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Daryll Clark

Clark handing off to Evan Royster
Career information
College:	Penn State
Undrafted:	2010
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Chicago Tribune Silver Football, co-winner (2009) ECAC Player of the Year (2009) 4× Big Ten Offensive PoW, (10/11/08, 11/22/08, 09/05/09, 10/24/09) 2× All-Big Ten (2008, 2009) Team captain (2009)

Daryll Lawrence Clark (born February 5, 1986 in Youngstown, Ohio) is a American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played collegiately for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He is the Nittany Lions' all-time leader in touchdowns. Clark was recruited to Penn State out of Ursuline High School in Youngstown by way of The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.

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.

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 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. 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.

Clark was named the starting quarterback for the 2008 season after a highly-publicized pre-season quarterback competition with redshirt sophomore Pat Devlin. Paterno cited Clark's game experience as a key factor in choosing him over Devlin. Clark's mobility allowed Penn State to continue development of its "Spread HD" offense. 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." At the conclusion of the season, Clark was granted extended eligibility from the NCAA after meeting certain academic benchmarks required of "partial qualifiers."

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

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. 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. and November 22, following his career-high 341-yard, four touchdown performance in the regular season finale against Michigan State. He is a semifinalist for the 2008 Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards. 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.

Prior to the 2009 season, Clark was selected as one of 20 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award candidates and named to the Davey O'Brien Award watchlist. 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. 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. It was the first time two players have shared the award since its establishment in 1924. He also was named ECAC Player of the Year.

Records

By the end of the 2009 regular season, Clark held five Penn State records:

• Career touchdown passes (43)
• Season touchdown passes (24)
• Season passing yardage (3003 yards)
• Season touchdowns responsible for (31)
• Career touchdowns responsible for (65)

Professional career

Clark went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft. He is attending the mini-camp of the Washington Redskins on a tryout basis.

Personal

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

References

1. ^ "17 Daryll Clark". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
2. "Aggies come up short in Alamo Bowl, 24-17". WFAA Dallas/Fort Worth. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
3. ^ 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. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
5. "Clark listed among Sporting News' most valuable players in nation". The Pennsylvania State University. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
6. Hayes, Matt (2008-10-08). "Can't live without you: The 20 most indispensable college football players". Sporting News. Retrieved 2008-10-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
7. "Clark earns extra season". Harrisburg Patriot-News. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
8. "Clark and Lee Elected 2009 Nittany Lion Co-Captains". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 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. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
11. "Four Schools Honored with Final Weekly Football Awards". Big Ten Conference. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
12. "Paterno, Clark, Maybin Semifinalists". Fight On State. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
13. "Clark Named a Semifinalist for Davey O'Brien Award". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
14. "2008 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team: As selected by Conference Coaches" (PDF). GoPSU.com. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
15. Rittenberg, Adam (2009-07-17). ""Three Big Ten candidates named for Unitas Award"". ESPN.com.
16. "2009 O'Brien Quarterback Award Watch List Announced". Davey O'Brien Foundation. 2009-08-03. 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. ^ "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. Retrieved 2009-02-11.

External links

• Access Athletes, Athlete Chat: Daryll Clark
• Clark's confidence shaped through adversity, Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.com, October 1, 2008
• ESPN Bio
• Video: Daryll Clark Feature, Big Ten Network, December 2008.
• Clark stands ready to fill leadership void at Penn State
• Daryll Clark video profile

• 1986 births
• Living people
• People from Youngstown, Ohio
• Players of American football from Ohio
• American football quarterbacks
• Penn State Nittany Lions football players