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  Marcus Hyde
Marcus Hyde

Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fostoria, Ohio
High School:
Fostoria
Height / Weight:
6-0 / 200
Position:
S
Experience:
3L

• Career Stats
• 2009 Game-by-Game Statistics
• 2008 Game-by-Game Statistics


Fifth-year senior enters preseason camp as the starting strong safety . . . had seven tackles and returned an interception 12 yards for a touchdown in the April 10 scrimmage . . . three-year letterman has played in 36 career games, including eight starts . . . has 79 career tackles.

2009 SEASON (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 13 games in 2009 . . . started the first three games of the season and had seven starts overall . . . recorded a career-best 46 tackles . . . compiled four tackles in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl vs. Texas Tech . . . racked up four tackles at Minnesota . . . collected four tackles vs. Iowa . . . produced five tackles at Illinois . . . tallied six tackles at Notre Dame . . . recorded a career-high nine tackles vs. Central Michigan . . . compiled six tackles in the season opener vs. Montana State.

2008 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 13 games in 2008, including a start at Michigan when Otis Wiley was sidelined with a knee injury . . . recorded a career-best 31 tackles (18 solos, 13 assists) . . . produced 23 tackles over the last six games as he assumed an expanded role in the secondary . . . made five solo tackles vs. Georgia in the 2009 Capital One Bowl . . . credited with four stops at Penn State . . . registered a career-high six tackles vs. Wisconsin . . . in his first career start, recorded four tackles, his first career interception and recovered a fumble at Michigan . . . tallied three tackles against Ohio State . . . posted five tackles vs. Iowa while filling in for Wiley, who suffered an injury in the second half.

2007 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in 10 games in 2007 to earn his first letter . . . recorded two tackles in season opener vs. UAB.

2006 SEASON: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-way all-star for Coach Tom Grine at Fostoria (Ohio) High School . . . Associated Press Division III All-Ohio (first-team) selection in 2005 . . . earned first-team All-Northern Ohio League honors as a senior . . . named Northwest District Player of the Year in 2005 after producing 1,993 total yards (249.1 per game) and 25 touchdowns in just eight games . . . completed 83-of-135 passes (.615) for 1,078 yards and 13 TDs while helping the Redmen to a 6-4 record as a senior . . . rushed for 915 yards and 12 scores in 2005 . . . recorded 71 tackles, three interceptions and 11 pass break-ups, plus forced five fumbles as a senior . . . started the last five games of the 2004 season at quarterback . . . played the first five games of the 2003 season at tailback before being sidelined for the remainder of his sophomore year with a collarbone injury . . . attended the same high school that produced former Spartan defensive back Richard Newsome (1997-2000) . . . also participates in basketball and baseball . . . son of Pam Hampton . . . born Sept. 7, 1988 . . . brother Micah is a sophomore cornerback at Iowa . . . participated in the July 2010 Heroes for Kids golf outing, benefiting Saginaw (Mich.) youth recreation programs . . . majoring in advertising.