Ty Jordan nets Pac-12 Football Freshman Offensive Player of the Year award after standout... SALT LAKE CITY — At just 19 years old, Utah star Ty Jordan was taken from this world far too soon. In one truncated, five-game season, the University of Utah standout running back touched thousands of lives, rushing for 597 yards and six touchdowns in a season that was on the brink of being shelved before returning for a shortened season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Now, just three days after his untimely death by an accidental gunshot wound, several groups of people have found ways to honor the memory of the late Utes running back.