BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football quarterback Austin Reed has been named to the Conference USA Football All-Academic Team, the conference announced Thursday.
Reed is one of 11 players to be included on the All-Academic Team and one of two quarterbacks featured.
Off the field, the redshirt senior from St. Augustine Beach, Florida, boasts a 3.75 GPA in his Recreation and Sport Administration graduate program at WKU. He has been featured on the Commissioner's Honor Roll, the WKU Dean's List, and the WKU President's List during his time with the Hilltoppers.
Reed has been just as impressive on the field, and on Monday he was named CUSA's Offensive Player of the Week after his standout performance at FIU in WKU's regular-season finale – a 41-28 win over the Panthers. He threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns on 26-of-35 passing in just three quarters of action, helping the Hilltoppers build a large lead over the host Panthers before coming out of the game. Reed's four touchdown passes were to four different receivers – a 2-yard pass to Malachi Corley, a 39-yard pass to Jimmy Holiday, a 16-yard pass to Easton Messer, and a 45-yard pass to K.D. Hutchinson on his final play of the game.
In 12 games this season, he has thrown for 3,340 yards and 31 touchdowns on 289-of-470 passing. He ranks first in CUSA in passing yards per game (278.3), total passing yards (3,340), completions (289), and passing touchdowns (31), and he is second in CUSA in total offense (286.7) and total offensive touchdowns (35).
WKU capped off the regular season with a 7-5 overall record and a 5-3 mark in CUSA play. The Hilltoppers will now prepare for the program's 10th bowl game in the last 12 seasons.
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