Prior to Ohio: Spent the 2011 season at Iowa Western Community College where he earned received First Team All-Conference honors and Honorable Mention All-America honors as a defensive lineman... Earned All-Area and All-Conference honors in high school... Three-time letterwinner in football... He was also a four-year letterwinner in wrestling and track... Currently enrolled at Ohio University.
Defensive Coordinator Jimmy Burrow on Branz: "Ty is a really good player, who will be able to compete for a spot on the defensive line. He will also be able to provide depth during spring ball. He is a great pass rusher, who competes with high energy."