Earlier this week, Sam Darnold’s father reminded him where he was a year ago at this time.
Darnold was in Texas, preparing for the Cotton Bowl with his USC teammates. That game against Ohio State would be his last college game.
“It’s crazy,” Darnold said Wednesday, shaking his head and smiling.
Flash forward 12 months and Darnold has been through a life-changing year. He declared for the draft, went through that entire process, was picked by the Jets third overall and became the youngest quarterback to start his team’s opener in NFL history.
“It’s funny how there’s the dichotomy like it’s flown by,” Darnold told The Post in a one-on-one interview after team meetings.