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2009: Tyler, a do-it-all tailback, will battle to get into the playing rotation as a sophomore in 2009. 2008: Tyler showed promise as a reserve tailback in his 2008 redshirt freshman season (he also played some on special teams). Overall in 2008 while appearing in 8 games (all but Oregon State, Arizona State, Washington State, Arizona and California), he ran for 198 yards on 36 carries (5.5 avg.) with 1 TD, plus he had a 10-yard TD catch and made a tackle. He sprained his hip prior to the Arizona State contest and missed 3 mid-season games (Arizona State, Washington State and Arizona). He caught the 10-yard TD at Virginia to go along with an 8 yard run. He added a 2-yard run versus Ohio State and a 7-yard run against Oregon. He then had 85 yards with a 6-yard scoring run on 16 carries against Washington. He had a 2-yard rush at Stanford, then rushed for 58 yards on 7 carries (all in the fourth quarter) against Notre Dame. He had 36 yards on 9 rushes at UCLA. 2007: Tyler redshirted as a freshman tailback in 2007, his first year at USC. He was slowed all season while recuperating from a high school leg injury. HIGH SCHOOL: His 2006 honors included USA Today All-USA first team, Parade All-American, EA Sports All-American first team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Scout.com All-American, Lemming All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Arena Football League High School Ironman of the Year (nation's top 2-way player), Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Gatorade California Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Medium Schools MVP, All-CIF Northwest Division first team, Los Angeles Times All-Star Back MVP and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Co-MVP as a senior at Oaks Christian High in Westlake Village (Calif.). He ran for 1,700 yards on 131 carries (13.0 avg.) with 25 TDs and caught 12 passes for 265 yards (22.1 avg.) with 4 TDs as a running back, plus made 51 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery (for a TD) as a linebacker in 2006 despite breaking his leg before the playoffs. Oaks Christian went 15-0 and won the 2006 CIF Northwest Division and California state Division III championships (winning 46 consecutive games). As a junior in 2005, he was named to the EA Sports All-American third team, Cal-Hi Sports Junior MVP, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, All-CIF Southern Section first team, All-CIF Division XI Co-Offensive MVP and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team. He ran for 2,196 yards on 193 carries (11.4 avg.) with 45 TDs and had 28 receptions for 413 yards (14.8 avg.) with 6 TDs in 2005. As a sophomore in 2004, he made Student Sports Sophomore All-American, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore first team, All-CIF Division XI first team, Los Angeles Times All-Ventura/North Coast first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Small Schools first team. He ran for 802 yards and 12 TDs and caught 37 passes for 830 yards (22.4 avg.) with 12 TDs in 2004 as Oaks Christian was in the CIF Division XI championship game. In his 4-year career, he had 5,443 rushing yards on 431 carries (12.6 avg.), 1,645 receiving yards, 8,000 all-purpose yards and 123 touchdowns. Current Trojan Marshall Jones also attended Oaks Christian. PERSONAL: He's a sociology major at USC. His father, Wendell Tyler, was a running back at UCLA (1973-76) who led the Bruins in rushing in 1975 (they won the Rose Bowl that season), earned All-Conference first team honors in 1976 and is fifth on the school's career rushing list, then was an All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams (1977-82) and San Francisco 49ers (1983-86), appearing in the Super Bowl in 1980 and 1985. MARC TYLER ON: Redshirting in 2007: "It was hard to sit out. I expected to come in and play early. It ended up being a humbling experience as I had to sit out to watch and learn from the other guys. But it turned out to be a good thing because working with the scout team made me a lot better." WHAT OTHERS SAY: USC head coach Pete Carroll: "Marc has an attitude about the way he runs. He's going to be a tremendous player for us. He's the biggest, strongest tailback we have and he's just getting started."
GAME-BY-GAME WITH MARC TYLER 2008
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