USF Athletics

Episode 7: Sam Barrington

May 06, 2020

TAMPA, MAY 6, 2020 – Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly chats with Sam Barrington, a standout linebacker for USF football from 2009-12, in the seventh episode of Kelly's Conversations.

Kelly's new weekly podcast series features USF standouts, coaches and administrators of the past, reliving their exciting moments in Bulls history and informing listeners on what they're up to now.
 
Episode 1: Chad Barnhardt
Episode 2: Courtney Williams
Episode 3: Chucky Atkins
Episode 4: Austin Reiter
Episode 5: Paul Griffin
Episode 6: Shane McClanahan
 
 
 
Barrington USF Feats

• Former standout linebacker ranks 10^th on USF's career tackles chart with 258 stops.
• Played in 49 career games and made 36 starts from 2009-12.
• Was part of USF teams that posted victories in the Meineke Car Care Bowl over Clemson and the International Bowl over Northern Illinois.
• Tied for the USF single-game record of two forced fumbles (at Nevada, Sept. 8, 2012).
• Named to 2012 All-Big East Second Team after finishing second on the USF squad in tackles with 80 to go along with 3.5 sacks, 6.5 TFL, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
• Named to ESPN.com's All-Big East Freshman Team in 2009.
• Graduated in December 2012 with a degree in interdisciplinary social sciences.
• Selected to play in the 2012 East-West Shrine Game.
• Selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
• Entering his third season as the analyst on USF football game broadcasts who also co-hosts the USF Football Radio Show.
• President of USF Football Alumni Group.

 
Pro Notes

• Played linebacker in the NFL for Green Bay (2013-16), Kansas City/New Orleans (2016) and Buffalo (2017).
• Totaled 56 of his 58 regular-season career tackles with Green Bay from 2013-15. Made 14 combined tackles for the Packers in the 2014 postseason.
• Nominated by the Packers for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2015.
• Received the 2015 community service award at the annual Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce "Welcome Back" luncheon.

 
Other Interesting Barrington Facts

• Chief Operating Officer for his family's business - Sky Limit Equipment LLC - since 2017.
• Born Oct. 5, 1990 in Orlando, Fla.
• His father, Sam Barrington Sr., is from Ghana, a country in West Africa. Sam Jr. has been to Ghana many times.
• Very proud of his heritage and has tattoos that include the African symbol for "Gye Nyame" — which translates to "Only God," the national flag for Ghana and an outline of Ghana.
• Started all four years and played on both sides of the ball for Terry Parker High School in Jacksonville.
• Totaled 1,188 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns on 108 carries as a prep senior. He also totaled more than 200 tackles in his final two high school seasons while playing multiple linebacker positions.
• Selected to play in the 2008 Florida All-Star game.

 
About USF Football
The USF football program first took the field in 1997 and completed its 23^rd season (20^th at the FBS level) in 2019. The Bulls have posted 15 winning seasons, earned 14 All-America selections and 29 first-team all-conference selections and has seen 30 players selected in the NFL Draft. USF has made 10 bowl games appearances (going 6-4 in those games) and posted a program record six straight appearances from 2005-2010. The Bulls most recently made four straight bowl appearances from 2015-18 and posted back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2016 and 2017, logging a program-record 11-2 mark in 2016 while finishing both seasons ranked in the Top 25. USF spent a program record 20 straight weeks ranked in the Top 25 during the 2016 and 2017 seasons and reached as high as No. 2 in the national rankings during the 2007 season.
                                                                                
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