Michael Austin

Height:
6-null
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
El Cajon, CA
High School:
Helix HS

High School -- Under head coach Troy Starr at Helix High School, Austin quarterbacked the Highlanders to an 11-2 record, Grossmont-Hills League title and the CIF-San Diego Section Open Division championship .... Helix lost to Mission Viejo in the state I-AA regionals ... in 27 career games, Austin completed 259 of 436 passes for 4,006 yards and 46 touchdowns with 13 interceptions ... also rushed for 1,022 yards and 17 scores in his three-year varsity career ... as a senior, Austin connected on 107 of 187 passes for 1,725 yards and 18 scores while rushing for 397 yards and eight more touchdowns, earning first-team All-East County, first-team All-Grossmont-Hills League, first-team All-CIF-San Diego Section and second-team all-state honors as well as a spot on the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team for the third year in a row with a 3.64 grade-point average ... his statistics as a junior include 114 completions in 188 attempts for 1,665 yards and 20 touchdowns with 424 rushing yards and six more scores ... played baseball as a freshman, hitting .304 ...also lettered in golf and track and field ... earned all-league honors three times and All-CIF-San Diego Section accolades twice ... a three-year starter in football, Austin was recruited by Cal Poly, Dartmouth, Yale, San Diego State, Army, Navy, Air Force, Penn and several Big Sky schools.

Personal -- Son of Stephanie Crogan and Bobby Austin ... one brother, Zen ... has worked at Scripps Institute of Research on Alcoholism ... born February 6, 1998, in San Diego ... majoring in business administration.