Some of the lines were lines that he would say to us. He was a defensive coordinator when I was there, and he was also the DBs coach. Yeah, it was inspired by my defensive coordinator. Is McDaniel where the coach character in your skits came from or was it a combination of different coaches you had during your football career? The funny thing is I moved to defensive back when I got over there, so it didn’t matter. (McDaniel) ran a spread offense, so they were throwing the ball a lot more. I didn’t want to be a part of that, so I left. ![]() I was playing receiver, and they were running this triple-option offense, which basically all you do is run the ball, and the receivers are skinny linemen on the outside. I was recruited to play at Salisbury, and when I got there, I didn’t like the scheme they were running, so I transferred to McDaniel. What was the appeal of Salisbury University and McDaniel College?įootball was always at the heart of it. I enjoyed learning different things about how to change the body and movement. That would be, like, a dream job.” And then for strength coach, it was something that felt like it was connected to football. I saw the lifestyle (of football players) and the income and thought, “OK, I enjoyed playing football, so that would be cool. Two things: I wanted to be a football player, and I wanted to be a strength coach. When you were younger, what did you envision yourself doing? All the components from joanin’ would help me make jokes. ![]() ![]() I can see that it helped me, the ability to sometimes spot what other people don’t or make a comparison that people can look at and say, “Oh, that’s accurate,” then it makes them laugh. Going through that, sometimes you don’t recognize it from the start. It did, because that was part of me growing up. You’re from Prince George’s County, Maryland, and a popular comedy style there is making jokes on the spot about people, or “joanin’.” How much did growing up there influence your delivery of jokes? It is (about) realism, too, things that everyone can relate to. I’m not gonna say I like when bad things happen to people, but I can find the humor in it. What are things or people you find humorous? Once I felt like it was funny, I would put it out, get a reaction from others that was positive, (and) it made me even more confident. It came from joking around with my friends and our specific sense of humor and pairing that with things that made me laugh. When was the first time either you, or someone close to you, recognized your ability to tell jokes? ![]() (Editor’s note: The following interview has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.) The Athletic spoke with Clinton about becoming a content creator, developing the characters in his skits and what’s next in his career. Since the end of 2020, when his videos gained popularity on TikTok, Clinton has been amusing the masses with his reenactments. This is by design, as Clinton is a former Division III football player - a wide receiver at Salisbury University (Salisbury, Md.) and then a defensive back at McDaniel College (Westminster, Md.) - and has first-hand knowledge of what it’s like to be in the film room - particularly after a bad game. Athletes across sports have commented on Clinton’s videos and consigned them as being spot-on interactions between players and coaches. Whenever there’s a big sports event, people seek out the 24 year old’s film-study breakdowns. Those were good times.”Ĭlinton is thankful he didn’t lose his sense of humor, because he eventually turned it into a career he loves, as well as a successful social media persona: “Coach 30.” “I don’t know if (my dad) ever figured out I got the award, but they did tell him not to sign me up for ROTC II. “(My parents) understood that they failed,” Clinton said.
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