Maybe it was the shot of him gleefully pretending to play a fiddle to the tune of Alabama’s hit song “If You’re Gonna Play in Texas” when his NDSU team punched their ticket to the FCS national championship last December. Maybe it was that ESPN graphic of the incredible six-year transformation of his time in college that went viral this winter. Maybe it might simply have been the stellar offseason he’s had up through the Senior Bowl.
Whatever it was, if you’re a college football fan, you’ve probably heard of Cody Mauch by now. If you haven’t, it’s time to familiarize yourself.