Feb 23, 2021
After an unfathomable delay, California will resume high school football and other outside sports this week because COVID-19 rates have declined statewide, which couldn t be more uplifting news to signees in the University of Washington s latest recruiting class.
Maurice Heims, a 6-foot-6, 242-pound outside linebacker for Santa Margarita Catholic High School south of Los Angeles and orginally from Germany, put it all in perspective. We ve been waiting over 400 days to play football again, Heims said.
He s one of five Californians headed who will join the UW in the fall and begin their college football careers. At least they get a warm-up season now before they graduate.