Best of 2021

2021 marks PressBox’s fifth annual Best Of edition celebrating the top people, performances and moments of the year.

Best Viral Sensation

You’ve probably seen “Coach 30” somewhere in your many feeds. Ballcap on, head tilted to the side as he watches game film, he excoriates players for their shortcomings.

His videos have been particularly popular with football players due to just how closely he recreates actual film sessions they’ve had with their own coaches. That’s because, well, he’s been in quite a few of those sessions himself. “Coach 30” is also known as Brenden Clinton, a former defensive back at McDaniel College and Laurel High School.

His stats with the Green Terror included three interceptions in 2017, but his stats online include nearly 300,000 views on YouTube, more than 115,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 600,000 followers on TikTok.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of McDaniel Athletics

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Issue 272 December 2021 / January 2022

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