Austin Novosad

As A Redshirt Freshman (2024) Played in three games in second season with the Ducks … Saw action on 16 total offensive snaps, including 10 in Oregon’s win over Illinois (Oct. 26) … Completed 2-of-2 pass attempts vs. Illinois for seven yards. As A Freshman (2023) Appeared in three games as a true freshman while utilizing a redshirt … Completed 9-of-11 passes (81.8%) for 52 yards … Played 26 total offensive snaps … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Went 3-for-3 for 13 yards in collegiate debut … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Completed lone pass attempt for one yard … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Finished 5-of-7 for 38 yards in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl with a long pass of 18 yards. High School A consensus four-star recruit … The No. 86 player nationally according to both 247Sports and Rivals … The No. 119 player in the 247 composite and member of the ESPN 300 (No. 270) … A consensus top-20 quarterback in the country and a top-10 player at the position according to 247Sports (No. 9), Rivals (No. 9) and in the 247 composite (No. 10) … The 20th-ranked QB and No. 13 pocket passer in the ESPN rankings … The No. 8 pro-style quarterback according to Rivals … Named to the PrepStars Top 150 Dream Team … Earned All-America honors after being selected to play in the All-American Bowl … Led Dripping Springs to three consecutive appearances in the Texas state playoffs while completing 563-of-873 passes (64.5 percent) for 8,983 yards and 114 touchdowns with just 18 interceptions during three-year career … Tossed multiple TD passes in 27 of 33 career games, including three 7-TD games, one 6-TD game, six 5-TD games, four 4-TD games, four 3-TD games and nine 2-TD games … As a senior, led DSHS to the quarterfinals of the 6A state playoffs finishing with a 12-2 record … Named one of 10 Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year finalists after tossing for 2,911 yards and 39 touchdowns to just five interceptions while completing 200-of-310 passes (64.5 percent) … Also rushed for two TDs … Had one 300-yard passing game, finishing with 322 yards (17-for-25) and four TD passes in a first-round playoff win over Brandeis … Passed for more than 200 yards in 10 of team’s 14 games … Went 19-for-32 for 291 yards and a season-high five TDs in a 35-0 win over Johnson … Tossed for 253 yards (16-for-20) and four touchdowns while also rushing for a TD in a 77-0 win vs. Austin … Led team to season-opening win over eventual state runner-up Vandegrift while completing 18-of-30 passes for 247 yards and two TDs in a 23-20 victory … Led Dripping Springs to a 45-0 win in the regional round of the state playoffs while completing 11-of-14 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns … Passed for 219 yards (14-for-21) and two TDs in a six-point win over Lake Travis … Connected on 21-of-24 passes with four touchdowns in a 55-7 win vs. Bowie … Matched season-high with five TD passes in a 66-7 win over Del Valley while going 16-for-23 for 207 yards … Tossed for 205 yards (14-for-26) and three touchdowns in a win over Manor … Added 202 yards passing (12-for-16) and three TDs in a 49-0 victory over Anderson … Threw multiple TD passes in 11 of 14 games … Had a pair of 5-TD games, three 4-TD games, two 3-TD games and four 2-TD games … As a junior, an Elite 11 finalist after earning third-team all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association while leading DSHS to a 10-1 record and a spot on the state playoffs … Earned MVP honors for District 12-5A as well as first-team all-district recognition after completing 208-of-327 passes (63.6 percent) for a career-high 3,399 yards and a career-best 40 touchdowns with just nine picks … Passed for over 200 yards in all 11 games, including a pair of 400-yard passing games and two 300-yard passing games … Had a season-high 449-yards on 25-of-33 passing with five TDS in a 48-45 win over Canyon … Tossed for 421 yards on 20-of-25 passing with four touchdowns in a 52-14 win vs. Harlandale … Racked up 388 yards (24-for-40) with four TDs in a 63-56 first-round playoff loss vs. Georgetown … Finished with 304 yards and five TDs on 18-of-26 passing in a 59-0 win over Lehman … Completed 13-of-22 passes for 295 yards and four touchdowns in a 70-42 win vs. Hays … Tossed for six touchdowns and 291 yards (18-for-31) in a 49-15 win over Lockhart … Went 17-for-30 for 285 yards and a TD in a 47-21 win over Veterans Memorial … Matched a career-high seven TD passes while going 18-for-24 for 250 yards in a 63-21 win over McCollum … Finished 19-for-27 for 242 yards and three TDs in a 52-7 win over Johnson … Went 20-for-33 for 213 yards in a 32-31 win over Seguin … Tossed multiple TDs in eight of 11 games … Had one 7-TD game, one 6-TD game, two 5-TD games, one 3-TD game and three 2-TD games … As a sophomore, started eight varsity games after beginning the season on junior varsity … Named the District 12-5A Offensive Newcomer of the Year after leading team to a 9-4 record and a spot in the second round of the state playoffs … Completed 155-of-236 passes (65.7 percent) for 2,673 yards and 35 touchdowns with just four interceptions … Passed for more than 200 yards in seven of eight games, including one 500-yard game, three 400-yard games and four 300-yard games … Tossed for a career-high 560 yards (27-for-35) while matching a career-best with seven TD passes in a 70-63 loss to Seguin … Completed 22-of-39 passes for 495 yards and four touchdowns in a 55-28 loss to Mansfield Timberview … Set a career-high with seven TD passes while going 24-for-28 for 336 yards in a 57-7 win over Lehman … Threw for 254 yards (14-for-24) and three TDs in a 48-21 win over Canyon … Completed 20-of-31 passes for 247 yards and five touchdowns in a 44-24 win over Johnson … Finished with 235 yards passing (21-for-33) and two TDs in a 49-42 win over Georgetown … Finished year with multiple TD passes in all eight games, including two 7-TD games, two 5-TD games, one 4-TD game, one 3-TD game and two 2-TD games … Tossed a pair of TD passes in first career game … High school coach was Galen Zimmerman … Also recruited by Baylor, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Louisiana Tech, Notre Dame, Rice, SMU, Stanford, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech, UTSA, Vanderbilt and Washington State.