Ty Darlington

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Ty Darlington
Oklahoma Sooners
Position:Graduate assistant
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-03) December 3, 1994 (age 27)
Apopka, Florida
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
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Oklahoma (2017–2019)
    Offensive analyst
  • Oklahoma (2020–present)
    Graduate assistant
As an administrator:
Career highlights and awards

Ty Darlington (born December 3, 1994) is an American football coach and former center who is currently a graduate assistant at the University of Oklahoma. He also 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.

Playing career[]

College[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

  1. ^ "A Campbell Q&A with Ty Darlington". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Spring football about over, but work just beginning for OU center Ty Darlington". Tulsa World. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ "For Oklahoma's Ty Darlington, missed chance at perfection precedes perfect ending". USA Today. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma's Ty Darlington wins Campbell Trophy as top scholar-athlete". ESPN. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Ty Darlington Claims 2016 Wuerffel Trophy". Wuerffel Trophy. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ "2015 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Apopka High Grad Ty Darlington signs free agent contract with Titans". Apopka Voice. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Collected Wisdom of Ty Darlington". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Oklahoma football: Ty Darlington accepts quality control position". OU Daily. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  10. ^ "OU football: In addition to Bob Stoops, a look at some other potential substitute coaches for Sooners". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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