Austin is the starting quarterback of the present and future following a record-setting freshman season

2011
Named Missouri Valley Football Conference Freshman of the Year and also earned a spot on MVFC All-Newcomer Team ... started final eight games of season and played in 10 games overall ... established new league record for passing yards by a freshman with 2,382 ... led all FCS freshmen in passing average (238.2 yards per game), total passing yards (2,382), touchdown passes (16) and total offense (231.10 yards per game) ... finished third in voting for inaugural Jerry Rice Award as top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision ... topped 300-yard mark five times and threw for four touchdowns on three occasions ... named MVFC Newcomer of the Week after connecting on 22-of-35 passes for 345 yards and four scores at Youngstown State ... earned same award after completing 20-of-31 passes for 377 yards and four TDs at Missouri State ... honored as MVFC Offensive Player of the Week with 16-of-28, 328-yard, 4-TD outing versus Southern Illinois ... tied SDSU single-game mark with 37 completions against nationally ranked Northern Iowa ... led team on 16 touchdown drives of 70 or more yards

2010
Redshirted ... honored as Scout Team Offense Player of the Week in preparation for game at Indiana State

BEFORE SDSU
Rewrote the record book during a standout career at Brandon Valley High School ... a three-year starter for coach Chad Garrow, he set 14 school records and eight state passing records, including 7,612 career yards and 88 career touchdowns. ... two-time all-state selection who was nominated to play in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... was selected as South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year and was named captain of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45