Mark Dantonio: LB Ed Davis will apply for 6th year of eligibility
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said Tuesday that linebacker Ed Davis is one of three players who will apply for a sixth year of eligibility to play in 2016.
Davis was a preseason All-Big Ten selection and has been out for the season because of a torn ACL he suffered in fall camp.
Ed intends to come back for his sixth year,” Dantonio said at his press conference via iSportsWeb. “I think he qualifies for that. Brandon Clemons intends to come back for his sixth year and he qualifies for that. I believe Damon Knox intends to come back for his sixth year and I think he qualifies for that.”
Clemons is an offensive lineman and Knox is a defensive lineman. Clemons played in all 13 games for Michigan State in 2014 and Knox had three tackles in eight games in 2014. Dantonio said Davis and Knox would be recognized during senior day festivities on Saturday against Penn State.
Davis was fourth on the team with 58 tackles in 2014, his first season as a starter. He'll provide a boost to a Michigan State defense that could return five preseason projected starters in 2016. The Spartans are giving up 343 yards per game and 21.5 points per game.
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