Austin Kendall (born January 21, 1998) is an

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who last played for the

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Early years

Kendall attended

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. He committed to the

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to play college football.

College career

Oklahoma

2016–2018

As a freshman at Oklahoma in 2016, Kendall appeared in two games as a backup to

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, completing 16 of 22 passes for 143 yards with two

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. After redshirting in 2017, Kendall appeared in six games and made one start as the backup to

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. 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.

West Virginia

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

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transferred to Oklahoma. Kendall transferred to

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before the start of the season as a graduate transfer. 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

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). However, after some media backlash, Oklahoma acquiesced and Kendall was granted immediate eligibility with the Mountaineers. In his first year at West Virginia, he was named the starting quarterback. However, Kendall had an inconsistent play, and led the Mountaineers to a disappointing 5–7 record.

2020

Kendall came into the 2020 season competing with fellow quarterback transfer

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. Doege eventually won the starting position, and Kendall was demoted to the backup position. He saw little playing time throughout the season, and did not see significant playing time until the

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against Army. He would lead the Mountaineers to a 24-21 comeback victory over the Black Knights.

Louisiana Tech

2021

Kendall transferred to

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for the 2021 season. He won the starting position. In his debut, Kendall went 20-for-36 on pass attempts, threw for 269 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception in the 35–34 loss to

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. He won his first game with the Bulldogs in a 45–42 win over SE Louisiana. However, Kendall struggled with inconsistency, and was replaced as starter during the season. He had a 2-7 record as starter in his first year with Louisiana Tech.

Personal life

Kendall's father, Brian, played quarterback at Georgia and his brother, Ryan, was a wide receiver at Kentucky.

References

External links

Oklahoma Sooners bioWest Virginia Mountaineers bioLouisiana Tech Bulldogs bio
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kendall, Austin 1998 births Living people People from Waxhaw, North Carolina Players of American football from Union County, North Carolina American football quarterbacks Oklahoma Sooners football players West Virginia Mountaineers football players Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players