Austin Novosad
American football player (born 2004)
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Austin Novosad (born October 6, 2004)[1] is an American college football quarterback for the Bowling Green Falcons. He previously played for the Oregon Ducks.
| Bowling Green Falcons | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 6, 2004[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Dripping Springs (Dripping Springs, Texas) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Novosad attended Dripping Springs High School in 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. A four-star recruit, Novosad was selected to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl.[5] He originally committed to play college football at Baylor University before flipping his commitment to the University of Oregon.[6][7]
College career
Novosad played in three games as a backup to 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.[9] He spent his redshirt freshman season in 2024, as a backup to Dillon Gabriel, completing two passes for seven yards over three games. Novosad competed with 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]