Matt Tyla

Height:
6-2
Weight:
275
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Stow, Ohio
High School:
Walsh Jesuit

Will fight for playing time on the offensive line ... has steadily improved over his Falcon tenure.

Weight room: Bench (345), squat (525), hang clean (295).

As a redshirt junior in 1999

Earned his first letter ... played behind a veteran offensive line.

As a redshirt sophomore in 1998

Earned a limited amount of playing time on special teams ... was on the travel roster for five of the six road games.

As a sophomore in 1997

Redshirted ... a walk-on in the fall.

Walsh Jesuit H.S.

Earned three letters starting for two seasons at defensive end for coach Jerry Rardin ... was credited with 60 tackles and eight sacks his senior season as the Warriors posted a 12-2 record and advanced to the Division II regional final ... also earned All-Northeast Ohio honors, All-Summit County, and was a member of the Plain Dealer Dream Team ... helped Walsh to an 11-2 record his junior season as they made it to the Division II state semifinals ... team was 13-1 his sophomore year advancing to the semifinals in Division I.

Personal

Integrated language arts major ... son of Ed and Mary Tyla ... born Sept. 3, 1977.