Going into her senior year, Pearl-Cohn’s Dyna’C Davis knew she wanted to go to college.
She didn’t know where. Austin Peay was her leading choice. One of her other Pearl-Cohn girls flag football teammates, Madison Woodard, was in the same boat. She was considering Tennessee College of Applied Technology.
Then a unique opportunity arose. The two signed to play at Cumberland University for flag football, which is an emerging TSSAA sport. Teammates Tatiana Groves and Khira Johnson both plan to do the same later this spring.
Four years ago, that was nowhere near their radar.