He played high school football at multiple positions, including tailback, quarterback, wide receiver, defensive back and punt and kickoff returner.

After initially committing to Michigan, Maze signed a letter of intent with Alabama in February 2007.

[7][8][9] Maze became a key player on the 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team that won the national championship.

[18] In March 2011, Maze announced that he would not participate in the NFL draft and would instead return to Alabama for his senior year.

[22][23][24][25] In July 2011, he was included on the watch list for the 2011 Fred Biletnikoff Award, presented each year to America's top college football receiver.

[29] His eight punt returns tied an Alabama school record set in 1946 by College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry Gilmer.

"[27] After the first three games of the 2011 season, Maze led all players in the NCAA FBS with 195 punt return yards.

[34] Writing in The Huntsville Times, Mark McCarter observed: "Maze didn't look like he was running on his own.

[36] In the 2012 BCS National Championship Game against LSU, Maze almost returned a punt for a touchdown before being injured from a hamstring pull.