2024 Football Roster
Tyo, Taran
Jersey Number 77
Taran Tyo
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 326
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Greenville, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Versailles HS
- High School:
- Versailles HS
Bio
Awards and Honors:
2024 Preseason All-MAC (third team by Athlon Sports and College Football Network)
One of four returning starters on the offensive line, Tyo helps anchor a unit that boasts a whopping 117 Division I starts (Mucciolo 38, Kaylor 35, Crowe 29, Tyo 12, Meeder 3) ... a member of Ball State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... name pronounced: TAIR-un TIE-oh.
2023: Started all 12 games at right guard, solidifying his role on one of the MAC's most experienced offensive lines.
2022: Appeared in three games as backup at right and left guard.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Versailles as an offensive tackle … played for head coach Ryan Jones … labeled as a three-star recruit and the seventh-best interior offensive lineman in the state by 247Sports … guided program to huge turnaround after going to 2-8 as a freshman, ended 12-1 as a senior … voted First Team All-Conference as a junior and senior … also picked Second Team All-Conference on defense … chosen Second Team All-State as a junior … voted team captain as a senior … named the team's offensive MVP as a junior … on defense, totaled 72 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, two fumble recoveries and one touchdown … four-year letterwinner in wrestling and three year letterwinner in track and field … was a state alternate for wrestling as a junior with a 36-4 record … member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Son of Tim and Deborah Tyo … has three siblings: Taylor, Tessa and Tori … father, Tim, played football at Earlham College … cousin, Howard Walters, played football at Bluffton University … plans to major in science.
2024 Preseason All-MAC (third team by Athlon Sports and College Football Network)
One of four returning starters on the offensive line, Tyo helps anchor a unit that boasts a whopping 117 Division I starts (Mucciolo 38, Kaylor 35, Crowe 29, Tyo 12, Meeder 3) ... a member of Ball State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... name pronounced: TAIR-un TIE-oh.
2023: Started all 12 games at right guard, solidifying his role on one of the MAC's most experienced offensive lines.
2022: Appeared in three games as backup at right and left guard.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Versailles as an offensive tackle … played for head coach Ryan Jones … labeled as a three-star recruit and the seventh-best interior offensive lineman in the state by 247Sports … guided program to huge turnaround after going to 2-8 as a freshman, ended 12-1 as a senior … voted First Team All-Conference as a junior and senior … also picked Second Team All-Conference on defense … chosen Second Team All-State as a junior … voted team captain as a senior … named the team's offensive MVP as a junior … on defense, totaled 72 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, two fumble recoveries and one touchdown … four-year letterwinner in wrestling and three year letterwinner in track and field … was a state alternate for wrestling as a junior with a 36-4 record … member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Son of Tim and Deborah Tyo … has three siblings: Taylor, Tessa and Tori … father, Tim, played football at Earlham College … cousin, Howard Walters, played football at Bluffton University … plans to major in science.
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Sunday, September 07
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Thursday, September 04
This Week in Ball State Sports Podcast // Guests: Mike Uremovich, Addie Chester, and Jeff Mitchell
Thursday, September 04
Football // Auburn Preview with Coach Uremovich, Ty Robinson and Darin Conley
Wednesday, September 03
