Daryll Clark Daryll Lawrence Clark ( born February 5 , 1986 ) is a football quarterback who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League as a free agent in 2010 . 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 . Clark has also been a member of the Omaha Nighthawks and the Chicago Rush . 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 touchdown s 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 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 : Professional career . Daryll Clark surprisingly went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft . Clark was reportedly courted by the Minnesota Vikings , Green Bay Packers , St . Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers , before ultimately signing with the Washington Redskins to a future contract . Clark attended the Redskins ' training camp , but was not offered a contract . Shortly after Washington ' s training camp , Clark signed with the Calgary Stampeders on July 23 , 2010 . The signing came already three games into the CFL season , and some speculated Clark would have a tough time earning a starting job over Calgary ' s other quarterbacks who were more familiar with the offense . On May 10 , 2011 , the Calgary Stampeders announced that they had released Clark after just one season , in which he did not attempt any passes . Clark signed with the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL for the 2011 season . He was released on September 2 . On November 15 , 2011 , Clark signed with the Chicago Rush of the AFL . Personal . Clark earned a Bachelor of Arts in telecommunications from Penn State in 2008 .