Oregon transfer Austin Novosad learns fate in Bowling Green QB battle.
Oregon · Bowling GreenThe Oregon Ducks lost plenty of talent to the transfer portal in the offseason, but sometimes that is the price of success, especially in today's era of college football. That left talented players like quarterback Austin Novosad searching for a new home.
Novosad also flipped on signing day, signing with the Ducks over Baylor. He sat and developed as the backup with the Ducks as a freshman, completing 9-of-11 pass attempts in his first season.
However, after Moore transferred to Oregon, Novosad slipped to the third spot on the depth chart and saw fewer opportunities. He remained the third-string quarterback in 2024 and 2025 before opting to transfer, winding up at Bowling Green.
Novosad was the projected starter for Bowling Green for much of the offseason, having transferred in from an elite program and learning from the likes of Moore, Bo Nix and Dillon Gabriel . NEWS: Bowling Green has named Assumption College transfer Jay Kastantin the starter at quarterback, coach Eddie George told ESPN.
KEY POINTS
- Oregon transfer Austin Novosad learns fate in Bowling Green QB battle.
- Former Oregon QB Austin Novosad battled for the starting job at Bowling Green this offseason, but wound up being named the backup.
- A former four-star recruit in the 2023 class, Novosad earned a last-minute offer from Oregon after Dante Moore flipped to UCLA.
- However, Bowling Green head coach and 1995 Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George named Jay Kastanin the starter on Sunday.