Ranking the Best Names in College Football
By Pat Sullivan
Sep 19, 2015; Madison, WI, USA; Troy Trojans head coach Neal Brown reacts to someone saying ‘Uvakeious’ isn’t a great name at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin won 28-3. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
11. Uvakeious McGee, Troy DE
Biographical Information: Freshman defensive end from Montgomery, Alabama. Earned all-state honors as a senior at Jeff Davis High School. Also played soccer and competed in track & field in high school. Birthday is October 23, 1996. Parents are Joann and Billy Davis.
Fun Fact from Official Team Bio: Majoring in criminal justice, so it won’t be long until we see “Detective Uvakeious McGee, on the case!”
Why I love the name: Uvakeious’ parents successfully utilized all of the vowels of the alphabet in his name (unless you count ‘y’ as a vowel like some sort of sick freak). What an accomplishment!
Like Equanimeous, Uvakeious’ siblings have interesting names as well – Quircous, Koaliyah, and Joseph.
Anyone else think Joseph might feel a little left out from the Sweet-And-Ludicrous Names Party? Had to be tough on him growing up, being an outcast with such a different name. I bet Uvakeious was a great brother to him regardless, though. He probably helped Joseph realize his weird name was one of the things that made him special and unique. Uvakeious, what a guy!
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