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6 unusual facts about Kent Austin


1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The Rebels were led by freshman quarterback Chris Osgood (starting in place of the injured Kent Austin), running back Nathan Wonsley, and receiver J.R. Ambrose.

Anthony Calvillo

In 2004, with 6,041 passing yards, Calvillo became the fourth quarterback in CFL history to pass for more than 6,000 yards in a single season (Doug Flutie, David Archer, and Kent Austin being the other three), earning him the East Division nomination for Most Outstanding Player for the third consecutive year.

Brentwood Academy

Kent Austin, former Ole Miss and NFL, CFL quarterback, current head coach at Cornell University

David Rader

On February 1, 2010, Rader was hired as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Ole Miss Rebels football team after the departure of Kent Austin.

Eagle Day

When he left the Stampeders, he joined the Toronto Argonauts (the first of two Ole Miss stars to play quarterback for Toronto, the other being Kent Austin in 1995).

Jeff Bentrim

In Saskatchewan, he played third string quarterback behind Kent Austin and Tom Burgess.


77th Grey Cup

But by the mid-way point of the second quarter, the Riders offence began to show signs of life, when QB, Kent Austin had completed touchdown passes to Ray Elgaard, Jeff Fairholm and Donald Narcisse.


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