Ty-Coreous Jordan[1] (November 21, 2001 – December 25, 2020[2]) was an American college football player who was a running back for the Utah Utes in the Pac-12 Conference.
[3] Jordan was also on the school's track and field team, running a personal-best 10.52 in the 100-meter dash as a junior.
[4] Jordan initially committed verbally to play college ball for the Texas Longhorns,[5][6] but he decommitted and signed with the Utah Utes instead.
[7] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2020 season at the University of Utah,[8] Jordan made his college debut on his 19th birthday on November 21, 2020, when he had 53 all-purpose yards on eight touches in a 33–17 loss to USC.
[11] On December 25, 2020, four months after his mother's death, Jordan died in Denton, Texas, after being shot in the abdomen from an apparent self-inflicted accidental gunshot.
The University of Utah chartered a plane, and his service was attended by members of the athletic department and most of the football team and coaching staff.