Katin Houser is an American football quarterback who plays for the East Carolina Pirates. He previously played for the Michigan State Spartans.
.png) Houser with Michigan State in 2023 | |
| East Carolina Pirates – No. 4 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Major | Economics |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California) |
High school career
editHouser originally attended Liberty High School in Henderson, Nevada before transferring to St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California for his final two years.[1] As a senior, he split time at quarterback and passed for 1,408 yards with 12 touchdowns and two interceptions.[2] Houser originally committed to Boise State University to play college football but later switched to Michigan State University.[3][4][5]
College career
editMichigan State
editHouser spent his first year at Michigan State in 2022 as a backup to Payton Thorne. He played in one game and took a redshirt.[6] Prior to 2023, he competed for the starting job.[7][8] He entered the season as a backup to Noah Kim. On November 27, 2023, Houser announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[9]
East Carolina
editOn December 16, 2023, Houser announced that he would be transferring to East Carolina.[10]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Michigan State Spartans | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 58.4 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 7 | 2–5 | 112 | 191 | 58.6 | 1,130 | 5.9 | 6 | 5 | 113.5 | 48 | −12 | −0.3 | 2 | |
| East Carolina Pirates | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 2–1 | 71 | 120 | 59.1 | 1,028 | 8.6 | 13 | 4 | 160.2 | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 2 | |
| Career[11] | 17 | 10 | 4–6 | 184 | 313 | 58.8 | 2,160 | 6.9 | 19 | 9 | 131.0 | 65 | 48 | 0.7 | 4 | |
References
edit- ^ Pouncy, Colton. "How Katin Houser bet on himself and landed at Michigan State: 'He's built a little different'". The Athletic.
- ^ "St. John Bosco QBs say playing teams like Mater Dei makes it easy to share position". April 16, 2021.
- ^ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State football flips 2022 QB Katin Houser after decommitment from Boise State". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "St. John Bosco QB Katin Houser signs with Michigan State football, calls it a 'great fit'". December 17, 2021.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (February 3, 2022). "4-star QB Katin Houser arrives at Michigan State with 'it factor' and plan on earning his spot". mlive.
- ^ Austin, Kyle (April 15, 2023). "Katin Houser comfortable with position in Michigan State QB competition". mlive.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (August 7, 2023). "Michigan State's Katin Houser eyes 'prime position' in QB competition". mlive.
- ^ Michigan State Spartans football could take QB competition into season
- ^ Lounsberry, Matthew (November 27, 2023). "Michigan State quarterback intends to enter transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ Kenney, Madeline (December 16, 2023). "Spartans QB Katin Houser transferring to Eastern Carolina". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "Katin Houser College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.