Greg Austin (American football)
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Houston, Texas, U.S.
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant offensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 19, 1984 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 295 lb (134 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Position | Guard |
| College | Nebraska |
| Career history | |
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Greg Austin (born November 19, 1984) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant offensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was previously the offensive line coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, FIU, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the University of Central Florida.[1] He also played guard for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2003 to 2007.[2]
In August 2018, Austin was nominated as part of ESPN's '40 Under 40.'[3][4][5]
Austin was born on November 19, 1983, in Houston, Texas, at St. Luke's Hospital to Jacqueline L. Austin and Gregory D. Austin Sr. He attended Cy-Fair High School in Cypress, Texas, where he played football and a shot putter for the track and field team was elected homecoming king.[6] While at Cy-Fair, his nickname was "BG," or "Big Greg " due his popularity and leadership qualities among his teammates, peers, coaches and teachers.[7] He eventually committed to a football scholarship at the University of Nebraska upon graduating in 2003. Other prospects included North Texas, Oklahoma State, Rice, SMU and Texas Tech.[8]
College career
Upon visiting Nebraska's campus in November 2002 and being heavily recruited by head coach Frank Solich, Austin signed a letter of intent to play for the Huskers in spring of 2003.[9] He earned a spot that fall as a true starter on Solich's offensive line. He was the fifth true freshman in Nebraska's history to ever do so.[10] His offensive teammates that year included Jammal Lord and his roommate Cory Ross. Despite a knee injury that sidelined him in the late season, the Cornhuskers went on to win the Alamo Bowl his first year against Michigan State.[11] Austin retained his starting role throughout his tenure at Nebraska as they reclaimed victory two years later at the Alamo Bowl against Michigan.[12] This time, it was under new head coach Bill Callahan. In his final year, the Huskers, including starting running back and roommate Brandon Jackson, fell in a close game to Auburn in the 2007 Cotton Bowl Classic. He graduated in 2007 from Nebraska with a Bachelors in Business Administration. Other teammates included Titus Adams, Joe Dailey, Sam Koch, Carl Nicks, Ndamukong Suh, Barrett Ruud, Zac Taylor, and Fabian Washington.
Shortly after graduating from Nebraska, under the tutelage of Richard Lapchick and Richard DeVos, Austin enrolled at the University of Central Florida where he studied under the DeVos Sports Management Program. Austin credited Lapchick and DeVos on matriculating to UCF by saying their societal contributions, "really drew me in, and from there, I knew it was bigger than me." He graduated from UCF in 2009 with dual master's degrees in business sports management.[13]
| Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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| 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | |||||||||||
| Values from Pro Day[14] | ||||||||||||
