Sam Darnold as a high school quarterback in San Clemente, California. (Photo via Jaime Ortiz)

Today on the Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we continue our series of talking with high school coaches of top NFL draft prospects. Today's guest  Jaime Ortiz, head coach at San Clemente High School (California). Ortiz coached USC quarterback and top NFL Draft prospect Sam Darnold. On today’s episode, Ortiz talks with host Keith Grabowski about Darnold’s athletic ability and the advice he would give him going into the NFL. 

The tentative podcast schedule for the rest of this week includes:

Thursday: Coach Corey Moore, Lakewood H.S. (St. Petersburg, Florida) (Isaiah Wynn, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Shaquem Griffin)

Friday: Coach Jeff Fox, Nordonia H.S. (Macedonia, Ohio) (Denzel Ward)

Show Notes 

• 1:35         Benefits of coming out of the San Clemente program 
• 2:40        Excitement around the program 
• 3:39        Darnold’s on-field and off-field personalities 
• 6:20        Benefit of Darnold being a multisport athlete 
• 7:44        Offense at San Clemente
• 9:23        Developing QBs at San Clemente
• 13:41      What Ortiz sees for Darnold in the NFL
• 14:45     Ortiz’s favorite story about Darnold
• 16:39     Advice to Darnold going into the NFL

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Here's a look at some of Darnold's high school football highlights:

 

Follow San Clemente High School football on Twitter: @Tritonfootball

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