Ty Darlington (born December 3, 1994) is an American football coach and former center who is currently the offensive line coach at Incarnate Word. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he was a two-time Academic All-American and won both the Wuerffel Trophy and William V. Campbell Trophy in his senior season.
| Incarnate Word Cardinals | |
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| Position: | Offensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 3, 1994 Apopka, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 286 lb (130 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Apopka (FL) |
| College: | Oklahoma |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Playing career edit
College edit
Darlington committed to playing college football at Oklahoma in 2011, a school that he grew up a fan of as his mother was a cheerleader for the Sooners.[1] While at Oklahoma, he took part in a number of activities, where he was a leader of a Fellowship of Christian Athletes group, a vice chairman on the Student-Athletes Advisory Committee at OU, and a team captain for football.[2] He was also a stellar student-athlete, compiling a 3.91 cumulative GPA while at Oklahoma, the only non-A he received being a B in a strength & conditioning course.[3] As a senior, he racked up awards, being named the recipient of the William V. Campbell Trophy, an award that considered the student-athlete equivalent of the Heisman Trophy and the Wuerffel Trophy, an award given to the player who combines community service with athletics and academics.[4][5] He was also named to the 2015 All-Big 12 Conference first-team.[6]
Professional edit
Darlington signed a professional contract with the Tennessee Titans after going undrafted in 2016, but did not make the team.[7] He retired from professional football shortly after and joined the athletics department at his alma mater Oklahoma as an administrative fellow and for Sooner Sports TV.[8]
Coaching career edit
Darlington joined the Oklahoma coaching staff in 2017 as an offensive quality control coach.[9] He was reassigned to a graduate assistant role in 2020.[10]
References edit
- ^ "A Campbell Q&A with Ty Darlington". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Spring football about over, but work just beginning for OU center Ty Darlington". Tulsa World. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "For Oklahoma's Ty Darlington, missed chance at perfection precedes perfect ending". USA Today. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Oklahoma's Ty Darlington wins Campbell Trophy as top scholar-athlete". ESPN. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Ty Darlington Claims 2016 Wuerffel Trophy". Wuerffel Trophy. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "2015 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Apopka High Grad Ty Darlington signs free agent contract with Titans". Apopka Voice. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Collected Wisdom of Ty Darlington". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Oklahoma football: Ty Darlington accepts quality control position". OU Daily. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "OU football: In addition to Bob Stoops, a look at some other potential substitute coaches for Sooners". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 31 March 2021.