Former Wisconsin running back Julius Davis announced on Monday that he will remain at Montana State in 2025 for his final season of eligibility.
Davis transferred to the Bobcats after the 2022 season. He has one year of eligibility remaining after missing most of the 2024 season due to injury.
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The veteran running back excelled in his first year at Montana State in 2023, rushing for 718 yards and eight touchdowns in 11 appearances. Those totals earned him Second Team All-Big Sky honors.
The role is larger than Davis’ previous role with the Badgers. The Menomonie Falls, Wisconsin native appeared in just nine games over four years with the program, rushing for 200 yards on 35 total carries.
His best stretch at Wisconsin came during wins over Rutgers and Northwestern in 2021. With starting running back Chez Mellusi out for the year and Braelon Allen still emerging into stardom, Davis took 16 carries for 79 yards (4.9 yards per carry) during those two contests. Those were the highest carry totals of his Wisconsin career.
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Davis projected to be Montana State’s starting running back entering the 2024 season before injuries defined his campaign. He’ll likely return to that role in 2025.
He and the Bobcats will look to avenge a three-point loss to North Dakota State in the Football Championship Subdivision title game. Montana State was 15-0 and ranked No. 1 in the nation leading up to that matchup.
Davis is one of several players to transfer from Wisconsin after the 2022 season and find significant success. Running back Isaac Guerendo, who transferred to Louisville, just finished the 2024 NFL season as the San Francisco 49ers starting running back, quarterback Graham Mertz had a stellar 2023 season at Florida before a midseason injury in 2024 ended his college career and offensive linemen Drew Evans (Indiana) and Logan Brown (Kansas) have excelled in starting jobs elsewhere.
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