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Ty Darlington added to Florida Gators coaching staff

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The Florida Gators coaching staff grew by one more on Wednesday, with the announcement of Ty Darlington.

UF coach Billy Napier hired Darlington to a quality control position. Darlington will work with William Peagler and the Gators tight end group.

A native of Apopka, Darlington returns back to the state of Florida after spending the last nine-plus years in Norman, Oklahoma. He graduated from Apopka High School and committed to play for the Sooners in 2011, spending five years in Norman.

As a senior, he was named the recipient of the William V. Campbell Trophy. That award is considered the student-athlete equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. Darlington graduated from Oklahoma with a 3.91 GPA.

Darlington went undrafted before signing a contract with the Tennessee Titans. He was with the team for a season before returning to Oklahoma as an offensive analyst in 2017. He spent the last five years with the Sooners, first as an analyst, then as a graduate assistant working with quarterbacks.

Darlington joins Napier’s Army

Darlington is the 43rd hire by Napier and the 27th off-the-field staffer.

Sean Spencer (co-defensive coordinator/defensive line), Patrick Toney (co-defensive coordinator/safeties), Corey Raymond (cornerbacks), Mike Peterson (outside linebackers) and Jay Bateman (inside linebackers) are the defensive coaches on staff.

Rob Sale (offensive coordinator/offensive line), Jabbar Juluke (running backs), Darnell Stapleton (offensive line), Keary Colbert (receivers) and William Peagler (tight ends) round out the staff.

A pair of analysts who will assist the on-field coaches are Ryan O’Hara (quarterbacks – Napier) and Jamar Chaney (linebackers – Peterson).

Additionally, Napier has tapped Mark Hocke to run the strength and conditioning program. Hocke will be joined by Joe Danos, Karmichael Dunbar, Tiger Jones, Edward Thompson and Alex Watkins.

“We’re going to hire an army of people here. We’re going to create an infrastructure not only in the personnel department but also from on-campus recruiting, creative media, name, image, and likeness. We’ve got a great vision for the organization that we’re going to create here,” Napier said during his introductory press conference.

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