Smoke Davis.
That sounds like an eye-opening name for USF senior safety Vincent Davis, who was given the "Smoke'' moniker his first week on campus by teammate Brandon Boyce. Davis ran hard to the ball, made plays and delivered big hits.
Where there's Smoke, there's fire … so the nickname stuck.
"That's kind of my identity now,'' Davis said Thursday, following USF's 11th spring practice. "I prefer to go by 'Smoke.' I might get that name changed on the roster.''
It's just encouraging for Davis (5-foot-11, 180 pounds) to be back on the active roster.