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Former Duquesne Linebacker Ty Howard, An All-Conference Player in 2024, Transferring to Ohio State
Ty Howard, an all-conference linebacker at Duquesne this season and the older brother of incoming freshman RB Bo Jackson, is transferring to Ohio State.
Former Duquesne Linebacker Ty Howard, An All-Conference Player in 2024, Transferring to Ohio State
Ohio State has added an all-conference linebacker from the transfer portal.
Ty Howard, who earned first-team All-NEC honors at Duquesne this season, announced his signing with Ohio State on Sunday.
Howard joins the Buckeyes after recording 52 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four sacks, three interceptions, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery for the Dukes in just nine games in 2024. He recorded takeaways in four straight games, including a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown against St. Francis.
The Howard File
- Year: Redshirt Junior
- Size: 6-0/200
- Pos: LB
- Previous School: Duquesne (2022-24)
- Stats: 52 tackles, 7 TFL, 4 sacks, 3 INT, 4 PBU, 1 FR in 2024
Ohio State has not formally announced Howard’s signing, but Villa Angela-St. Joseph coach Jeff Rotsky told Eleven Warriors that Howard is receiving a scholarship from Ohio State. Under the new roster rules that will go into effect in 2025, college football teams will be able to have up to 105 players on scholarship, though Ohio State is still expected to have some walk-ons on its roster.
Howard brings two years of eligibility to Ohio State after spending three seasons at Duquesne.
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Ty Howard - Football - Duquesne University Athletics
Ty Howard (8) Linebacker - NCAA CAREER STATS AS A JUNIOR (2024) First Team All-Conference Led all NEC linebackers and ranked second overall with three
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Ty Howard
- Position Linebacker
- Height 6-0
- Weight 200
- Class Junior
- Hometown Cleveland, OH
- High School Villa Angela-St. Joseph
- First Team All-Conference
- Led all NEC linebackers and ranked second overall with three interceptions ... Had four takeaways in four straight games (40yd pick six at Saint Francis, fumble recovery at Stonehill and interception in red zone vs. Mercyhurst and RMU) ... Earned NEC Defensive Player of the Week after the red zone INT and a team-high eight tackles versus RMU and was a three-time NEC Prime Performer ... Had five or more tackles in seven of nine games played ... Tied a career high with eight tackles three times ... Added four sacks, with one in each of the last three games, and 7.0 tackles for loss to go with 52 total tackles on the year.
- Played in four games with three starts
- Made 16 tackles and had two five-tackle games (vs. Edinboro and at Coastal Carolina)
- Charted five tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one sack, and a fumble recovery in season-opening win over Edinboro
- Appeared in six games at linebacker
- Totaled 10 tackles, including 2.5 sacks, and had one quarterback hurry
- Recorded four tackles (two solo) vs. Merrimack
- Had two sacks at Youngstown State
- All-Ohio Division IV first team linebacker by the Ohio High School Athletic Association
- NE Lake Division Defensive Player of the Year
- Finished his senior year with 115 tackles, including 23 tackles for loss, nine sacks and 10 quarterback pressures in nine games
- Also played running back and served as the team's long snapper
- Began his high school career at Euclid before transferring to Villa Angela-St. Joseph as a senior
- Also played baseball and track
- Honor Roll student
- Son of Andria and Lamar Jackson
- Has four siblings
- Brother, Omari, plays football at Lake Erie College
