Austin Kendall

Austin Kendall is an American football quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Austin Kendall
West Virginia Mountaineers – No. 12
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Senior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolCuthbertson (Waxhaw, North Carolina)
Personal information
Born:Waxhaw, North Carolina
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight221 lb (100 kg)

Early years

Kendall attended Cuthbertson High School in Waxhaw, North Carolina. He committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.[1]

College career

2016–2018

As a freshman at Oklahoma in 2016, Kendall appeared in two games as a backup to Baker Mayfield, completing 16 of 22 passes for 143 yards with two touchdowns.[2] After redshirting in 2017, Kendall appeared in six games and made one start as the backup to Kyler Murray.[3] For the season, he completed 12 of 17 passes for 122 yards and one touchdown. In 2018, he played in four games where he threw for 122 yards and one touchdown.[4]

2019

Prior to the 2019 season, Kendall was expected to be a contender for the Sooners' starting quarterback. However, he entered the NCAA transfer portal shortly after Jalen Hurts transferred to Oklahoma.[4] Kendall transferred to West Virginia University before the start of the season as a graduate transfer.[5][6] Initially, Oklahoma was not willing to grant Kendall immediate eligibility to play at West Virginia, citing an NCAA rule giving them such power if he transferred to another school in the same conference (both Oklahoma and West Virginia are members of the Big 12 Conference). However, after some media backlash, Oklahoma acquiesced and Kendall was granted immediate eligibility with the Mountaineers.[7][8]

In his first year at West Virginia, he was named the starting quarterback.[9][10]

References
  1. Johnson, Chris (April 7, 2015). "Austin Kendall, 2016 four-star QB, verbally commits to Oklahoma". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  2. Bailey, Eric (August 11, 2016). "Oklahoma football: True freshman Austin Kendall forced to grow up fast during fall camp". Tulsa World. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  3. Palmateer, Tyler (August 23, 2018). "OU football: What's next for Austin Kendall?". The Norman Transcript. CNHI. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  4. Reynolds, Vic (September 14, 2019). "OU football: Austin Kendall throws 3 touchdowns in West Virginia's win over NC State". OU Daily. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  5. Palmateer, Tyler (January 18, 2019). "Austin Kendall announces transfer to West Virginia". The Norman Transcript. CNHI. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  6. Trotter, Jake (January 18, 2019). "Ex-Sooners QB Austin Kendall commits to Mountaineers". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  7. Litman, Laken (January 16, 2019). "Blocking Austin Kendall's Transfer Was a Stance Oklahoma Had No Way to Defend". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  8. Forde, Pat; Thamel, Pete (January 16, 2019). "Oklahoma's hypocrisy laid out in full view with shameless Austin Kendall decision". Yahoo Sports. Verizon Media. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  9. Associated Press (August 20, 2019). "West Virginia names grad transfer Kendall QB". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  10. Hickey, Alex (August 20, 2019). "West Virginia names Austin Kendall starting quarterback for 2019". West Virginia MetroNews. West Virginia Radio Corporation. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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