Madison-Ridgeland Academy head football coach Herbert Davis will miss the beginning of the 2023 season after being hospitalized in Jackson.
According to a social media post from Mississippi Scoreboard, Davis is currently battling an infection at the intensive care unit of Baptist Memorial Hospital. The championship-winning coach had previously been diagnosed with stage 5 kidney failure in January 2020 and was awaiting a transplant. It’s unclear if a donor was ever found.
Please pray for MRA football coach Herbert Davis. He is battling an infection and is in ICU at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. MRA associate head coach/defensive coordinator Danny White will replace Davis as head coach while he is out. MRA opens the season Thursday at Parklane. pic.twitter.com/iGOe1QCYzp
— Mississippi Scoreboard (@msscoreboard) August 8, 2023
In the meantime, MRA will be led by associate head coach and defensive coordinator Danny White. White, going into his sixth season with the Patriots, has helped the team to three MAIS state championships (2019, 2020, 2021) since joining the high school ranks after 12 years as an assistant coach at Belhaven University.
The Patriots kick off the upcoming season on Thursday, August 10 at Parklane Academy in Brookhaven.
