FINDLAY — Before he has even played in a high school football game, Findlay native Ryan Montgomery has earned a scholarship offer from the University of Michigan.

Montgomery, an incoming freshman quarterback at Findlay High School, received the offer from the Wolverines on Monday.

“It really hasn't sunk in. I'm still in awe, to be honest,” Montgomery said. “Michigan is a team I've been watching all my life on ESPN and all those big channels. It's crazy to think I have the potential to be a Michigan Wolverine.”

Montgomery, a 6-foot-3 and 180-pound quarterback, attended a camp in Ann Arbor last weekend.

The 14-year-old said he worked directly with Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh.

“It was great to see where I'm at against all those other elite athletes,” he said. “Coach Harbaugh participated a lot with our drills, so that was pretty cool. I think they really liked me. They really liked my release and my size at this young age. I won an award, I got top three quarterback for all ages. So that was pretty cool.”

Brad Maendler, who is a coach with a quarterbacks development company called QB Collective, said Montgomery emerged as one of the top three quarterbacks at Michigan's camp.

Maendler, who has worked with Montgomery, compared him to four-star QB prospect Drew Allar, who will be a senior at Medina High School and has committed to play at Penn State.

“I jokingly refer to Ryan as 'Drew Allar 2.0' because they are both uber-talented, have uncommon body control for their length/age, and have that old school work ethic and humility that coaches love,” Maendler said on a Twitter post on Monday. “First of many, young man!”

Montgomery said he participated in the QB Collective camp in May.

“I did really well there against all those great quarterbacks, and that gave me a confidence boost,” he said.

Steve Wiltfong of the college football recruiting site 247Sports.com said Montgomery has many nice traits. Wiltfong said on Twitter that Montgomery is an “up and coming passer in the Midwest.”

Ryan Montgomery is the younger brother of rising Findlay junior Luke Montgomery, a highly recruited tight end who is projected to be a lineman at the next level.

Luke Montgomery, who is one of the most sought-after football prospects in the 2023 class, is ranked as the No. 51 prospect by 247Sports. He is considered the No. 4 offensive tackle in his class and is the No. 3 prospect in the state of Ohio. He is listed as a 4-star recruit and has 16 total offers from top programs including Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Penn State.

Ryan said he hopes to follow his brother's approach to handling the recruiting process.

“I'm going to follow his same path and stay humble,” he said.

Luke Montgomery took to Twitter on Monday to congratulate his brother.

“Let’s go lil bro first of many so proud of you. P.S. don’t worry about getting sacked,” he posted.

Both brothers could end up playing in the Big Ten one day.

“Obviously Ohio State and Michigan are one of the biggest rivalries. I always loved watching that,” Ryan said. “It's crazy to think that maybe one day I can play there. And obviously the academics there are sweet.”

First-year Findlay coach Stefan Adams, a former longtime Trojans assistant, said he was not overly surprised that Ryan received the offer from Michigan.

“It’s definitely impressive for a guy so young to receive such a big offer,” Adams said. “He works hard and has such promise and deserves what comes his way.”

Adams, who is taking over for the departed Matt Pees, served as a Findlay assistant under former head coach Mark Ritzler from 2017-19.

“Having both Luke and Ryan in our Trojan program speaks to the talent level we have coming through our program right now,” Adams said.

Montgomery said he will be attending camps at Alabama, Ohio State, and Penn State over the next six weeks.

“It's crazy because I grew up watching all these great teams compete on TV,” he said.

Montgomery tripled his followers on Twitter after the announcement: “After a great call I am super excited and blessed to receive my first offer to play football at The University of Michigan!,” Montgomery wrote on Twitter.

“My phone has been blowing up every 30 seconds,” he said.

First Published June 7, 2021, 6:50 p.m.