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Jersey Number 18
Brian Maurer
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ocala, Fla.
- High School:
- West Port
Bio
CAREER
Athletic dual-threat quarterback who enters his third year with the program … Played in 12 career games with four starts – all starts as a true freshman … Accounted for four touchdowns – two rushing and two passing … Completed 37-of-81 passes for 550 yards and two touchdowns … Also rushed for 97 yards on 28 attempts with two scores.
2020 – SOPHOMORE
Saw action in four games, completing two passes for nine yards and rushing five times for 41 yards ... Had one rush for a season-long 22 yards at Vanderbilt (12/12) ... Completed one pass for eight yards and ran once for one yard vs. No. 6 Florida (12/5) ... Saw action at Arkansas (11/7), playing four drives in the second half ... Made season debut vs. No. 2 Alabama (10/24), completing his only pass attempt for one yard while also converting a 3-and-13 by scrambling for 15 yards on UT's final drive of the game.
2019 – FRESHMAN
Strong-armed quarterback who was thrust into action as true freshman … Appeared in eight games with four starts ... Completed 35-of-75 passes for 541 yards and two touchdowns with five interceptions ... Finished with 56 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground ... Played as a reserve against Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) and at Missouri (11/23) ... Started at Kentucky (11/9) and finished 7-of-16 for 98 yards - all in the first half ... Scored on a 2-yard quarterback sneak in first quarter against No. 1 Alabama ... It was the first rushing TD by a UT QB against Alabama since Casey Clausen’s game-winning 1-yard touchdown in the fifth overtime of the Vols’ 51-43 win over the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa in 2003 ... Left the game at Alabama with an injury with just over 1:00 remaining in the first quarter, finishing 5-of-7 for 62 yards with one interception in his first-career road start (10/19) ... Recorded a season-long 23-yard rush in the second quarter against Mississippi State (10/12), which was the longest rush by a quarterback since 2017... Led the Vols in the first half with 41 yards rushing but was knocked out of the game with just under a minute left in the first half ... Finished 4-of-7 and recorded 61 passing yards against MSU (10/12) ... Became the first true freshman to start for UT since Will McBride started against Missouri on Nov. 11, 2017, after starting vs. No. 3 Georgia (10/3) ... Began the UGA game 10-for-17, connecting with Marquez Callaway and Jauan Jennings for the first two touchdown passes of his career ... Finished 14-for-28 and 259 yards vs. Georgia ... His 73-yard touchdown toss to Callaway was his first completion inside Neyland Stadium (10/5) ... Started the second half against Florida completing his first pass attempt, going 3-of-6 on his first drive of the game and leading the Vols to their first scoring drive which was capped by a 40-yard field goal from Brent Cimaglia (9/21) ... Made his collegiate debut against Chattanooga (9/14) and scored on a 6-yard scamper to the corner of the end zone ... Became the first true freshman quarterback to score a rushing touchdown since Josh Dobbs did so against Kentucky on Nov. 30, 2013.
HIGH SCHOOL
Elite 11 quarterback who starred at West Port High School in Ocala, Florida … Four-star prospect … Participated in Nike’s “The Opening” ... Set the Marion County single-season passing record in 2018 with 3,543 yards and 34 touchdowns … Finished his high school career with a county-record 7,664 yards and 64 touchdowns … Led West Port to a state-record 876 yards of total offense and 39 first downs in a 77-67 loss to Oconee in 2018, completing 34-of-53 passes for 513 yards and three touchdowns and adding 195 yards and three scores on the ground … The game broke the Florida high school record for total points scored, while West Port’s total yardage ranked in the national high school top 10.
PERSONAL
Full name is Brian Anthony Maurer … Born on Jan. 6, 2001 … Son of Kyla Lester ... Majoring in journalism and electronic media ... Recipient of Gary Mathews Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund and the Lane Ashworth Athletic Endowment … Twitter handle is @maurerera_2 and Instagram handle is @brianmaurer18.
Athletic dual-threat quarterback who enters his third year with the program … Played in 12 career games with four starts – all starts as a true freshman … Accounted for four touchdowns – two rushing and two passing … Completed 37-of-81 passes for 550 yards and two touchdowns … Also rushed for 97 yards on 28 attempts with two scores.
2020 – SOPHOMORE
Saw action in four games, completing two passes for nine yards and rushing five times for 41 yards ... Had one rush for a season-long 22 yards at Vanderbilt (12/12) ... Completed one pass for eight yards and ran once for one yard vs. No. 6 Florida (12/5) ... Saw action at Arkansas (11/7), playing four drives in the second half ... Made season debut vs. No. 2 Alabama (10/24), completing his only pass attempt for one yard while also converting a 3-and-13 by scrambling for 15 yards on UT's final drive of the game.
2019 – FRESHMAN
Strong-armed quarterback who was thrust into action as true freshman … Appeared in eight games with four starts ... Completed 35-of-75 passes for 541 yards and two touchdowns with five interceptions ... Finished with 56 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground ... Played as a reserve against Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) and at Missouri (11/23) ... Started at Kentucky (11/9) and finished 7-of-16 for 98 yards - all in the first half ... Scored on a 2-yard quarterback sneak in first quarter against No. 1 Alabama ... It was the first rushing TD by a UT QB against Alabama since Casey Clausen’s game-winning 1-yard touchdown in the fifth overtime of the Vols’ 51-43 win over the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa in 2003 ... Left the game at Alabama with an injury with just over 1:00 remaining in the first quarter, finishing 5-of-7 for 62 yards with one interception in his first-career road start (10/19) ... Recorded a season-long 23-yard rush in the second quarter against Mississippi State (10/12), which was the longest rush by a quarterback since 2017... Led the Vols in the first half with 41 yards rushing but was knocked out of the game with just under a minute left in the first half ... Finished 4-of-7 and recorded 61 passing yards against MSU (10/12) ... Became the first true freshman to start for UT since Will McBride started against Missouri on Nov. 11, 2017, after starting vs. No. 3 Georgia (10/3) ... Began the UGA game 10-for-17, connecting with Marquez Callaway and Jauan Jennings for the first two touchdown passes of his career ... Finished 14-for-28 and 259 yards vs. Georgia ... His 73-yard touchdown toss to Callaway was his first completion inside Neyland Stadium (10/5) ... Started the second half against Florida completing his first pass attempt, going 3-of-6 on his first drive of the game and leading the Vols to their first scoring drive which was capped by a 40-yard field goal from Brent Cimaglia (9/21) ... Made his collegiate debut against Chattanooga (9/14) and scored on a 6-yard scamper to the corner of the end zone ... Became the first true freshman quarterback to score a rushing touchdown since Josh Dobbs did so against Kentucky on Nov. 30, 2013.
HIGH SCHOOL
Elite 11 quarterback who starred at West Port High School in Ocala, Florida … Four-star prospect … Participated in Nike’s “The Opening” ... Set the Marion County single-season passing record in 2018 with 3,543 yards and 34 touchdowns … Finished his high school career with a county-record 7,664 yards and 64 touchdowns … Led West Port to a state-record 876 yards of total offense and 39 first downs in a 77-67 loss to Oconee in 2018, completing 34-of-53 passes for 513 yards and three touchdowns and adding 195 yards and three scores on the ground … The game broke the Florida high school record for total points scored, while West Port’s total yardage ranked in the national high school top 10.
PERSONAL
Full name is Brian Anthony Maurer … Born on Jan. 6, 2001 … Son of Kyla Lester ... Majoring in journalism and electronic media ... Recipient of Gary Mathews Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund and the Lane Ashworth Athletic Endowment … Twitter handle is @maurerera_2 and Instagram handle is @brianmaurer18.
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