Football is still on the horizon for 2016 star receiver Drake Davis

per Jimmy Smith, NOLA: "Former Louisiana prep star Drake Davis made headlines a few weeks ago when Fork Union head coach Brian Hurlocker stated that he would be giving up football to play soccer. The story was sensationalized a bit as the initial report didn't have Davis' thoughts on the situation.

"I'm just taking a step back right now to focus on other things like my academics," Davis said. "I'm playing soccer and it helps keep me in shape and improves my footwork. I never wanted to give up football."

That news will have many college coaches eager as Davis already has offers from the likes of Alabama, Florida State and Miami, with schools such as LSU closely monitoring his development. Davis has plans to pick up his football career early next year.

"I'll be at the Army All-American combine in January and pick things back up from there," Davis said. "I will be fully focused on football once I get these other issues resolved. After that article came out, I let college coaches know that I still was planning on playing football."

Davis is from Baton Rouge, but transferred to Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia and could return to the Baton Rouge area later in his prep career."