Daryll Clark

Last updated
Daryll Clark
No. 1
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1986-02-05) February 5, 1986 (age 38)
Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Youngstown (OH) Ursuline
The Kiski School
College: Penn State (2006–2009)
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Daryll Lawrence Clark (born February 5, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback. He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a free agent in 2010. He played collegiately for the Penn State Nittany Lions. From 2005 until 2009, Clark was the Nittany Lions' all-time passing touchdowns leader, as well as numerous other passing records. Clark was recruited to Penn State out of Ursuline High School in Youngstown by way of The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania. Clark has also been a member of the Omaha Nighthawks, Chicago Rush and Myrtle Beach Freedom.

Contents

College career

As a redshirt freshman, Clark appeared in five games during the 2006 season for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He completed 14 passes in 27 attempts for 116 yards and ran for 48 yards with 3 touchdowns as a backup to Anthony Morelli. He made his college football debut in a loss to Notre Dame, scoring on a five-yard run near the end of the game. [1]

Clark saw more playing time as a sophomore in 2007, again as a back-up to Anthony Morelli. He completed 6 passes out of 9 attempts for 131 yards and ran for 78 yards and two touchdowns. Clark saw significant playing time in the 2007 Alamo Bowl versus the Texas A&M Aggies. Penn State trailed the Aggies 14-0 in the second quarter when Paterno sent him in the game in place of Morelli to provide an offensive spark. [1] Clark responded by running for 50 yards on six carries and one touchdown. The game marked with debut of Penn State's new spread offense which replaced the traditional pocket passing- and tailback- oriented offense used by Penn State that season. [2]

Clark was named the starting quarterback for the 2008 season after a highly publicized pre-season quarterback competition with redshirt sophomore Pat Devlin. [1] [3] Paterno cited Clark's game experience as a key factor in choosing him over Devlin. [3] Clark's mobility allowed Penn State to continue development of its "Spread HD" offense. [4] Clark's balanced, mistake-free performance throughout the first half of the season earned him the #6 spot on the Sporting News' list of the season's "Most Indispensable Players." [5] [6] At the conclusion of the season, Clark was granted extended eligibility from the NCAA after meeting certain academic benchmarks required of "partial qualifiers." [7]

Clark was elected team captain by his teammates prior to the 2009 season. [8]

At the end of the season Clark established many Penn State records for quarterbacks. He surpassed Todd Blackledge in career touchdown passes with a total of 43. Clark also became Penn State's single season leader in yards passed with 3,003 yards and the single season leader in touchdown passes with 24. His record as a starting quarterback is 22 wins and 4 losses. [9] The losses were twice to the Iowa Hawkeyes, once to Ohio State and once to USC in the 2009 Rose Bowl.

Awards

Clark was twice named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week during the 2008 season: October 11, for his three-touchdown game versus Wisconsin. [10] and November 22, following his career-high 341-yard, four touchdown performance in the regular season finale against Michigan State. [11] He is a semifinalist for the 2008 Maxwell [12] and Davey O'Brien awards. [13] The awards are given annually to the top collegiate football player and top quarterback, respectively. At season's end, he was named a consensus first team All-Big Ten selection. [14]

Prior to the 2009 season, Clark was selected as one of 20 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award candidates [15] and named to the Davey O'Brien Award watchlist. [16] He earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week accolades twice that season: September 4 and October 24, following wins over Akron and Michigan, respectively. [17] He was named first-team All-Big Ten after the 2009 season.

Clark was co-winner, with Michigan’s Brandon Graham, of the 2009 Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded by the Chicago Tribune to the college football player determined to be the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference. [18] It was the first time two players have shared the award since its establishment in 1924. [18] He also was named ECAC Player of the Year. [19]

Professional career

Daryll Clark went undrafted in the 2010 NFL draft. Clark was reportedly courted by the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers, before ultimately signing with the Washington Redskins to a future contract. [20] Clark attended the Redskins' training camp, but was not offered a contract.

Shortly after Washington's training camp, Clark signed with the Calgary Stampeders on July 23, 2010. [21] The signing came already three games into the CFL season, and some speculated Clark would have a tough time earning a starting job over Calgary's other quarterbacks who were more familiar with the offense. [22] On May 10, 2011, the Calgary Stampeders announced that they had released Clark after just one season, in which he did not attempt any passes. [23] [24]

Clark signed with the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL for the 2011 season. He was released on September 2. [25] On November 15, 2011, Clark signed with the Chicago Rush of the AFL. [26]

In 2016, Clark began playing with the Myrtle Beach Freedom of American Indoor Football. [27]

Clark signed with the Cape Fear Heroes in May 2017. [28] He re-signed with the team in December 2017. [29]

Personal life

Clark earned a Bachelor of Arts in telecommunications from Penn State in 2008.

Related Research Articles

Zachary Eric Mills is a former American football quarterback. He was an All-Big Ten selection and four-year starter at Penn State University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derrick Williams (American football)</span> American gridiron football player (born 1986)

Derrick Williams is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 18th pick of the 3rd round of the 2009 NFL draft. He was a wide receiver and 2008 team captain for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

The 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Morelli</span> American football player (born 1985)

Anthony Michael Morelli is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Penn State.

The 2007 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

The 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

The 2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pat Devlin (American football)</span> American football player (born 1988)

Patrick Ryan Devlin is a former American football quarterback. Following a stint with Penn State, he played college football at Delaware, and was signed by the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerald Cadogan</span> American gridiron football player (born 1986)

Gerald Anthony Cadogan is an American former football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Penn State.

The 2009 Rose Bowl, the 95th edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Thursday, January 1, 2009 at the same-named stadium in Pasadena, California. Because of sponsorship by Citi, the first game in the 2009 edition of the Bowl Championship Series was officially titled the Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi. The contest was televised on ABC with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio beginning at 4:30 PM US EST with kickoff at 5:10 PM. Ticket prices for all seats in the Rose Bowl were listed at $145. The Rose Bowl Game was a contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and conferences. The remaining tickets went to the Tournament of Roses members, sponsors, City of Pasadena residents, and the general public.

The 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2009 college football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. Penn State had the highest graduation rate among all of the teams on the Associated Press Top 25 poll with 89% of its 2002 enrollees graduating. Miami and Alabama tied for second place with a graduation rate of 75%. The Nittany Lions finished the season with an 11–2 record and won the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy award to the best team in the ECAC for the 28th time and the second consecutive year.

The 2010 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. Team captains for the season were wide receiver Brett Brackett and defensive tackle Ollie Ogbu.

Kevin Leonardo Newsome, Jr. is a former American college football quarterback from Portsmouth, Virginia who played for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2009 to 2011, and for the Temple Owls football team in 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matt McGloin</span> American football player (born 1989)

Matthew James McGloin is a former American football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2010 to 2012. McGloin was the first walk-on quarterback to start at Penn State since scholarships were reinstated in 1949.

The 2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno for the first nine games until he was fired in the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal, with defensive coordinator Tom Bradley taking over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, US. They were members of the Big Ten Conference in the newly formed Leaders Division. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in the Leaders Division to be co–division champions with Wisconsin. Due to their head-to-head loss to Wisconsin, they did not represent the division in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game. They were invited to the TicketCity Bowl where they lost to Houston 14–30.

The 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill O'Brien in his first season and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, US. It was a member of the Big Ten Conference and played in the Leaders Division. Penn State was ineligible to play in a bowl game for the 2012 season due to sanctions imposed in wake of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trace McSorley</span> American football player (born 1995)

Richard Thomas "Trace" McSorley III is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Penn State, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Ricky Rahne is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach at Old Dominion University. He played college football at Cornell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sean Clifford</span> American football player (born 1998)

Sean Burke Clifford is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State. He was the starting quarterback and team captain for the Nittany Lions from 2019 through 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael O'Connor (Canadian football)</span> Canadian gridiron football player (born 1996)

Michael O'Connor is a professional Canadian football quarterback who is a free agent. He most recently played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football with the UBC Thunderbirds from 2015 to 2018 where he led the team to a Vanier Cup championship in 2015.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "17 Daryll Clark". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Aggies come up short in Alamo Bowl, 24-17". WFAA Dallas/Fort Worth. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  3. 1 2 Geiger, Corey. "Clark picked as PSU's starting QB". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Penn State to start Clark at QB in Saturday's opener". ESPN.com. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Clark listed among Sporting News' most valuable players in nation". The Pennsylvania State University. 2008-10-10. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  6. ↑ Hayes, Matt (2008-10-08). "Can't live without you: The 20 most indispensable college football players". Sporting News . Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  7. ↑ "Clark earns extra season". Harrisburg Patriot-News. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  8. ↑ "Clark and Lee Elected 2009 Nittany Lion Co-Captains". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2009-05-19. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  9. ↑ Bob Flounders (2009-11-21). "Penn State QB Daryll Clark rewrites the PSU record books at Michigan State". Harrisburg Patriot-News. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  10. ↑ "Penn State Earns Offensive and Defensive Laurels in Football". Big Ten Conference. 2008-10-13. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  11. ↑ "Four Schools Honored with Final Weekly Football Awards". Big Ten Conference. 2008-11-24. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  12. ↑ "Paterno, Clark, Maybin Semifinalists". Fight On State. 2008-11-05. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
  13. ↑ "Clark Named a Semifinalist for Davey O'Brien Award". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2008-10-27. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  14. ↑ "2008 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team: As selected by Conference Coaches" (PDF). GoPSU.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  15. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam (2009-07-17). "Three Big Ten candidates named for Unitas Award". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-20.
  16. ↑ "2009 O'Brien Quarterback Award Watch List Announced". Davey O'Brien Foundation. 2009-08-03. Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  17. ↑ "Clark Earns Second Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Honor of Season". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2009-10-26.
  18. 1 2 "Clark Named Co-Winner of Chicago Tribune Silver Football as Big Ten MVP". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2009-12-08.
  19. ↑ "Penn State wins record 28th Lambert Trophy, Clark named ECAC MVP". Penn State Live. 2009-02-09. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  20. ↑ "Redskins reportedly sign Penn State's Daryll Clark". The Washington Post.
  21. ↑ Owen, Tim (2010-07-23). "Daryll Clark Tests Talents in Calgary". Onward State.
  22. ↑ "Former Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark signs with Calgary Stampeders | PennLive.com". blog.pennlive.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-23.
  23. ↑ "Daryll Clark Released by Stampeders « PSU in the NFL". Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  24. ↑ https://www.cfl.ca/article/stamps-sign-2010-picks-bender-and-deane Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Stamps sign 2010 picks Deane and Bender
  25. ↑ Pivovar, Steven (September 2, 2011). "Former OSU star vows to work for Nighthawks QB job". Omaha World-Herald . Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  26. ↑ "Two Former Lions to Play Arena Football". 15 November 2011.
  27. ↑ Ryan Elswick (March 6, 2016). "Myrtle Beach Freedom top Carolina Dynasty in first-ever contest". www.myrtlebeachoneline.com. Myrtle Beach Online. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Heroes add major-college talent for league showdown". fayobserver.com. May 5, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  29. ↑ Williams, Robert (December 4, 2017). "HEROES RE-SIGN QB DARYLL CLARK". capefearheroes.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.