Ty Isaac
{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Ty Isaac
|image=Ty Isaac (21364667490) (1).jpg
|caption=Issac in 2015
|number=32
|position=Running back
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1994|10|16}}
|birth_place=
|height_ft=6
|height_in=3
|weight_lbs=228
|high_school=Joliet Catholic (IL)
|undraftedyear=2018
|pastteams=
- Birmingham Iron ({{AAF Year|2019}})
|highlights=
- 2011 USA Today All-USA high school football team
- 2013 Under Armour All-America Game
- IHSA championship game rushing record (515 yards)
- 2011 Chicago Sun-Times Football Player of the Year
}}
Ty Isaac (born October 16, 1994) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines. He played his freshman season for the 2013 USC Trojans before transferring to the University of Michigan.
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 an 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 1,000-yard rusher for the IHSA state Class 5A champion 1987 Joliet Catholic Academy team. The younger Isaac served as the team ball boy and water boy in his youth.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/11/16/5a-football-preview-joliet-catholics-isaac-matching-feats-of-his-father/|title=5A football preview {{!}} Joliet Catholic's Isaac matching feats of his father|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=November 16, 2011|work=Chicago Tribune|author=Ruane, Dan}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://jolietcatholicfootball.com/content.asp?CID=126004|title=2011 Sun-Times Football Player of the Year: Joliet Catholic's Ty Isaac|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=|author=Clark, Mike|publisher=Joliet Catholic Academy}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/high-school/post/_/id/1739/week-5-prep-preview-capsules-2|title=Week 5 prep preview capsules|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=September 23, 2011|publisher=ESPN|author=Powers, Scott}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/SPORTS/usaedition/2012-08-23-Preaseason-AllUSA-for-1C_ST_U.htm|title=Preseason All-USA gets helping of Hand|access-date=September 22, 2015|date=August 23, 2012|work=USA Today|author=Halley, Jim}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/8486233/nation-no-7-running-back-ty-isaac-receives-armour-game-jersey|title=Grand finale|access-date=September 22, 2015|date=October 11, 2012|publisher=ESPN|author=Angulo, Blair}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/high-school/football/post/_/id/5806/get-familiar-usc-commit-ty-isaac|title=Get Familiar: USC commit Ty Isaac|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=June 4, 2012|publisher=ESPN|author=Mahoney, Jon}} However, Isaac also lost two fumbles and threw an interception in what turned out to be a 70–45 championship game loss.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/11/26/football-5a-final-westerkamp-rhode-set-records-to-lead-montini-to-third-straight-title/|title=Football {{!}} 5A final: Westerkamp, Rhode set records to lead Montini to third straight title|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=November 26, 2011|work=Chicago Tribune|author=Skrbina, Paul}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.triblocal.com/joliet/2011/11/28/isaac-calls-515-yard-performance-irrelevant-after-jca-finishes-second-to-montini/|title=Isaac calls 515-yard performance 'irrelevant' after JCA finishes second to Montini|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=November 28, 2011|publisher=Chicago Tribune|author=Vorva, Jeff}} At the end of the season, he earned the 2011 Chicago Sun-Times Football Player of the Year award.
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/colleges/usc/insider/post?id=3045|title=Ty Isaac commits to USC|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=May 15, 2012|publisher=ESPN|author=McKinney, Erik}} Michigan and USC were the two finalists. His senior season was impaired by injury. He endured a shoulder sprain and a groin injury that year but still managed to compile nearly 1,500 yards and 20 touchdowns. 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.{{cite web|url=https://insider.espn.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/on-the-trail/insider/post?id=24426|title=Isaac not enrolling early at USC|access-date=September 22, 2015|date=November 29, 2012|publisher=ESPN|author=Angulo, Blair}} His official visit marked his fourth visit to USC (all hosted by Max Wittek).{{cite web|url=https://insider.espn.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/on-the-trail/insider/post?id=25665|title=Visit reaffirms Ty Isaac's commitment|access-date=September 22, 2015|date=December 11, 2012|publisher=ESPN|author=Curren, Johnny}}
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| weight = 217
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=332410062|title=24 USC Trojans 30; 13 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors|access-date=September 22, 2015|date=August 30, 2013|publisher=ESPN}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/colleges/usc/post/_/id/13845/isaac-feeling-good-after-breaking-through|title=Isaac feeling good after breaking through|access-date=September 22, 2015|date=November 14, 2013|publisher=ESPN|author=Curren, Johnny}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=333130025|title=USC Trojans 62; 28 CaliforniaGolden Bears|access-date=September 22, 2015|date=November 9, 2013|publisher=ESPN}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/colleges/usc/post/_/id/16650/isaac-aims-to-make-sizable-contribution|title=Isaac aims to make sizable contribution|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=March 27, 2014|publisher=ESPN|author=Katz, Greg}} For the season, he rushed for 236 yards on 40 carries and had 57 receiving yards.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000356211/article/ty-isaac-michiganbound-with-transfer-decision|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608025019/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000356211/article/ty-isaac-michiganbound-with-transfer-decision|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 8, 2014|title=Ty Isaac Michigan-bound with transfer decision|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=June 5, 2014|work=NFL.com|author=Goodbread, Chase}}
=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/100961/usc-transfer-could-land-in-big-ten|title=USC transfer could land in Big Ten, at ND|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=May 15, 2014|publisher=ESPN|author=Rittenberg, Adam}} He was blocked from transferring to Notre Dame by USC.{{cite web|url=http://www.theherald-news.com/2014/06/06/ex-jca-all-american-isaac-eager-for-chance-to-face-his-buddies/a6egfcl/|title=Ex-JCA All-American Isaac eager for chance to face his buddies|access-date=September 22, 2015|date=June 8, 2014|work=The Herald-News|author=Goss, Dick}} He selected Michigan.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jeremy-fowler/24580869/michigan-expected-to-land-usc-transfer-rb-ty-isaac|title=Michigan lands coveted USC transfer RB Ty Isaac|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=June 4, 2014|work=CBS Sports|author=Fowler, Jeremy}} His request to play immediately for the 2014 Wolverines was denied by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11542879/ty-isaac-appeal-play-michigan-wolverines-denied-ncaa|title=NCAA: RB Ty Isaac must sit out '14|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=September 14, 2014|publisher=ESPN|author=Murphy, Dan}}
=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400756883|title=Jim Harbaugh era at Michigan opens with 24–17 loss at Utah|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=September 5, 2015|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/115731/ty-isaac-michigan-run-through-unlv-on-way-to-28-7-victory|title=Ty Isaac, Michigan run through UNLV on way to 28–7 victory|access-date=September 23, 2015|date=September 19, 2015|publisher=ESPN|author=Murphy, Dan}}
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."{{cite news|title=Snyder: U-M's Drake Johnson getting back 'in the groove'|author=Mark Snyder|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 4, 2015|url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2015/10/04/michigan-football-drake-johnson/73360034/}} 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.{{cite news|title=UM's Drake Johnson pops defense, earns promotion|author=Angelique S. Chengelis|newspaper=The Detroit News|date=October 5, 2015|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2015/10/05/ums-drake-johnson-pops-defense-earns-promotion/73397684/}}{{cite news|title=U-M notes: Smith, Stribling back 'in some form'|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 5, 2015|url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2015/10/05/michigan-football-deveon-smith-channing-stribling/73414478/}}
After the Maryland game, Isaac's playing time dropped sharply, carrying the ball only twice against Northwestern and twice against Minnesota.{{cite news|title=RB Ty Isaac said he's learned from a trying season, wants to succeed at Michigan|author=Nick Baumgardner|newspaper=Mlive.com|date=January 4, 2016|url=http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2016/01/rb_ty_isaac_said_hes_learned_f.html#incart_river_home_pop}} 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."{{cite news|title=Rudock's status uncertain for Rutgers game|author=Angelique S. Chengelis|newspaper=The Detroit News|date=November 2, 2015|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2015/11/02/rudocks-status-uncertain-rutgers-game/75042558/}}
During the 2015 season, Isaac had 30 carries for 205 yards.{{cite web|title=2015 Michigan Football: Michigan Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2016) All games|publisher=University of Michigan|access-date=January 1, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/stats/season_stats_20160102aaa.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142454/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/stats/season_stats_20160102aaa.pdf|url-status=dead}} He had no carries in the final six games of the season.
=2016 season=
During the 2016 season, Isaac rushed for 411 yards on 74 carries (5.6 yards per carry) and scored five rushing touchdowns, including a 53-yard touchdown run against Maryland. In the Wolverines' October 8 game against Rutgers, Isaac rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
=2017 season=
Isaac opened the 2017 season with a 114-yard effort on 11 carries against the 17th-ranked Florida Gators on September 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400933830|title=Michigan shakes halftime deficit to sink Florida|access-date=September 4, 2017|date=September 2, 2017|publisher=ESPN}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/news/2018-nfl-draft-watch-saquon-barkley-josh-allen-maryland-michigan-florida-alabama-florida-state/1xzmfju65vvj71p5lsu8zajasr|title=2018 NFL Draft watch: Running backs shine, top QBs struggle in season openers|access-date=September 4, 2017|date=September 3, 2017|work=Sporting News|author=Clements, Ron}} He followed that with a career-high performance of 133 yards on September 9 against Cincinnati.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400935243|title=No. 8 Michigan looks sluggish in 36–14 win over Cincinnati|access-date=September 11, 2017|date=September 9, 2017|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}} After posting 109 yards, Isaac was injured on October 28 against Rutgers.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2017/10/michigan_waits_for_injury_upda.html|title=Michigan waits for injury updates on Ty Isaac, Michael Onwenu|access-date=November 19, 2017|date=October 30, 2017|website=MLive.com|author=McMann, Aaron}}
2022
Isaac received a masters degree from the University of Michigan.
Birmingham Iron
In 2018, Isaac signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.{{cite web |last1=Inabinett |first1=Mark |title=Birmingham Iron building roster with in-state talent |url=https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/09/birmingham_iron_building_roste.html |website=AL.com |date=September 20, 2018 |access-date=November 14, 2018}} The league ceased operations in April 2019.{{Cite web |last1=Rothstein |first1=Michael |last2=Wickersham |first2=Seth |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}
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External links
- [http://www.mgoblue.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=16302 Michigan Wolverines bio]
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Players of American football from Joliet, Illinois
Category:Under Armour All-American football players
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