# Austin Novosad > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Austin_Novosad > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Austin_Novosad.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Novosad > Source revision: 1355773944 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Austin Novosad** (born October 6, 2004)[1] is an American [college football](/source/College_football) [quarterback](/source/Quarterback) for the [Bowling Green Falcons](/source/Bowling_Green_Falcons_football). He previously played for the [Oregon Ducks](/source/Oregon_Ducks_football). ## Early life Novosad attended [Dripping Springs High School](/source/Dripping_Springs_High_School) in [Dripping Springs, Texas](/source/Dripping_Springs,_Texas).[2][3] As a junior in 2021, he was the District 12-5A MVP after passing for 3,399 yards and 40 touchdowns.[4] He finished his high school career completing 563 of 873 passes for 8,983 yards and 114 [touchdowns](/source/Touchdowns). A four-star recruit, Novosad was selected to play in the 2023 [All-American Bowl](/source/All-American_Bowl_(high_school_football)).[5] He originally committed to play college football at [Baylor University](/source/Baylor_University) before flipping his commitment to the [University of Oregon](/source/University_of_Oregon).[6][7] ## College career Novosad played in three games as a backup to [Bo Nix](/source/Bo_Nix) and redshirted his first year at Oregon in 2023.[8] For the season, he completed 9 of 11 passes for 52 yards with most of his playing time coming in relief of Nix in the [2024 Fiesta Bowl](/source/2024_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)).[9] He spent his redshirt freshman season in 2024, as a backup to [Dillon Gabriel](/source/Dillon_Gabriel), completing two passes for seven yards over three games. Novosad competed with [Dante Moore](/source/Dante_Moore) for the starting job in 2025.[10][11][12] He entered the season as a backup after Moore won the job. On December 27, 2025, Novosad announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[13] ### Statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2023 Oregon 3 0 — 9 11 81.8 52 4.7 0 0 121.5 0 0 0.0 0 2024 Oregon 3 0 — 2 2 100.0 7 3.5 0 0 129.4 0 0 0.0 0 2025 Oregon 1 0 — 1 2 50.0 40 20.0 0 0 218.0 0 0 0.0 0 Career 7 0 0−0 12 15 80.0 99 6.6 0 0 135.4 0 0 0.0 0 ## References 1. "Happy 16th Birthday Austin Novosad🎉!!! Look out world! @Austin2novosad". No. 1313600032126402561. Retrieved December 17, 2025. 1. Zwerneman, Brent (July 14, 2022). ["Dripping Springs QB Austin Novosad is committed to Baylor, but Texas A&M still keeps calling"](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Austin-Novosad-Baylor-Aggies-recruiting-17303669.php). *Houston Chronicle*. Retrieved May 23, 2026. 1. Zwerneman, Brent. ["Dripping Springs QB Austin Novosad is committed to Baylor, but Texas A&M still keeps calling"](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Austin-Novosad-Baylor-Aggies-recruiting-17303669.php) 1. Kaufman, Joey. ["Baylor commit Austin Novosad, a top 15 quarterback, could flip to Ohio State"](https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/06/14/ohio-state-football-quarterback-recruiting-austin-novosad-baylor-texas/7610710001/). *The Columbus Dispatch* 1. ["Dripping Springs QB named 2023 All-American"](https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/43,dripping-springs-qb-named-2023-all-american). *Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch*. October 26, 2022. 1. Jones, Thomas (December 21, 2022). ["Dripping Springs QB Austin Novosad flips from Baylor to Oregon on signing day"](https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/12/21/dripping-springs-qb-austin-novosad-flips-from-baylor-to-oregon-on-signing-day/69747685007/). *Austin American-Statesman* 1. ["Oregon football recruiting: Four-star quarterback Austin Novosad flips from Baylor to Ducks"](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/oregon-football-recruiting-four-star-quarterback-austin-novosad-flips-from-baylor-to-ducks/). *CBS Sports*. December 21, 2022. 1. Oregonian/OregonLive, James Crepea | The (April 17, 2024). ["Quarterback Austin Novosad ‘much farther ahead’ in his second spring at Oregon"](https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2024/04/quarterback-austin-novosad-much-farther-ahead-in-his-second-spring-at-oregon.html). *oregonlive* 1. Romero, Gabriel. ["Former Hill Country QB gets national spotlight with Oregon Ducks"](https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/austin-novosad-18585173.php) 1. Hansen, Chris. ["Oregon football needs a new starting quarterback: Can Austin Novosad win the job?"](https://www.registerguard.com/story/sports/college/football/2025/04/09/oregon-football-qb-austin-novosad-competing-to-be-the-starter/82999567007/). *The Register-Guard* 1. Clarke, Ryan (October 29, 2024). ["Has Austin Novosad surpassed Dante Moore on the depth chart? Oregon Ducks mailbag"](https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2024/10/has-austin-novosad-surpassed-dante-moore-on-the-depth-chart-oregon-ducks-mailbag.html). *oregonlive* 1. Dietz, Alec. ["What Austin Novosad's coaches say about Oregon football QB"](https://www.registerguard.com/story/sports/college/football/2025/06/28/austin-novosad-oregon-ducks-football-quarterback/84194894007/). *The Register-Guard* 1. Pope, Keegan (December 27, 2025). ["Oregon loses notable quarterback to NCAA transfer portal"](https://www.on3.com/news/oregon-qb-austin-novosad-plans-to-enter-ncaa-transfer-portal/). *On3*. Retrieved December 27, 2025. ## External links - [Oregon Ducks bio](https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/austin-novosad/17403) - [Bowling Green Falcons bio](https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/roster/austin-novosad/20036) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Austin Novosad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Novosad) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Novosad?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.