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Name: Austin Reed (Double Transfer from West Florida/ Southern Illinois)
College: Western Kentucky
Number: 16
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Height: 6-2 Weight: 220
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Class/Draft Year: rSr/2024
40 Low: 4.74 40 Time: 4.82 40 High: 4.87
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Data Scout Notes: X-4-7/Back for 2023/61%-31-11 in 23/Was Best Small School QB prospect/Trans Up/Gunslinger 2023: HMC...2022: NewcomerOYC/2ndC...Transfer from Western Kentucky-Withdrawn...Double Transfer from West Florida/ Southern Illinois...**2021: OPOYC/1stC...2019: OROYC/2ndC...Transfer from Southern Illinois
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Height: 6014
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40 Yard Dash (ET): 4.82
40 Yard Dash (HH): 4.75
20 Yard (ET): 2.81
20 Yard (HH): 2.75
10 Yard (ET): 1.69
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Dates: 03/25/24
Hand: 09 7/8 Arm: 30 1/8
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Austin Reed, Western Kentucky, Player News
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Austin Reed passed for four touchdowns and a New Orleans Bowl-record 497 yards, leading Western Kentucky to a 44-23 win over South Alabama. on Wednesday night. It was yet another memorable season-ending performance for Reed, who set Division II title-gam e records in 2019 by passing for 523 yards and six TDs in West Florida's 48-40 victory over Minnesota State. Reed's bowl total gave him 4,744 yards and 40 touchdowns passing this season, which leads the nation in both categories - for now. Reed entered t he the game ranked second nationally in yards passing behind Washington's Michael Penix Jr., who has 4,354 yards passing. Penix plays against Texas in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29. Reed's touchdown total puts him three ahead of Ohio State's C.J. Stroud, USC 's Caleb Williams and Houston's Clayton Tune, each with 37. Tune and Williams await bowl games, and Stroud could play twice more if Ohio State wins its semifinal match-up with Georgia in the College Football Playoff.The Hilltoppers also set a New Orleans Bowl record with 522 team yards passing. Receiver Dalvin Smith threw a 25-yard TD pass to Jaylen Hall on a play that started with Reed's backward pass to Smith. South Alabama's Carter Bradley passed for 360 yards and three touchdowns, and was int ercepted twice. Much of his production came in the second half with his team down by three or more TDs. Both teams combined for 74 completions, tying an NCAA record for overall completed passes in a bowl game. Two of Reed's scoring strikes went to Malach i Corley, who increased his TD's receiving total to 11 this season. Reed also threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Smith on the game's opening possession and hit tight end Joey Beljan for a 27-yard score on his second series. - Western Kentucky/AP College F ootball
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024  QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM: QB: Austin Reed, WKU,...Reed was one of college football's best passers this season, throwing for 4,249 yards and 36 touchdowns while rushing for eight more. Reed finished second in college football in passing yards, fourth in passing touchdowns and fifth in total offense. - Western Kentucky Football
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Western Kentucky quarterback Austin Reed has withdrawn his name from the NCAA Transfer Portal and informed the coaching staff he intends to return to WKU next season, the school confirmed to the Daily News on Tuesday. Reed, who was named Conference USA's Newcomer of the Year for the 2022 season, led the Hilltoppers to an 8-5 record in the regular season, and a subsequent berth in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Reed will suit up for the Hilltoppers in that Dec. 21 bowl matchup against South Alabama. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN.Reed was among the best passers in the nation this year, throwing for 4,249 yards and 36 touchdowns. Reed's yardage and touchdown totals were second and fourth in the entire country, respectively. The Florid a native's 272 points responsible for were also the second-most in all of college football, and the most among all players in the Group of Five conferences. Reed threw for a season-high 410 yards in WKU's final game of the regular season, a win at Florid a Atlantic. He also tossed six touchdowns to six different receivers earlier in the season in a victory at Charlotte. Reed threw for 300 yards or more in eight of WKU's 13 games this season. - BG Daily News
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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2022 CONFERENCE USA NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Austin Reed, WKU, QB,...WKU QB Austin Reed was named C-USA Newcomer of the Year following his exceptional season as the signal-caller for the Hilltoppers. The St. Augustine Beach, Florida, native completed 353-54 8 passes for a league-high 4,247 yards with 44 total touchdowns (36 through the air), while also rushing for 199 yards. Reed enters bowl season ranked second nationally in passing yardage, second in passing yardage per game (326.7), second in points resp onsible for (272), fourth in passing touchdowns, fourth in completions per game (27.15), fourth in points responsible for per game (20.9) and fifth in total offense per game (342.2). - Conference USA Football
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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Austin Reed threw three touchdowns and ran for another and Western Kentucky denied Florida Atlantic bowl eligibility beating the Owls 32-31 in overtime on Saturday. The Hilltoppers (8-5, 6-2 Conference USA) entered bowl eligible but missed a chance to pl ay UTSA in the conference title game when North Texas (7-5, 6-2) beat Rice 21-17 later in the day. The Mean Green owned the tie breaker against Western Kentucky having beaten it 40-13 at Bowling Green on Oct. 29.Trailing 31-24 after the Owls (5-7, 4-4) scored on their first overtime possession, Western Kentucky countered when Reed ran it in from the 1. The Hilltoppers followed by opting for the two-point conversion and secured the win when Reed rolled right and threw to an open Joshua Simon. Reed threw for 410 yards and Davion Ervin-Poindexter ran for 108 yards on 17 carries. N'Kosi Perry threw for 284 yards and a pair of scores and Larry McCammon had 127 yards rushing on 16 carries and a touchdown for the Owls. - Western Kentucky/AP College Foo tball
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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Austin Reed threw three touchdown passes - two to Jaylen Hall, who added a 46-yard punt return for a score - and ran a 1-yard TD to help Western Kentucky beat Rice 45-10 Saturday to become bowl eligible. Hall opened the scoring with a 25-yard touchdown r eception on the game's fifth play from scrimmage, Daewoo Davis Jr. added a 62-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown that capped an 11-play, 96-yard drive midway through the second quarter and JaQues Evans returned a fumble 14 yard for score 90 seconds later to make it 21-0.Hall's punt return early in the fourth quarter gave Western Kentucky (7-4, 5-2 Conference USA) 38-10 and his 2-yard TD reception with 6:16 left capped the scoring. He finished with seven receptions for 102 yards. Rice (5-5, 3-3) h ad 24 first downs and converted 7-of-11 third downs but threw four interceptions and lost two fumbles. Jumo Otoviano had 97 yards rushing on 17 carries for the Owls. Uriah West's 1-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds left in the second quarter trimmed Ric e's deficit to 21-7 but WKU's Brayden Narveson kicked a 25-yard field goal as the half expired. - Western Kentucky/AP College Football
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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NOV 7 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: WKU QB Austin Reed had his best game as a Hilltopper Saturday, leading the Tops to a dominant 59-7 victory on the road at Charlotte. Reed threw for 409 yards and six touchdowns on the day, both season hi ghs for the Florida native. All six of his touchdown passes were to six different receivers, and Reed did not throw any interceptions on the day. He completed 23-38 passes on the afternoon, including a long of 64 on which he and Malachi Corley connected for a touchdown. Reed's first two passing attempts of the game were both touchdowns. One a 46-yard touchdown strike to Jaylen Hall, the other a seven-yard score to Daewood Davis. - Conference USA Football
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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Austin Reed threw touchdown passes to five different receivers in the first half and quickly added a sixth after halftime to lead Western Kentucky to a 59-7 win over Charlotte on Saturday. There was never any doubt the Hilltoppers (6-4, 4-2 Conference US A) would become bowl eligible with their graduate transfer quarterback from Division III West Florida. A week after surpassing 10,000 career yards and reaching 100 career touchdown passes, Reed led Western Kentucky to touchdowns on their first three poss essions and five of seven possessions before halftime. The second snap of the game produced a 46-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Hall.The next possession was a one-play drive, Daewood Davis on the receiving end of a seven-yard play following an inte rception. The fourth score was the 14th-career touchdown reception for Joshua Simon, the most by a tight end in program history. Reed was 23 of 38 for a season-best 409 yards. M alachi Corley, who had a 64-yard scoring reception, had six catches for a ca reer-high 162 yards. Anthony Brackenridge returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, the 13th interception for the Hilltoppers and their fifth defensive score in 24 takeaways. Reserve quarterback Darius Ocean thr ew a touchdown pass in the final minute to set a school record with seven different receivers scoring. Chris Reynolds threw a touchdown pass for the 49ers (2-8, 1-5). - Western Kentucky/AP College Football
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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Austin Reed ran for two touchdowns and the Western Kentucky defense didn't allow a point in the second half as the Hilltoppers came from behind to beat UAB 20-17 on Friday night. Dylan Hopkins fired a 59-yard scoring strike to Samario Rudolph on UAB's fi rst possession and the Blazers led 7-0 after one quarter. Western Kentucky (5-2, 3-1 Conference USA) tied the game 55 seconds into the second quarter on Reed's 20-yard touchdown run, but UAB (4-3, 2-2) answered with Matt Quinn's 35-yard field goal for a 10-7 lead. Backup quarterback Jacob Zeno connected with Fred Farrier II for a 14-yard touchdown and a 17-7 Blazers' advantage. Zeno took over when Hopkins left the game after losing a fumble on a sack.Brayden Narveson kicked a 47-yard field goal w ith 1:41 left to pull the Hilltoppers within 17-10 at halftime. Narveson added a 44-yarder with 5:03 left in the third quarter to get WKU within 17-13 and the Hilltoppers defense followed with the play of the game. Kahlef Hailassie forced a fumble by nat ional rushing leader DeWayne McBride and JaQues Evans scooped it up and returned it 29 yards, setting up a first-and-goal at the Blazers' 6-yard line. Two plays later Reed bulled his way into the end zone from a yard out and the Hilltoppers took the lead for good. Reed, who came into the game as one of only five quarterbacks with 20 touchdown passes already this season, completed 14 of 23 for 128 yards for WKU. He has six rushing touchdowns this season. L.T. Sanders carried 16 times for 120 yards. McBri de, who came in averaging 155.6 yards a game on the ground, finished with 197 on 24 carries for UAB. - Western Kentucky/AP College Football
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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Austin Reed threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Western Kentucky past Middle Tennessee 35-17 on Saturday for the program's 600th victory. WKU led 14-10 at halftime. Reed found Joshua Simon with a short touchdown pass on fourth-and-goal t o take a 28-10 lead late in the third quarter. It moved Simon into a tie for second pace for most TDs by a tight end in program history with 12. Early in the fourth, Darius Thomas made a leaping interception on a screen pass and raced 42 yards for a touc hdown. Reed was 32-of-49 passing for 278 yards with an interception, and he carried 12 times for 39 yards. Malachi Corley caught 10 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown and Kye Robichaux had a rushing touchdown for Western Kentucky (4-3, 2-1 Conference U SA). Chase Cunningham completed 32 of 51 passes for 228 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Middle Tennessee (3-4, 0-3). - Western Kentucky/AP College Football
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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Western Kentucky's 73-0 win over Florida International was the biggest margin of victory in a game matching FBS teams since Michigan rolled Rutgers 78-0 on Oct. 8, 2016. Ohio State set the national season high for points in its 77-21 win over Toledo on S ept. 17. - AP College Football
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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Austin Reed passed for 381 yards and five touchdowns and Western Kentucky rolled to a 73-0 victory over Florida International on Saturday. Reed completed 29 of 35 passes for Western Kentucky (3-1) in a Conference USA opener. The Hilltoppers have scored a t least 30 points in 18 straight games. Reed connected with Malachi Corley for a 76-yard touchdown to open the scoring and teamed up with Joey Beljan for a 9-yard score on the final play of the first quarter. Reed hit Corley for a 21-yard touchdown and f ound Dalvin Smith for a 12-yard score - giving him touchdown passes on four straight possessions. Reed's final scoring toss was a 4-yarder to Daewood Davis with 26 seconds left in the first half for a 42-0 lead.Davion Ervin-Poindexter had two touc hdown runs for Western Kentucky and L.T. Sanders ran 35 yards for a score. Backup quarterback Darius Ocean threw a 44-yard scoring strike to Easton Messer and Aaron Key returned a fumble 48 yards for a touchdown. The last shutout for the Hilltoppers came in 2011 against Florida Atlantic. WKU piled up 688 yards of offense, while yielding just 180. The Hillltoppers' next victory will be the program's 600th. It was the most points FIU has allowed in program history. The Panthers surrendered 72 in a 2013 lo ss to Louisville. - Western Kentucky/AP College Football
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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Austin Reed threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score and Western Kentucky rolled to a 49-17 victory over Hawaii on Saturday. Reed capped a 10-play, 68-yard drive with a 5-yard TD toss to Dalvin Smith to put the Hilltoppers (2-0) up 7-3 early in t he second quarter. On Hawaii's ensuing possession, Juwon Jones picked off one of four interceptions thrown by Brayden Schager and returned it 38 yards for a score and a 14-3 lead. Western Kentucky capped off a 21-point second quarter with Reed's 47-yard scoring strike to Joshua Simon and the Hilltoppers led by 11 at halftime.WKU upped its lead to 28-10 after three quarters when Reed hit Jaylen Hall for a 17-yard score. Kye Robichaux pushed the Hilltoppers' advantage to 35-10 with a 7-yard TD run early in the final period. Reed and Davion Ervin-Poindexter had short scoring runs after that. Reed completed 22 of 31 passes for 271 yards with one interception. Schager finished with 230 yards on 22-of-33 passing for the Rainbow Warriors (0-2). Backup QB Joey Yellen completed 4 of 11 passes for 36 yards with a pick. Dedrick Parson and Nasjzae Bryant-Lelei had short TD runs. - Western Kentucky/AP College Football
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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Austin Reed threw four touchdown passes in his Western Kentucky debut and the Hilltoppers defeated Austin Peay 38-27 in a season-opener on Saturday. Reed's first three TD throws went to Malachi Corley, a sophomore who caught 73 passes last season. Wester n Kentucky recovered a fumble near midfield after Corley's third touchdown catch and Reed quickly found All-American candidate Daewood Davis deep over the middle for a 48-yard score and a 35-20 lead early in the fourth quarter. After forcing a punt on th e Governors' next possession, Western Kentucky was driving again before Reed threw his only interception of the game, a pickoff by Shamari Simmons.Austin Peay then closed the gap to 35-27 when Mike Diliello hit Drae McCray for 24 yards and a touch down. The Hilltoppers regained a two-score advantage, driving 70 yards in 11 plays for a 23-yard field goal by Brayden Narveson. Austin Peay fumbled on the ensuing kickoff, the Hilltoppers recovered and ran the final three minutes off the clock. Upton St out's 34-yard pick-6 in the second quarter put Western Kentucky ahead 21-10 and the Hilltoppers went on to lead 21-17 at halftime. Reed, who transferred from West Florida, the team he led to the 2019 Division II national championship, completed 19 of 33 passes for 276 yards. Davis caught six passes for 124 yards and Corley had five receptions for 61 yards. - Western Kentucky/AP College Football
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An influx of transfers last year - nearly a quarter of the roster was transfers - helped lead the offense to second nationally in scoring and yards per game - and first in passing yards - but many key players need replaced. That starts with Bailey Zappe, who set single-season FBS records for passing yards and passing touchdowns in his one year with the program, and Jerreth Sterns, who led the country in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, as well as WKU's second-leading receiver, Mitch ell Tinsley. West Florida transfer Austin Reed will start at quarterback, and WKU still has a deep receiving room with players like Daewood Davis, Malachi Corley, Dalvin Smith and Craig Burt returning, and transfers like Jaylen Hall and Michael Mathison joining the team.Joey Beljan and Josh Simon - who missed almost all of 2021 with a knee injury - are back at tight end, but the Hilltoppers only return two starters on the offensive line. The top two rushers from 2021 have departed, and WKU will l ook to experienced players like Jakairi Moses and Kye Robichaux, as well as Indiana transfer Davion Ervin-Poindexter, to help replace that production lost. "Of course everybody knows we were really, really good on offense last year," Arbuckle said at med ia day. "Some pieces left and a lot of turnover and stuff, but I'm really excited about the guys we have in here, players-wise and the coaching staff we have. Coach Helton's done a great job of assembling a staff that works together, a lot of continuity and, frankly, we're going to try to put our guys in the best position to be successful and score enough points to win the game, whatever that may be." - BG Daily News
(DS#11 QB) rSr/2024 QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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Austin Reed will be Western Kentucky's starting quarterback. The Hilltoppers have named the West Florida transfer QB1, head coach Tyson Helton confirmed after Thursday's practice. Reed was in a quarterback competition throughout the fall with West Virgin ia transfer Jarret Doege, who has entered the transfer portal. "At the end of the day, I just felt like he gave our team a good opportunity to win," Helton said. "I thought, as I've said all along, both quarterbacks we can win with. We can win championsh ips with both quarterbacks. The job as the head football coach is I've got to pick one of them and that's a tough pick. I just felt like Austin did a couple things that gives us an opportunity to go win. It doesn't mean he's better. It doesn't mean I'm r ight. Just my gut told me I needed to go with Austin."The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Reed comes from Division II West Florida, where he went 22-3 as the starting quarterback over two seasons and claimed a national title in 2019. During that time, he thre w for 7,507 yards and 78 touchdowns. Helton, at the team's media day, described Reed as "a gunslinger" - "When he goes out there, you don't know where it's headed, but it's headed there fast," Helton said then. "It was my gut," Helton said Thursday. "I j ust felt like he'd give us a good opportunity to win games. Again, Jarret would've given us a good opportunity to win games as well. I think if you say, 'What's his strengths?' He has big-play ability, he's got a big arm. That doesn't win games - having a big arm - but he's had a lot of good drives that finished with touchdowns. That's really important. The name of the game's put the ball in the end zone. Just some of those things kind of stood out to me." - BG Daily News
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Western Kentucky quarterback Jarret Doege has entered the transfer portal, WKU confirmed to the Daily News on Sunday. Doege, who joined the Hilltoppers as a transfer from West Virginia, was one of the frontrunners for the starting position along with Wes t Florida transfer Austin Reed. Reed on Sunday posted a photo collection on Instagram of photos from fall camp, which linebacker Will Ignont shared to his story with "QB1" written in it, and receiver Dalvin Smith shared it with the comment "Let's Ride!" The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Reed comes from Division II West Florida, where he went 22-3 as the starting quarterback over two seasons and claimed a national title in 2019. During that time, he threw for 7,507 yards and 78 touchdowns.Helton described R eed as "a gunslinger" - "When he goes out there, you don't know where it's headed, but it's headed there fast," Helton said. "I just like to keep it down to one word and that's a winner," Reed said earlier in camp when describing his game. "In my time, a ll I've ever judged myself on is how many wins I get. For me, that's the most important thing. I'm going to throw it around the yard. I'm going to make a couple throws that you might clench your butthole when I make that throw. Sorry, that might not be t he best use of words, but I'm going to do whatever it takes to win. "This offense is really just suited around putting a guy back there who can win. I'm just hoping to be that guy and hoping to do what this offense needs me to do and let those guys aroun d me make me look good." Reed started his career at Southern Illinois, where he redshirted in 2018 before making the move to Pensacola, Fla., where he won a Division II national title with West Florida in 2019. - BG Daily News
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2021 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Austin Reed, QB, West Florida,...Reed has been one of the top signal callers in the country all season long, ranking among the top eight nationally in nine of 11 quarterback categories. H e leads the GSC with 328 passing yards per game, 3,284 yards, 35 touchdowns and a 168.3 passer efficiency rating. He has six games over 300 yards passing, including the last five and has thrown four scores seven times and at least two in every game. In h is career, the St. Augustine, Florida product is 22-2 as a starter. - West Florida Football
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2021 ALL-GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): QB Austin Reed, West Florida,...Reed leads the GSC with 328 passing yards per game, 3,284 yards, 35 touchdowns and a 168.3 passer efficiency rating. He has six games over 300 yards passing, including t he last five and has thrown four scores seven times and at least two in every game. - West Florida Football
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Austin Reed threw for 380 yards and four touchdowns and Division II-member West Florida beat McNeese 42-36 on Saturday. In the season opener for both squads, the Argonauts moved their all-time record to 2-0 against FCS teams after beating North Alabama 2 4-19, also on the road, in 2018. UWF hadn't played in 623 days when it beat Minnesota State in the 2019 NCAA Division II championship game. Deonta McMahon gave the Cowboys their only lead of the game when he ran it in from 3 yards out in the first quarte r for a 7-0 advantage. The Argonauts responded with back-to-back scoring drives starting with Reed throwing a 44-yard touchdown pass to David Durden before Durden's 6-yard touchdown run.The Cowboys closed to 35-28 when Cody Orgeron threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Josh Matthews with 7:31 remaining. But West Florida countered with a four-play, 75-yard scoring drive when Reed threw nine yards to Marcus Clayton. McNeese reduced the deficit to 42-36 when Stephon Huderson crashed in from 2 yards out a nd Orgeron connected with Matthews for the two-point conversion with 2:44 left. But West Florida recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock to end it. Orgeron threw for 367 yards and two touchdowns. - AP College Football
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Austin Reed broke the NCAA Division II championship game record for yards passing before halftime, throwing for 399 of his 523 yards in West Florida's 48-40 victory over Minnesota State on Saturday in a matchup of teams seeking a first title. Reed had to wait until the second half to break the record for touchdown passes, finishing with six after the redshirt freshman tied the previous mark with five in the first half. Three of the scores went to Quentin Randolph, who ended up 16 yards short of the titl e game record with 254 yards receiving. Reed broke the previous title-game mark of 361 yards passing on a 48-yard touchdown to Randolph for a 38-21 lead with 18 seconds left in the first half.West Florida (13-2) had already become the first team t o beat three undefeated teams in the same Division II postseason before making Minnesota State (14-1) the fourth. The Argonauts ended defending champ Valdosta State's 25-game winning streak in the second round, Lenoir-Rhyne's 15-game home winning streak in the quarterfinals and 2018 finalist Ferris State's 14-win run at home in the semifinals. West Florida, the first NCAA football team to reach the postseason twice in its first four years of existence, improved to 9-1 in the playoffs. The Argonauts lost to Texas A&M-Commerce in the 2017 championship game. - AP College Football
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2019 ALL-GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): QB Austin Reed, West Florida, Fr., St. Augustine Beach, Fla.,...In his first season with UWF, Reed has started nine games and led the GSC in passing with 2,444 passing yards, 244.4 passing yards per g ame and 24 touchdown passes. The redshirt freshman from St. Augustine, Fla. is second in the conference with a 151.2 passer rating and has an 8-1 record as a starter. He is the third player in program history to win a Freshman of the Year award, joining Archie (defense) in 2016 and Mike Beaudry (offense) in 2017. - West Florida Football
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2019 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Austin Reed, West Florida,...Reed has had an excellent debut campaign for West Florida. He led the conference with 2,444 passing yards and 24 touchdown passes. Reed is second in the con ference with a 151.2 passer rating, and he will lead the Argonauts into a playoff showdown with Wingate this Saturday. He is the second player in program history to be name GSC Offensive Freshman of the Year (Mike Beaudry, 2017). - Gulf South Conference Football
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Valdosta State and West Florida have qualified for the NCAA Division II Football Championship. West Florida is back in the playoffs after a one year absence. The Argonauts advanced all the way to the 2017 NCAA Division II Championship Game in their last playoff appearance. They were a sixth seed that season, and were unseeded this year due to the new seeding principles the committee used. UWF finished the year with the top defense in the league, and freshman quarterback Austin Reed led the conference in passing yards per game and passing touchdowns. - Gulf South Football
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OCT 7 GULF SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Austin Reed, West Florida, Passing Yards: 262, Touchdowns: 4,...Reed threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-3 win for the Argos over Delta State. UWF is now one of two GSC teams without a conference loss, a nd Reed ranks first in the league in passing yards and touchdowns. OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED, Freshman: Chauncey Williams (UWG), Kameron King (SU), Dre' Williams (NGU), Mike Diliello (FT). - Gulf South Conference Football
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