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Another new GA Jonathan Darby, profile from last season at SWOSU:
Jonathan Darby
Assistant Football Coach / Defensive Backs
Phone: 580-774-3702
Email: jonathan.darby@swosu.edu
Alma Mater: Southwestern Oklahoma State, '12
Twitter: JDarby26
Jonathan Darby begins his fourth season on the coaching staff at SWOSU and 2016 will be his third as a full-time assistant coaching the defensive backs. Darby joined the staff full-time prior to the 2014 season after one year as a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs.
The 2015 season saw a breakthrough for the SWOSU Football program as the Bulldogs finished second in the Great American Conference with an 8-3 record and earned a bid to the Live United Texarkana Bowl, the program’s first postseason game since joining NCAA Division II in 1997.
SWOSU’s defense ranked third in the GAC in scoring defense, allowing 21.8 points per game, and they were fourth in passing defense after holding opponents to 204.4 yards per game through the air. Anchoring the secondary were two players that earned postseason recognition in cornerback Trevon Hartfield and safety Conner Bays. Both players earned All-GAC and All-Super Region III accolades, with Bays also selected as a candidate for the Cliff Harris Small College Defensive Player of the Year award. Following the 2016 NFL Draft, Hartfield became the first SWOSU Football player since 2010 to be signed to an NFL contract when he inked with the Arizona Cardinals as an unsigned free agent.
In 2014, Darby’s defensive backs helped with a unit that ranked sixth in the Great American Conference in pass defense (210.8 yards per game) and had two members earn All-GAC honors. Cornerback Kevin Joseph led the league in passes defended (16) and ranked second in interceptions (4) as he earned a Second Team All-GAC selection and All-Super Region 3 honors from Beyond Sports Network. Senior safety Steven Townsley also earned an honorable mention All-GAC selection in 2014.
In his first season on the coaching staff, Darby helped tutor a youthful defensive backfield that recorded 10 interceptions, 38 pass breakups and 48 pass deflections while ranking fifth in the Great American Conference in total defense. The Bulldogs finished the 2013 season with a 6-5 record, marking the program’s first winning season since 2007.
Before getting into coaching, Darby was a first-team All-Lone Star Conference North Division selection in 2010 when he led the team in tackles with 91 despite missing the final two games of the season. He missed the 2011 season to rehabilitate an ankle injury exhausting his playing eligibility in 2012. Darby was the Bulldogs second-leading tackler in 2012, finishing the year with 73 stops (29 solo, 44 assist) with 4.5 tackles for loss and seven pass breakups.
Darby transferred to SWOSU after playing for two years at Grossmont College in California. He was the second-leading tackler for the Griffins in 2009, finishing the year with 57 tackles, four interceptions and one fumble recovery. He helped the Grossmont to an 8-3 record that season and an appearance in the U.S. Bank Beach Bowl where they beat rival El Camino 27-22.
In addition to his strong performance on the football field, Darby has been an excellent ambassador for the entire athletic program at SWOSU. He served as the president of the Student Athlete-Advisory Council (SAAC) at SWOSU and was elected the Great American Conference’s national representative in 2013.
A native of San Diego, Calif., Darby holds two degrees from SWOSU after earning has bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education in December 2012 and a master’s degree in Sports Management in December 2013.
Jonathan Darby
Assistant Football Coach / Defensive Backs
Phone: 580-774-3702
Email: jonathan.darby@swosu.edu
Alma Mater: Southwestern Oklahoma State, '12
Twitter: JDarby26
Jonathan Darby begins his fourth season on the coaching staff at SWOSU and 2016 will be his third as a full-time assistant coaching the defensive backs. Darby joined the staff full-time prior to the 2014 season after one year as a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs.
The 2015 season saw a breakthrough for the SWOSU Football program as the Bulldogs finished second in the Great American Conference with an 8-3 record and earned a bid to the Live United Texarkana Bowl, the program’s first postseason game since joining NCAA Division II in 1997.
SWOSU’s defense ranked third in the GAC in scoring defense, allowing 21.8 points per game, and they were fourth in passing defense after holding opponents to 204.4 yards per game through the air. Anchoring the secondary were two players that earned postseason recognition in cornerback Trevon Hartfield and safety Conner Bays. Both players earned All-GAC and All-Super Region III accolades, with Bays also selected as a candidate for the Cliff Harris Small College Defensive Player of the Year award. Following the 2016 NFL Draft, Hartfield became the first SWOSU Football player since 2010 to be signed to an NFL contract when he inked with the Arizona Cardinals as an unsigned free agent.
In 2014, Darby’s defensive backs helped with a unit that ranked sixth in the Great American Conference in pass defense (210.8 yards per game) and had two members earn All-GAC honors. Cornerback Kevin Joseph led the league in passes defended (16) and ranked second in interceptions (4) as he earned a Second Team All-GAC selection and All-Super Region 3 honors from Beyond Sports Network. Senior safety Steven Townsley also earned an honorable mention All-GAC selection in 2014.
In his first season on the coaching staff, Darby helped tutor a youthful defensive backfield that recorded 10 interceptions, 38 pass breakups and 48 pass deflections while ranking fifth in the Great American Conference in total defense. The Bulldogs finished the 2013 season with a 6-5 record, marking the program’s first winning season since 2007.
Before getting into coaching, Darby was a first-team All-Lone Star Conference North Division selection in 2010 when he led the team in tackles with 91 despite missing the final two games of the season. He missed the 2011 season to rehabilitate an ankle injury exhausting his playing eligibility in 2012. Darby was the Bulldogs second-leading tackler in 2012, finishing the year with 73 stops (29 solo, 44 assist) with 4.5 tackles for loss and seven pass breakups.
Darby transferred to SWOSU after playing for two years at Grossmont College in California. He was the second-leading tackler for the Griffins in 2009, finishing the year with 57 tackles, four interceptions and one fumble recovery. He helped the Grossmont to an 8-3 record that season and an appearance in the U.S. Bank Beach Bowl where they beat rival El Camino 27-22.
In addition to his strong performance on the football field, Darby has been an excellent ambassador for the entire athletic program at SWOSU. He served as the president of the Student Athlete-Advisory Council (SAAC) at SWOSU and was elected the Great American Conference’s national representative in 2013.
A native of San Diego, Calif., Darby holds two degrees from SWOSU after earning has bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education in December 2012 and a master’s degree in Sports Management in December 2013.
Bob Sugar
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I am not sure I have ever seen a bull that looks like Art Briles.
RollToad
Baylor is Trash.
No Brilesboobs on a bull.
stbrab
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A cow however...
Despite the odds Frog
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Excellent DB help. Perfect. Now we have two coaches to every position (or every level DL, LB, and D backfield) on defense, is that correct, or close to it? With all the great QBs and WRs and schemes to the pass in the Big 12 this is much needed assistance. Wish him all the success in the world. Welcome to TCU!
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texas_sicilian
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Time for them to publish the hype video...
amiright?
ScottPatrick
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Another okay one
Peacefrog
Degenerate
Gatdam he was a good one.
ScottPatrick
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A fun throwback
WhatTheFrog
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LaxFrog3
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No that's when we recruited players that actually had the size to play their position
Hoosierfrog
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Pads were much larger. The obvious change in the shoulder tip pad is now almost gone. We had thicker thigh and knee pads (as opposed to almost none or none now).
It only takes a quick glance at rosters from the 70s, 80s and 90s to see how lineman sizes have grown. When I was in school in the 70s we had a center that probably didn't weigh 245 and our biggest lineman were under 270. I don't think 300 pounders were all that common in the early 90s.
