This week the Daily Emerald caught up with junior wide receiver D.J. Davis on Thursday to talk about pastimes outside of football, the NFL, and bowling. Little known to the rest of the school, Davis is an excellent bowler and frequents Eugene bowling alleys during the off-season. He’s pretty good on the field too, and the Denver, Colo., native has come into his own the past three games and has two touchdowns on the season.
 
ODE: What’s your major?
 
DD: Psychology.
 
ODE: What do you plan to do with that?
 
DD: Probably be a therapist. Not sure, just dealing with kids or counseling.
 
ODE: If you weren’t playing football, what sport would you be playing?
 
DD: I dunno. I like baseball, but I probably wouldn’t be playing sports. I’d probably be following my career in acting or being a comedian.
 
ODE: Did you do any plays in high school?
 
DD: I did do one play in high school, but I took a couple of drama classes and I’m working on a theater arts minor up here so hopefully that will get me something.
 
ODE: You said comedian, have you done stand-up?
 
DD: I haven’t done stand-up or anything, but every time I’m with my friends we’re just joking around and laughing and trying to make everyone laugh. It’s kind of a little fantasy of mine if I didn’t have the athletic ability I do.
 
ODE: Interesting…What’s your favorite thing to do outside of football when you’re just chillin’?
 
DD: Probably bowling. We go bowling a lot. Not so much in season because we’re so busy but off-season we go to the bowling alley three or four times a week, just going at it and basically competing.
 
ODE: Who do you bowl with?
 
DD: Me, Malachi Lewis, Ed Dickson and a couple of other stragglers who come in.
 
ODE: What’s your highest score?
 
DD: A 250. But that was on a really good day.
 
ODE: Then what do you normally shoot?
 
DD: Normally I’m probably do 150 to 180.
 
ODE: Do you do the spin?
 
DD: I do the spin, but it’s awkward because I’m big and buff and I can’t finesse it.
 
ODE: For Thanksgiving are you staying around Eugene?
 
DD: I’m actually going back to Colorado for the first time in two years. It will be good to spend the time with friends and family.
 
ODE: How long you going home for?
 
DD: I’m going home for a day and a half. Gotta get my mind right for OSU when we come back.
 
ODE: What’s your favorite thing about Colorado?
 
DD: I can tell you the least thing. Every time I’m going is during the winter so I have to watch out for a blizzard, but just going home to Colorado, once you get off the plane you can smell the mile-high air. It’s a feeling I can’t describe.
 
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