22 Facts About Ben Mauk

Gary Benjamin Mauk was born on January 4,1985 and is a former American football quarterback.

Ben Mauk completed his college football career in 2007 for the Cincinnati Bearcats.

Ben Mauk attended high school at Kenton High School where he set national passing records as a senior.

Ben Mauk then went on to play at Wake Forest, and then later transferred to Cincinnati at the conclusion of the 2006 season.

Ben Mauk is the older brother of Maty Mauk, former quarterback for the Missouri Tigers.

At the completion of his senior season, Ben Mauk gained national recognition by winning the 2002 Ohio Mr Football Award, 2002 Gatorade Ohio Football Player of the Year and the 2002 Art Tuion Award Winner after throwing for the national record 6,540 yards that season alone.

Ben Mauk committed to Wake Forest University on July 8,2003.

In 2004, Ben Mauk played in ten games and started three.

In 2006, Ben Mauk sustained an injury to his right arm in the first game against Syracuse.

Ben Mauk attempted to recover a fumble in the third quarter when two Orange players fell on the arm.

Ben Mauk suffered a fractured humerus, a dislocated shoulder, and a torn labrum.

Ben Mauk decided to take advantage of an NCAA rule, later rescinded, that allowed graduate students with remaining athletic eligibility to transfer and become immediately eligible.

Ben Mauk chose the University of Cincinnati primarily because it was close to his hometown and new coach Brian Kelly was installing a spread offense similar to the one he ran in high school.

Ultimately, Kelly decided to bring Ben Mauk in, figuring that, if nothing else, Ben Mauk could serve as a mentor for the Bearcats' younger quarterbacks who would have to adjust to the spread offense.

Ben Mauk, named the starting quarterback over junior Dustin Grutza, was trying to lead the Bearcats to their first winning season in the Big East.

Ben Mauk, called the "Bionic Man" by his Cincinnati teammates due to the various metallic objects installed in his arm, proved to be an inspiration to them.

Ben Mauk tried to gain one more year of eligibility for the 2008 season.

Ben Mauk appealed his case a final time via teleconference; on September 3,2008, he learned that it had been denied.

On September 9,2008, Hardin County Judge William Hart refused to grant a permanent injunction against the NCAA that would have allowed Ben Mauk to rejoin the Bearcats.

In September 2008, Ben Mauk signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

Ben Mauk was the quarterback for Cincinnati's indoor football team, the Cincinnati Commandos.

Ben Mauk was invited to try out with the Tampa Bay Storm in 2011.