Career: Walk-on who made significant scout team contributions, and was tremendous off the field with community outreach activities ... Earned the Big Ten's 2009-10 Wayne Duke Postgraduate Scholarship for male student-athletes.

2009: Did not see action ... 2010 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recipient.

2008: Did not see action.

2007: Did not see action.

2006: Did not see action ... Named team's special teams practice player of the week (vs. Purdue).

High School: Two-time first-team all-Ohio Capital Conference honoree ... Played receiver, tackle and punter for the two-time OCC-champion Patriots ... Helped lead Olentangy Liberty (10-2 overall) to its first playoff win in school history in 2005 ... Received special mention all-district and second-team all-county honors in 2005 ... Selected as Wendy's High School Heisman Award and Ernie Godfrey Award nominee ... Named Columbus Dispatch and Ohio High School Athletic Association scholar athlete ... Won Honda Math Medal award and honored as a Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Also lettered in basketball, track and soccer ... Coached by Steve Hale.

Personal: Born Mark Robert Ison ... Son of Julie and Dave Ison ... Brother, Jared, plays football at Cornell University ... Computer science major.

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