"I woke up to 30-40 text messages and my Twitter and Instagram were blowing up. I didnt really know what was going on. I knew I had been invited to the finals out in California because Trent Dilfer told me out there, but I didnt know that they posted it yet. But I wake up, and I have messages from Urban Meyer, Chip Kelly, James Franklin, Jake Spatial. All these top, big dog coaches. It was a good feeling knowing that Im finally getting recognized.
After a solid junior season for West Port where he threw for 2,500 yards with 24 total touchdowns and 13 interceptions, Maurer turned heads throughout the camp circuit this spring. The strong-armed 6-foot-4, 190-pound prospect continued his steady showings out in California, holding his own with a slew of higher-ranked blue-chip quarterbacks.
Coach Helton wants me to come up and camp but I wont be able to do that. I definitely will get up there for a visit but my June is slam packed, Maurer explained. I have four 7-on-7 (tournaments), team workouts. I know July is a dead period and that makes it (tough). Ive been in contact with Tyson for the past two or three weeks now. Weve just been texting and DMing but were set to get on the phone here soon and talk about some things.
In the last 24 hours, Maurer has heard from West Virginia, UT, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas A&M, UCF, UF and UCLA. Hes slated to visit UCF on Wednesday and participate in a 7-on-7 camp at Florida on Friday. Being that its later in the recruiting process, Im definitely going to have to speed things up, Maurer said. A lot of top dog schools are calling now. Its definitely getting hectic.