Tyler celebrating a touchdown against Washington in 2010 |
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| USC Trojans — No. 26 | |
| Running back | Senior |
| Major: Sociology | |
| Date of birth: September 27, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb) |
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| High school: Oaks Christian High School, Westlake Village, California |
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| Stats at ESPN.com | |
Marc Tyler (born September 27, 1988) is an American football running back for the University of Southern California Trojans football team.
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Tyler attended Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California, while his family lived in Palmdale. He stayed with the family of a teammate. In his senior season, Tyler scored 31 touchdowns and averaged 12.2 yards per carry.[1] Tyler broke his left leg during a playoff game in November 2006; as a result, he had a stainless steel rod surgically implanted in his leg.[1]
Despite the injury, Tyler remained a 5-star recruit and was ranked as the 2nd best running back prospect in the U.S. behind fellow USC recruit Joe McKnight,[2] and the 17th best overall.[3] At Oaks Christian High School, Tyler played alongside quarterback Jimmy Clausen, the nation's #1 rated recruit overall.[3]
Tyler enrolled at University of Southern California in August 2007.[1] After redshirting the 2007 season while recovering from a broken leg that he suffered in his senior season at Oaks Christian HS, he was expected to play in 2008.[4] In the season opener at Virginia, Tyler scored the first touchdown of his collegiate career with 02:33 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
On July 18, 2011, Tyler was suspended for the season opener against Minnesota for making inappropriate comments to the media.[5]
Marc Tyler's father, Wendell Tyler, was a running back at UCLA (1973–76), who led the Bruins in rushing in 1975, and later became a Pro Bowl running back for the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers of the NFL.