Sam Darnold: From San Clemente High to Super Bowl Quarterback

Sam Darnold: From San Clemente High to Super Bowl quarterback

Sam Darnold will be starting Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, 2026, for the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots. Darnold will become the first former USC quarterback to start a Super Bowl. The Orange County Register has been covering Darnold since he was a high school football (and basketball) star in San Clemente and throughout his time at USC. Here are some of those stories through the years as he continued to climb toward football’s big…

Sam Darnold gets honest on leapfrogging Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson to become 1st QB from 2018 draft class to make Super Bowl

Sam Darnold led the Seattle Seahawks to a place in the Super Bowl on Sunday after defeating NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams 31-27 in the conference championship game.