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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Senior |
Major | Arts & Sciences |
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High school | Kenton (OH) |
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Date of birth | June 13, 1993 |
Place of birth | Kenton, Ohio |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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Matthew Richard "Maty" Mauk (born June 13, 1993) is an American college football quarterback for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. He previously played for the Missouri Tigers. He is the younger brother of former professional quarterback Ben Mauk.
Mauk, the son of Mike and Gwyn Mauk, was born and raised in Kenton, Ohio. Mauk attended Kenton High School where he was coached by his father. As a senior, Mauk led Kenton to the state championship game where he lost to the Norwayne High School Bobcats of Creston, Ohio. He was named Ohio's Mr. Football and was named an All-American by Sports Illustrated and Parade Magazine.
Mauk holds national high school career records for passing completions (1,353), passing attempts (2,110), passing yards (18,932), and total yards (22,681). Mauk held the passing touchdowns record with 219 but was surpassed by Jake Browning in 2014 (229). The records for completions, attempts, passing yards, and total yards were previously held by his older brother, Ben Mauk, who was a college football standout for the Cincinnati Bearcats. In addition to football, Maty Mauk was a high school All-District selection in basketball and qualified for the Ohio state track meet in four different events.
In addition to Missouri, Mauk received scholarship offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt among others.