Career
He also participated in track & field Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Tuerk was listed as the Number. 7 offensive tackle prospect in his class.
In his true freshman year at University of Southern California, Tuerk emerged as the starting left offensive tackle for University of Southern California"s final 5 regular-season games of 2012 after serving as an often-used back earlier in the season.
When he got his first start at Arizona, he became the first-ever University of Southern California true freshman to start at left tackle (and the first to start at tackle since Winston Justice in the last 12 games of 2002). Tuerk was named Freshman All-American by College Football News.