girlknowsfootball Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Any chance this kid and his dad make it out for the Wyoming game as scheduled for his OV? I bet they move it back since he will only be a week off the concussion. Link to comment
junior4949 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Here's his Dad's statement http://www.orlandose...0,7211908.story I don't want to read too much into this but, he sounds a little pessimistic about his football future. I would have to concur. It doesn't sound very good. Link to comment
RedTexan Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Huskers gameday facebook comments regarding Zack Darlington. https://www.facebook.com/huskers.gameday/posts/540549166000759 Link to comment
Danimal Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 My total guess is he's at least done with high school ball but he comes here with the intention of playing. He'll shirt and wear a green jersey on scout-team next season. Then they'll see what happens when he returns to contact in '15. Either way I think this program gained a friend for life in Rick Darlington, I imagine we'll have some Apopka kids turned our way in the future. Maybe we get some good will in general in the Orlando high school coaching community. 1 Link to comment
jmfb Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Any chance this kid and his dad make it out for the Wyoming game as scheduled for his OV? I bet they move it back since he will only be a week off the concussion. No, that was never the plan Not coming to this weeks game Link to comment
Mavric Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Any chance this kid and his dad make it out for the Wyoming game as scheduled for his OV? I bet they move it back since he will only be a week off the concussion. No, that was never the plan Not coming to this weeks game He was considering it but not sure he ever got it scheduled. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 My total guess is he's at least done with high school ball but he comes here with the intention of playing. He'll shirt and wear a green jersey on scout-team next season. Then they'll see what happens when he returns to contact in '15. Either way I think this program gained a friend for life in Rick Darlington, I imagine we'll have some Apopka kids turned our way in the future. Maybe we get some good will in general in the Orlando high school coaching community. That sounds like the plan. And, what better place for him to be with our new research facility? Link to comment
Thanks_Tom RR Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Here is an interview with Zack and his dad. Sounds like they will let Zack's progress dictate his future, which is the smart and safe route. He definitely has an audible stutter, a common side-effect of brain injury. Rick Darlington, Zack's father and Apopka High's head football coach, said Monday that his son will take time off to recover from the head injury, and there is no timetable for when — or whether — the quarterback will ever return. His football future is definitely up in the air but not his future at Nebraska. Bo is a class act, which has not be lost on the Darlington family. "I'm not surprised, though ... I knew they'd honor his scholarship, and it's great to hear it out of his mouth," Rick Darlington said of Pelini. "That's awesome. ... It's going to be great for him to get his education paid for and go to a great place and be around great coaches, whether he's a coach or a player." http://www.orlandose...0,6563458.story Link to comment
HuskerFowler Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 He's done. He was a well spoken kid. That is very scary. Hope he can come and be apart of our program in some capacity, but he would be nuts to ever play again. Article said he woke up in the hospital not knowing what happened. Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Wow, I hope this kid decides against playing again. There are a lot of things in life more important then football....God bless ya Zack.... Link to comment
knapplc Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Agree with Rock & Fowler. Zack can't play college football. Even if he recovers from this, another hit like that could damage him permanently. QBs take hits far worse than that in nearly every college game. Bring him in, get him an education, give him a clipboard and get him started coaching. I'd be terrified if he ever played a snap at this level. Link to comment
ADS Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I like the idea of him being brought in and being a helping hand in practices and on the sideline, gives me great pride in knowing our prgram did the right thing here. It will only pay off in the future as parents take notice of what kind of man Bo is. Thoughts go out to Zack and his family, stay strong kid. Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Watching that video of Zack speak is tough to watch (especially as a father). Hopefully he can make a full recovery and be able to live a fruitful and successful life. One of the things I am scared about having my son play football in the future is the fear of brain damage. I know it's rare, but it can happen. Link to comment
Haspula Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 He looks like he would make a great coach Link to comment
knapplc Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Gotta love the t-shirt. Link to comment
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