Colorado State University Athletics
Coach Bobo names Ryan Davis football strength and conditioning coach
1/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
FORT COLLINS, Colo.-- Colorado State head football coach Mike Bobo has hired Ryan Davis to serve as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Rams' football program. He comes to CSU from Samford University where he spent the 2012-14 seasons.
"I'm excited to announce the hiring of Ryan Davis as our new strength and conditioning coach," Bobo said. "He brings great energy and experience to our program, and unbelievable motivation as a leader of men. Ryan's knowledge and expertise in strength and conditioning methods will be a tremendous asset for our student-athletes, and I can't wait for him to start working with our young men."
Davis spent his first year at Samford in 2012 as the football strength and conditioning coach before being promoted to director of strength and conditioning for all of Samford's athletics programs. In that first year, Davis implemented the "Fourth Quarter" program, which had a major impact on the Bulldogs' football program.
Prior to his stint at Samford, Davis spent two seasons as an assistant in the Alabama strength and conditioning program. While with the Crimson Tide he worked directly with the football team, specializing in the development of running backs and quarterbacks. In that time he mentored players such as Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram and Heisman Trophy candidate Trent Richardson.
Davis initially was a volunteer intern during the Tide's 2009 national championship season and later was an assistant on staff when the team claimed its second title in a three-year span in 2011. In addition to his football responsibilities, Davis oversaw the strength and conditioning programs for volleyball, rowing and women's tennis.
Prior to returning to Alabama, Davis was the strength and conditioning coach for the football program at the University of Louisville from May to September of 2010. He was an assistant strength and performance coach at the University of West Florida from August 2008 to April 2010, during which time he obtained his master's degree in education. While at West Florida, Davis worked with several sports including volleyball, softball, baseball, men's and women's soccer and men's and women's basketball.
Davis is a graduate of Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J., where he obtained his bachelor's degree in health and exercise science. He is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Davis was awarded by the CSCCA in May of 2010 with the John Stucky Award recognizing his performance in the practical component of his certification.
Davis has been mentored by some of the most popular names in the field, including long-time Alabama strength coach Terry Jones, Sr., and Alabama Director of Strength and Conditioning Scott Cochran.
