Ty Darlington
Oklahoma Sooners | |
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Position: | Graduate assistant |
Personal information | |
Born: | Apopka, Florida | December 3, 1994
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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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[]
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Apopka, Florida
- Players of American football from Florida
- Coaches of American football from Florida
- American football centers
- Oklahoma Sooners football players
- Tennessee Titans players
- Oklahoma Sooners football coaches