Ty Isaac

Ty Isaac
Michigan Wolverines No. 32
Position Running back
Class Sophomore
Career history
College
High school Joliet (IL)
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-16) October 16, 1994
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Tyrone "Ty" Isaac, Jr. (born October 16, 1994) is an American football running back for the Michigan Wolverines football team where he is a redshirt sophomore for the 2015 team. He played his freshman season for the 2013 USC Trojans before transferring and sitting out a year.

In high school, he played varsity for four years at Joliet Catholic Academy, helping the team to reach the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 5A championship game twice. He was a member of the 2011 USA Today All-USA high school football team and 2013 Under Armour All-America Game team. His 515-yard rushing performance in 2011 is a IHSA championship game record. As a junior, he was recognized as the 2011 Chicago Sun-Times Football Player of the Year.

Early life

Isaac is the son of Tyrone Isaac who was a captain and 1000-yard rusher for the IHSA state Class 5A champion 1987 Joliet Catholic Academy team.[1] The younger Isaac served as the team ball boy and water boy in his youth.[2] He began attending football summer camp at Joliet Catholic Academy in third grade. By the time he was a high school freshman, he shared the backfield duties for the IHSA state Class 5A runner up. As a sophomore, he endured an injury plagued season.[1] Nonetheless, big things were expected of him as a junior. He was one of only 5 Chicago metropolitan area selections to the 2011 ESPNU Class of 2013 watch list.[3]

He was a 2011 USA Today All-USA high school football team selection as a junior and a 2013 Under Armour All-America Game selection as a senior for Joliet Catholic Academy.[4][5] During his junior season, he rushed for 2,629 yards and 51 touchdowns, including a 515-yard, 6-touchdown effort in the 2011 IHSA Class 5A championship game against Montini Catholic High School.[6] However, Isaac also lost two fumbles and threw an interception in what turned out to be a 70–45 championship game loss.[7] His 515 rushing yards in the IHSA Class 5A Championship game surpassed Alonzo Wise's 1997 210-yard Class 5A championship game record and Matt Perez' 2009 316-yard all class record.[8] At the end of the season, he earned the 2011 Chicago Sun-Times Football Player of the Year award.[1]

The following spring, he committed to USC on May 15 after making several visits to USC, Michigan and Notre Dame. At the time ESPN ranked him as the number 68 player in the class of 2013.[9] Michigan and USC were the two finalists.[6] His senior season was impaired by injury.[5] He endured a shoulder sprain and a groin injury that year but still managed to compile nearly 1500 yards and 20 touchdowns.[10] He had intended to take his official visit on December 7, 2012 along with other early enrollees and begin classes on January 14, 2013, but did not end up enrolling early.[11] His official visit marked his fourth visit to USC (all hosted by Max Wittek).[10]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ty Isaac
TB		 Joliet, IL Joliet Catholic Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) May 15, 2012 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 7 (RB)   Rivals: 27, 4 (ATH), 2 (IL)  ESPN: 122, 13 (ATH), 4 (IL)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College

USC

He matriculated to play for the USC Trojans football team and debuted in the season opener for the 2013 Trojans on August 29, 2013 against Hawaii.[12] His breakout game came on November 9, when starter Silas Redd left the game early against Cal and Isaac rushed for 87 yards and his first 2 touchdowns on 11 carries.[13][14] His 44-yard, 8-carry 2013 Las Vegas Bowl performance against Fresno State, which included a 35-yard reception, was also considered a sign of his potential.[15] For the season, he rushed for 236 yards on 40 carries and had 57 receiving yards.[16]

Transfer to Michigan

He decided to transfer following his freshman season, and cited geographic distance from his ailing mother as his reason for wanting to return to the midwest. The leading contenders were Northwestern, Notre Dame, Illinois and possibly Michigan.[17] He was blocked from transferring to Notre Dame by USC.[18] He selected Michigan.[19] His request to play immediately for the 2014 Wolverines was denied by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[20]

2015 season

Isaac debuted for Michigan on September 5, 2015, gaining 12 yards on four carries as a backup player in the season opener against Utah.[21] On September 19, 2015, Isaac posted a 76-yard run as part of a 114-yard (eight-carry) effort against UNLV, which was the longest run by a Wolverine since Denard Robinson posted a 79-yard run against Air Force on September 8, 2012 for the 2012 team.[22]

Following an injury to Michigan's top running back, De'Veon Smith, Isaac started against Maryland in Michigan's fifth game on October 3, 2015. After Isaac gained only 17 yards, fumbled twice, and drew a roughing-the-punter penalty in his first start, Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press wrote that Isaac "might not be reliable" and had been "strikingly unproductive."[23] On October 5, 2015, Michigan announced that Isaac had dropped to a tie for third in Michigan's depth chart along with Derrick Green, behind De'Veon Smith and Drake Johnson.[24][25]

After the Maryland game, Isaac's playing time dropped sharply, carrying the ball only twice against Northwestern and twice against Minnesota.[26] On November 2, 2015, Michigan announced that Isaac was not on that week's depth chart. Head coach Jim Harbaugh said, "It's an internal matter."[27]

During the 2015 season, Isaac had 30 carries for 205 yards.[28] He had no carries in the final six games of the season.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Clark, Mike. "2011 Sun-Times Football Player of the Year: Joliet Catholic’s Ty Isaac". Joliet Catholic Academy. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  2. ↑ Ruane, Dan (2011-11-16). "5A football preview | Joliet Catholic's Isaac matching feats of his father". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  3. ↑ Powers, Scott (2011-09-23). "Week 5 prep preview capsules". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  4. ↑ Halley, Jim (2012-08-23). "Preseason All-USA gets helping of Hand". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  5. 1 2 Angulo, Blair (2012-10-11). "Grand finale". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  6. 1 2 Mahoney, Jon (2012-06-04). "Get Familiar: USC commit Ty Isaac". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  7. ↑ Skrbina, Paul (2011-11-26). "Football | 5A final: Westerkamp, Rhode set records to lead Montini to third straight title". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  8. ↑ Vorva, Jeff (2011-11-28). "Isaac calls 515-yard performance ‘irrelevant’ after JCA finishes second to Montini". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  9. ↑ McKinney, Erik (2012-05-15). "Ty Isaac commits to USC". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  10. 1 2 Curren, Johnny (2012-12-11). "Visit reaffirms Ty Isaac's commitment". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  11. ↑ Angulo, Blair (2012-11-29). "Isaac not enrolling early at USC". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  12. ↑ "24 USC Trojans 30; 13 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors". ESPN. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  13. ↑ Curren, Johnny (2013-11-14). "Isaac feeling good after breaking through". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  14. ↑ "USC Trojans 62; 28 CaliforniaGolden Bears". ESPN. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  15. ↑ Katz, Greg (2014-03-27). "Isaac aims to make sizable contribution". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  16. ↑ Goodbread, Chase (2014-06-05). "Ty Isaac Michigan-bound with transfer decision". NFL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  17. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam (2014-05-15). "USC transfer could land in Big Ten, at ND". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  18. ↑ Goss, Dick (2014-06-08). "Ex-JCA All-American Isaac eager for chance to face his buddies". The Herald-News. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  19. ↑ Fowler, Jeremy (2014-06-04). "Michigan lands coveted USC transfer RB Ty Isaac". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  20. ↑ Murphy, Dan (2014-09-14). "NCAA: RB Ty Isaac must sit out '14". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  21. ↑ "Jim Harbaugh era at Michigan opens with 24-17 loss at Utah". ESPN. Associated Press. 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  22. ↑ Murphy, Dan (2015-09-19). "Ty Isaac, Michigan run through UNLV on way to 28-7 victory". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  23. ↑ Mark Snyder (October 4, 2015). "Snyder: U-M's Drake Johnson getting back 'in the groove'". Detroit Free Press.
  24. ↑ Angelique S. Chengelis (October 5, 2015). "UM's Drake Johnson pops defense, earns promotion". The Detroit News.
  25. ↑ "U-M notes: Smith, Stribling back 'in some form'". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 2015.
  26. ↑ Nick Baumgardner (January 4, 2016). "RB Ty Isaac said he's learned from a trying season, wants to succeed at Michigan". Mlive.com.
  27. ↑ Angelique S. Chengelis (November 2, 2015). "Rudock's status uncertain for Rutgers game". The Detroit News.
  28. ↑ "2015 Michigan Football: Michigan Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2016) All games" (PDF). University of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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