Special Team / Graduate Assistant

Pavin Downs is in his first season as a special teams’ graduate assistant with the UPIKE football team in the 2018 season.  Downs started 4 seasons as the Bears long snapper from 2014-2017. Where his consistent snapping led to the Bears’ winning field goal, beating Georgetown for their first ever conference championship. A native of Russell, Ky., Downs attended Russell High School where he was a three-sport athlete playing football, basketball, and baseball. Downs is pursuing his MBA in Business Healthcare at the University of Pikeville.