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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | October 6, 2004 [1] |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Dripping Springs (Dripping Springs, Texas) |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Austin Novosad (born October 6, 2004) [1] is an American college football quarterback who most recently played for the Oregon Ducks.
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]
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 nine 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]