ST. LOUIS – Illinois State quarterback Brady Davis led the Redbirds to a 46-0 shutout win over Saint Xavier in his first game under center for ISU, and for his efforts was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Week Sunday by the league office.
Davis, a native of Columbus, Mississippi, earned the starting quarterback role after a strong performance in fall training camp and did not disappoint. The transfer from Memphis finished the night 12-for-19 (63.2 percent) for 123 yards with a touchdown, while compiling an efficiency rating of 134.91. He tossed his first career touchdown pass at ISU late in the first quarter, when he found senior tight end Tylor Petkovich in the end zone for a 15-yard score to put ISU up 14-0 at the time.