He subsequently spent time as a member of the St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins, and Pittsburgh Steelers.

As a redshirt-freshman in 2005, Ivy slotted behind starting middle linebacker Kevin "Boo" McLee.

His first start came against Western Michigan, where he amassed a career-high 11 tackles, two sacks, and forced a fumble on the goal line that was recovered for a West Virginia touchdown, earning him the Big East Player of the Week honors.

During the early stages of spring practice in prior to the 2008 season, head coach Bill Stewart praised Ivy by saying, " thought he was great...I was about 10 feet away and I got out of the way.

In the 35-13 win over Connecticut, he earned Big East Defensive Player of the Week honors with his 10 tackles and interception.

Following the conclusion of his senior season at West Virginia University, Ivy played in the 2009 East-West Shrine Game for the East squad.

Following the draft Ivy signed a free agent contract with the Carolina Panthers and re-signed to the team's practice squad.

He was promoted to the active roster after wide receiver Steve Smith was placed on injured reserve.