Rece Davis pulls ironman stunt

Rece Davis showed up for work on the set of College GameDay around 1 a.m., local time Saturday, more than 18 hours ahead of Cal’s game against No. 8 Miami.

He never expected he would still be working at California Memorial Stadium almost 24 hours later.

Davis’ work day unexpectedly turned into an ironman adventure. After wrapping CGD , which ended at 9 a.m. (PDT), he got word that Dave Flemming, who was supposed to call ESPN’s Cal-Miami game, would be out due to a personal matter.

Like a good employee, Davis stepped in for the 7:30 p.m. (PDT) start. It became apparent during the game that Davis was losing his voice.

No wonder Davis’ voice sounded so rough — he’d been on the job since the middle of the previous night (that 10:30 p.m. (ET) start and time zone change adds an aura of mystery to how long Davis was really on the job at Berkeley, but it worked out to around a 22-hour day).

Davis earned kudos from fellow sports media pros and fans for his ironman stunt. NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson posted on X, “@ReceDavis = football guy. … When you get to this point, you don’t want to talk – or hear anyone talk. But he’s powering through like a champ. Much respect, Rece!”

That’s quite a work shift for someone who started off on College GameDay that morning discovering they’d worn a tie with Cal’s archrival Stanford’s colors .

[Stewart Mandel]

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