Ty Darlington Explained

Ty Darlington
Current Team:	Incarnate Word Cardinals
Position:	Offensive line coach
Birth Date:	December 3, 1994
Birth Place:	Apopka, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	3
Weight Lb:	294
High School:	Apopka (FL)
College:	Oklahoma
Undraftedyear:	2016
Pastteams:	Tennessee Titans *
Pastcoaching:	Oklahoma (2017–2019) Offensive analyst Oklahoma (2020–2021) Graduate assistant Florida (2022) Quality control coach Incarnate Word (2023) Tight ends coach Incarnate Word (2024–present) Offensive line coach
Pastadmin:	Oklahoma (2016) Administrative fellow
Highlights:	Wuerffel Trophy (2015) Campbell Trophy (2015)

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.

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]

External links

• • Oklahoma profile
• National Football Foundation profile

Notes and References

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