Honors
- CUSA All-Freshman Team: 2022
- Charlotte Athletic Director’s List: Spring 2023
2025
Played in all 13 games with 12 starts ... Was fourth on the club in total tackles (63) with 39 solos ... Ranked 39th in CUSA in tackles per game (4.85) .... Brought down season-high 9 ball carriers in season opener at USC (8/30/25) with 5 solos .... Had 8 stops vs. WKU (9/27/25) with 4 solos ... Had a 65-yard interception return in OT win at New Mexico State (10/22/25) in a game he also logged 3 solo tackles ... Posted 7 stops in win at Middle Tennessee (10/8/25) with 6 solos and a forced fumble ... Also had 5 solos in win at Liberty (11/8/25).
Charlotte
2024: Brought down 6 ball carriers in 5 appearances ... Had season-high 3 solo stops and a pass breakup at Rice (9/28/24) ... Snagged a 24-yard interception return at North Carolina (9/7/24) Named to Athletic Director’s Honor List (Spring 2023) ...
2023: Played in 11 games with 3 starts .... Notched 13 total tackles, and a tackle for loss during his junior campaign ... Logged an interception at SMU (9/30/23) ... Brought down season-high 3 ball carriers vs. Florida Atlantic (10/27/23) ...
2022: Made 5 starts as a true freshman with action in 12 games, recording 23 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and a QB hurry ... Made his collegiate debut at Florida Atlantic (8/27/22) with 3 total tackles ... Started the last 3 games of his freshman season while earning CUSA All-Freshman Team honors.
High School
Started three seasons for coach Nick Carroll at Zephyrhills (Fla.) High where he logged 50.0 career tackles for loss and 30.0 sacks for the Bulldogs ... Posted 37 total tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks as a senior (2021) to earn 5A all-state honors for a 10-2 team ... Brought down 51 ball carriers as a junior with 25.5 tackles for loss, 13.0 sacks and 4 forced fumbles ... Posted 43 stops his sophomore year with 15.0 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks ... Was also a standout sprinter and hurdler, winning the 300m hurdles state title as a senior (37.31) and making the finals in three events (100m, 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles) as a junior ... Rated as a three-star linebacker.
Personal
Maguire Daniel Hiatt Neal was born 11/20/02 in Tampa, Fla. ... Son of Daniel and Sandra Neal of Zephyrhills, Fla. ... Has two sisters, Mya and Mykenzy ... Majoring in General Studies.
