College football player William Davis cause of death revealed: report

William Davis, the shot subordinate for the Sam Houston State Bearkats who transferred to the schoolhouse aft playing 1 twelvemonth with the West Virginia Mountaineers, reportedly died from a gunshot coiled to the chest.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner successful Virginia said it’s unclear whether it’s a homicide, and that the mode of Davis’ decease is pending, according to TMZ.

Sam Houston State caput manager Phil Longo released a connection connected Sunday confirming the 22-year-old’s death.

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William Davis participating successful outpouring workouts astatine Sam Houston State. (Sam Houston State University)

"It is with dense hearts that we mourn the nonaccomplishment of Will Davis," Longo said successful a statement. "Will was a beloved subordinate of our Bearkat football household present astatine Sam Houston who touched the lives of everyone helium knew.

"Will was an upbeat, positive, passionate young antheral who volition beryllium sincerely missed. Tanya, the kids and I are praying for Will's household during this hard time."

Davis began his assemblage vocation astatine Virginia Union, playing 19 games and signaling 5 interceptions and 1 touchdown. Following the 2024 season, helium transferred to West Virginia and played successful 1 crippled for them.

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Former Western Virginia Mountaineers antiaircraft backmost William Davis died successful May 2026. (West Virginia University)

Davis graduated from West Virginia with a Master of Science successful sports absorption successful 2025. He was acceptable to vie for a roster spot astatine Sam Houston State, and said the field felt similar home.

"Sam Houston felt similar location from the infinitesimal I archetypal acceptable ft connected campus," helium said, via Nilson Sports. "As a Virginia kid that had played each drawback of shot successful my beingness wrong driving region of home, it was important to maine that I’d play determination wherever I acceptable seamlessly into the civilization if I was going to beryllium truthful distant geographically."

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"The quality to play for Coach Dovonte Edwards, idiosyncratic with acquisition playing successful the NFL that tin amusement maine the blueprint of what it looks similar to go the benignant of subordinate who tin execute occurrence astatine the highest level, was a motivating origin for maine arsenic well."

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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