As a freshman in 2022,Lausch made his collegiate debut in the season finale against Illinois. He completed four of eight pass attempts for 68 yards and an interception. [4]
In the 2023 season opener against UTSA,Lausch scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 6-yard run. [5] On the season,he played in ten games where he completed two of his three passes for ten yards,while rushing 19 times for 80 yards and a touchdown,and hauling in two receptions for nine yards. [6]
In 2024,Lausch lost the starting quarterback competition to Mississippi State transfer Mike Wright. After a 1–1 start,Lausch was named the starting quarterback. [7] In his first collegiate start against FCS foe Eastern Illinois,he threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns and rushed seven times for 62 yards in a 31–7 win. [8] Against Purdue,Lausch threw a game winning touchdown pass in overtime to lead the Wildcats to victory. [9] On the season,Lausch accounted for nine total touchdowns across ten starts.
In 2025,Lausch competed with freshman Ryan Boe and graduate transfer Preston Stone for the starting quarterback position. [10] In July,Lausch announced he left the football program to focus on his baseball career. [11]
Football statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing |
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
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| 2022 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 96.4 | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | 0 |
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| 2023 | Northwestern | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 94.7 | 19 | 80 | 4.2 | 1 |
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| 2024 | Northwestern | 10 | 10 | 3–7 | 159 | 296 | 53.7 | 1,714 | 5.8 | 7 | 8 | 104.8 | 87 | 213 | 2.4 | 2 |
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| Career | 21 | 10 | 3–7 | 165 | 307 | 53.7 | 1,792 | 5.8 | 7 | 9 | 104.4 | 112 | 290 | 2.6 | 3 |
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Baseball
In 2021,Lausch committed to play baseball at Notre Dame before switching to Northwestern on a football scholarship. [12] [13] In Lausch's first three years at Northwestern,he focused solely on football. In 2025,Lausch joined the Northwestern baseball team. [14] On February 14,2025,in the season opener against Long Beach State,Lausch recorded his first collegiate hit and an outfield assist. [15] On March 30,2025,Lausch hit his first two collegiate home runs against Maryland in a three hit performance. [16] On May 11,Lausch began a three game stretch where he hit home runs against Ohio State,Valparaiso and UCLA. Against Valparaiso,Lausch was a career high 4-for-4 at the plate. His home run marked Northwestern's 67 of the season,which set a program record. [17] On the season,Lausch appeared in 44 games (43 starts) in centerfield and drove in 28 runs while adding 15 extra base hits. [18]
After going undrafted in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft,Lausch played collegiate summer baseball for the Williamsport Crosscutters of the MLB Draft League. [19]
Baseball statistics
| Season | Team |
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| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA |
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| 2025 | Northwestern | 44 | 177 | 149 | 30 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 56 | .268 |
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| Career | 44 | 177 | 149 | 30 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 56 | .268 |
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