and he's happy for himself. But he's not finished. Troy's road to success is always under construction. He's going to continue to work hard because it means something to him."
Iowa State's losing record and Davis' lack of preseason recognition hurt his Heisman chances last year. Those two factors were so much to overcome that he was the first 2,000-yard rusher not to win the trophy.
"I think Troy's the best college football player in the nation. I've
Not that getting 2,000 yards again is a sure thing. No one has ever done it twice. With defenses stacked against Davis, the Cyclones may have to pass more often, which would mean fewer carries for their star runner. All of which Davis recognizes.
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anybody run like that."
He has the name now but still doesn't have the team. Starting play in the Big 12, the Cyclones will be hard pressed to match their three victories of last season, even if Davis has another big year.
"I'm not even going to think about the Heisman now. I'm not even looking at it," Davis insisted. "I'm just thinking about playing this season and winning games."
"We need to be a balanced team this year," he said. "We need to be half run and half pass. We've got to pass more."
If that makes Iowa State a better team, Davis is all for it, even if it means fewer yards for him — and no Heisman.
Todd Doxzon IowaState quarterback
Davis' 1995 season included some dazzling performances, starting with the opener against Ohio University. He ran for a school-record
Three games later, Davis broke that record by rambling for 302 yards in less than three quarters of action against UNLV and the Heisman talk began.
291 yards in that game, when he carried the ball five more times than he did in all of 1994.
But Davis didn't just pad his statistics against weaklings. He also ran for 203 yards against Colorado, 183 against Kansas State and squeezed, out 121 against Nebraska.
"I think Troy's the best college football player in the nation," Iowa State quarterback Todd Doxzon said. "I've never seen anybody run like that."
"But I've got to admit, on a couple of draws I said the heck with that fake. I'm going to watch this guy run. Man, he'd be shaking people off, I'd like to do that kind of stuff."
One question is how much longer Davis will be doing it at Iowa State. If he runs up big numbers again, the temptation to declare for the NFL draft next spring will be strong.
What frustrated Doxzon is that he didn't always get to see his teammate run in person.
"It was mostly watching film," Doxson said. "I'd sit back, and I'd be like, he did that? I'm carrying out my fake, and most of the times I don't even see what he does.
"That's a lot," Davis said. "He's worth it. That's my role model. I think about it once in a while, but it's not like my everyday thing. I know I've got a tough season coming up. I've got to put that to the side right now."
Davis said he was trying not to think about that now, although he laughed and smiled and his eyes sparkled when someone mentioned Emmitt Smith's $8 million contract.
Davis was standing in the south end zone of Iowa State's new grass field as he spoke. It's an area he hopes to be running into a lot this fall.
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