Dawn Davenport had other opportunities to play college volleyball, with scholarship offers. She chose to walk-on at Auburn. By her sophomore season, Davenport was a scholarship student athlete. She worked at WEGL and Eagle Eye TV after she focused her major on Communications. Medical school and Auburn's famed Vet school were early contenders.
After Auburn she drove up and down the eastern seaboard with a resume and tape in hand and landed her first job in Wilmington, North Carolina. From there she had stops in Richmond and finally Nashville. She works as an afternoon co-host at the ESPN affiliate in Nashville. On fall weekends Davenport as a sideline reporter for SEC football and play by play for college volleyball.
Former Auburn Volleyball Player Dawn Davenport is featured in this Talking Tigers Podcast, presented by Wickles Pickles.