2007: Dressed for the five home games ... did not see any playing time and was redshirted ... wore No. 33.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Orchard View High School ... was a two-year varsity letterwinner for the Cardinals and coach Hal Holman ... helped OVHS to an 8-2 mark in 2006 by recording 92 tackles and rushing for 1,000 yards ... named to the 2006 Class B Associated Press All-State Honorable Mention team ... had 144 tackles as a junior ... was an All-Conference and All-Area selection ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... served as a team captain in both football and baseball ... ran the 110m and 300 intermediate hurdles as a junior.

Personal: Full name--Matthew E. Maus ... born November 21, 1988, in Muskegon ... son of Dav and Julie Maus ... has a younger sister, Suzanne ... is majoring in physical therapy ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008 ... career ambition is to be a physical therapist.