Mortty Ivy
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| College | West Virginia |
| Conference | Big East |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Jersey # | 44 |
| Class | Junior |
| Career | 2004 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | April 26, 1986 Monroeville, Pennsylvania |
| High school | Gateway High, Monroeville, Pa. |
Mortty "Poison"[1] Ivy (born April 26, 1985 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania) is an American football linebacker for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
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[edit] Early life
Mortty Ivy played quarterback in high school at Gateway High. He accounted for over 2,000 yards as a senior and was named all-state. He was also a basketball letterman.
[edit] Collegiate career
[edit] Freshman season
Ivy enrolled at West Virginia in 2004, but did not see varsity action as he redshirted.
As a redshirt-freshman in 2005, Ivy played backup to star Kevin "Boo" McLee at middle linebacker. Ivy had three tackles and one for a loss in the win against Wofford and three stops against Maryland. He had four tackles in the loss to Virginia Tech and five in the overtime win against Louisville. He finished the season with five tackles against Cincinnati and six tackles against Pittsburgh. Ivy totaled 44 tackles on the season.
[edit] Sophomore season
Ivy was limited playing time in 2006 as a sophomore due to injury, but still managed 26 tackles on the season.
[edit] Junior season
Mortty Ivy became the starter as a junior in 2007 and shook off the injury that limited his sophomore season. Ivy's first start came against Western Michigan, where he had a career-high 10 tackles. Ivy had a sack in the next two games against Marshall and University of Maryland. He also had eight tackles against the Terps. Ivy then led the defense against ECU with an interception and a forced fumble. Against Mississippi State, Ivy recorded only two tackles, but did recover a fumble. In the victory against Rutgers, Ivy had a season-high mark with 10 tackles. In the victories against Louisville and #22 Cincinnati, Ivy had 5 tackles, but also a pass deflection in the Cincinnati win. In the 66-21 victory over #20 Connecticut to clinch the Big East title, Ivy recorded a career-high 11 tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble on the goal line that was recovered for a West Virginia touchdown, earning him the Big East Player of the Week honors. At the end of the regular season, Ivy earned the team's Coaches Contribution Award. In the Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma, Ivy recorded four tackles.
Ivy finished his junior season with 89 tackles, six sacks, one interception, three forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery for a touchdown. Ivy's forced fumbles led the team, while his tackles were second on the team, behind linebacker Reed Williams, and his sacks were third on the team.
[edit] Senior season
During the early stages of spring practice in April of 2008, head coach Bill Stewart praised Ivy by saying, “Mortty Ivy, wow, I thought he was great...I was about 10 feet away and I got out of the way. Man, he was hitting them. Mortty Ivy has had the spring of all springs.” During the spring, Ivy moved from weakside linebacker to strongside.[2]
