Freshman QB Austin Reed shatters records as West Florida wins Division II national title
UWF quarterback Austin Reed shattered the NCAA Division II national championship-game passing record in less than two quarters, blitzing the Mavericks for 523 passing yards and six touchdowns, both D2 championship game records.
“We just had to keep throwing it, they couldn’t stop it,” Reed said after the game. “Our guys kept making big plays out there and we were doing what we needed to do to keep moving.”
West Florida quarterback Austin Reed celebrates after winning the Division II championship.
In the first half alone, Reed threw for 399 passing yards and five touchdowns, finding Randolph for 241 receiving yards and three scores in that span.
Austin Reed named GSC Offensive Freshman of the year:
After being named the starting quarterback at the University of West Florida after the 1st game of the season, Austin Reed performed impressively for the 2019 regular season going 8-1 as a starter and throwing for 2,439 yards, with 24 TD passes and rushing for another 184 yards and 6 touchdowns. This performance helped Austin and his UWF teammates clinch a spot to the NCAA Division 2 playoffs and earned Austin the Gulf South Conference Offensive Freshman of the Year and 2nd Team All GSC Quarterback for the 2019 season. Read the complete GSC article by clicking HERE.
