Two Professional Anglers Named Head Coaches of Two Nationally Ranked College Fishing Teams
David Walker takes over at Campbellsville University, and Clent Davis is new Head Coach at University of Montevallo
SAN ANTONIO, TX (June 22, 2026) – The 2025-26 season for the Association of Collegiate Anglers on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series recently concluded, and numerous teams are making headlines during the offseason. Two of college fishing’s perennial top contenders for the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia each recently announced new head coaches to lead their programs.
Clent Davis takes over at the University of Montevallo, and David Walker is now the Head Coach at Campbellsville University.
“It’s great to see Clent Davis at the helm of Montevallo program that he helped to start many years ago and we’re also very excited to see where David Walker can take the Campbellsville program,” said Wade Middleton, President of CarecoTV and ACA Managing Director. “Both these anglers have shown interest for several years in working with college anglers and we’re expecting both programs to stay as some of the best in college fishing.”
Earlier this year, in late April, former professional angler Clent Davis was named Head Coach at the University of Montevallo. Close to 20 years ago, as a student at that time, Davis started the Montevallo fishing team. He graduated in 2009 and pursued a career as a professional angler for 14 years, where he amassed career earnings exceeding $1,000,000.
17 years since graduating from the University of Montevallo, Davis returns as the Head Coach at his alma mater. At the time of Davis’s hiring, Montevallo had won the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia in five consecutive seasons. Just one month into his stint as Head Coach, Montevallo wrapped up the 2025-26 campaign ranked number one to secure its sixth-straight title. Davis and the Falcons will enter this upcoming season looking to continue to re-write the history books for college fishing.
Campbellsville University also recently announced the hiring of a new Head Coach. Accomplished professional angler David Walker will now lead the Campbellsville University Bass Fishing Team.
Over a prestigious 30-year career, Walker’s accomplishments include numerous victories at the highest levels in the sport, as well as several Angler of the Year titles across various tournament trails.
As the new Head Coach at Campbellsville University, Walker is looking to develop the next generation of young anglers while building a championship culture, developing student-athletes on and off the water, creating meaningful relationships and more.
Campbellsville finished the 2025-26 campaign ranked 11th. The team from Campbellsville, KY has never won the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. Walker will be looking to achieve that task as the new season gets underway.
To start a team or club at your school, follow this link.
