Purdue football strength coach Doug Davis, 33, dies

We lost a great coach and an even better man in Doug Davis. Thoughts and prayers from our family to yours.

— Purdue Football (@BoilerFootball) May 13, 2015

Purdue senior associate director of sports performance Doug Davis, 33, has died following an illness.

Davis joined the Purdue staff in 2013 after spending the previous two seasons with head coach Darrell Hazell at Kent State.

Davis also served as an assistant strength coach and strength and conditioning coordinator at Ohio State, starting in 2007, where he trained seven Buckeyes selected in the 2009 NFL Draft, including first-round picks Malcolm Jenkins and Chris Wells.

"My heart and the heart of the Purdue family is saddened by the loss of Doug Davis," Hazell said in a team release. "He will surely be missed. He was a great man who worked tirelessly to make people better. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family."

And here's the Hazell quote about Davis that sits at the bottom of the strength coach's PurdueSports.com profile page:

"Known to be one of the best strength coaches in the country, Doug is a phenomenal motivator with a wealth of old and new training knowledge. He has a great relationship with the players he trains and gets every ounce out of each one of his athletes. He trains guys to be game-ready and to win football games."

Here's some of the Purdue and Ohio State Twitter reaction to Davis' death:

Thoughts & prayers to Doug Davis & his family, who was only 33 years old. Sometimes life is taken away way too quickly.

— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) May 13, 2015

Stunned by the loss of our dear friend and colleague Doug Davis. #RIP

— Purdue Creative (@purduecreative) May 13, 2015

This one is for you Coach D. Here comes some serious JUICE. Rest In Peace Coach Davis. pic.twitter.com/dvKfyaFVJR

— David Blough (@david_blough10) May 13, 2015

Just got to the weight room. This one is gonna be special for Coach D. I'll bring the #JUICE.

— Jason King (@Jason72King) May 13, 2015

Prayers Up For Coach D! I'm hurting right now ! #LiveByFaith

— Akeem Hunt | CryptoKeem (@Mr_A1Hunt) May 13, 2015

May your soul rest in peace Coach Doug Davis. We will miss you dearly! May God strengthen and comfort your family! Love you.@BoilerFootball

— Dolapo Macarthy (@dolajuwon21) May 13, 2015

Today, is a day of mourning for the Boilermaker family. We lost our heartbeat -Doug Davis. He departed from this life way too soon.

— Duane Carlisle, MSc (@DuaneCarlisle) May 13, 2015

news hit me hard tho I hadnt seen him in a while. Rest in peace, Doug Davis. You were a hell of a strength coach and an even better person.

— Corey Linsley (@Linsley71) May 13, 2015

Saddens me to learn Purdue Strength Coach, a former Buckeye, Doug Davis has passed away. A great coach and a great man.

— Bobby Carpenter (@Bcarp3) May 13, 2015

Sending strong condolences to @BoilerFootball lost a great coach and even better man ..R.I.P Doug Davis !!

— DeVier Posey (@DPo8) May 13, 2015

Shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of Doug Davis. One of my favorite strength coaches, and a far better person to be around. RIP

— Jonathan Thoma (@JonThoma) May 13, 2015

Rest in peace Doug Davis, great strength coach at OSU.. even better guy.

— Reid Fragel (@Fragel79) May 13, 2015

R.I.P Coach Doug Davis ??

— Carlos Hyde (@elguapo) May 13, 2015

RIP coach Doug Davis!Alway Appreciated all the time,effort & work U put in to help us maximize our potential both athletically &spiritually

— Etienne Sabino (@bino6) May 13, 2015