Sports fans are DESPERATE for a kid who is loyal to the program.
Cougar fans fell ga-ga in love with this kid when he vocally expressed his commitment to BYU after Pope's departure. This infatuation only grew when Saunders, Hall, and Khalif all hit the portal. A lot of us thought, "At least we have Davis - the ONE guy who seems to be as committed to us as we are to him."
In this "me-first" era, fans will fall madly in love with any player who shows an ounce of loyalty. And there's a reciprocal loyalty that fans feel; "he had our back - we've got to have his".