THE FACT THAT Jayden Daniels wasn't wiped out by the stifling humidity of Thibodaux, Louisiana, in late June is a good sign he's acclimated to living in the South. He's all smiles and positive energy as he works campers at the Manning Passing Academy and rubs shoulders with the first family of quarterbacks: Peyton, Eli and Archie.
Talking to reporters during a lunch break, the California native keeps coming back to a word he wouldn't have used a year ago: comfortable.
Daniels wasn't a counselor here last summer. That's because he was still unpacking his things after transferring from Arizona State to LSU, where he was still competing for the starting job and still trying to find his way around campus.