Katin Houser

Katin Houser
Houser with Michigan State in 2023
East Carolina Pirates – No. 4
PositionQuarterback
ClassRedshirt Sophomore
MajorEconomics
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolSt. John Bosco
(Bellflower, California)

Katin Houser is an American football quarterback who plays for the East Carolina Pirates. He previously played for the Michigan State Spartans.

High school career

Houser 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

Michigan State

Houser 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

On December 16, 2023, Houser announced that he would be transferring to East Carolina.[10]

Statistics

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 9 7 5–2 149 245 60.8 2,006 8.2 18 11 144.9 49 170 3.5 4
Career[11] 21 14 7–7 262 438 59.8 3,138 7.2 24 16 130.8 98 171 1.7 6

References

  1. ^ Pouncy, Colton. "How Katin Houser bet on himself and landed at Michigan State: 'He's built a little different'". The Athletic.
  2. ^ "St. John Bosco QBs say playing teams like Mater Dei makes it easy to share position". April 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State football flips 2022 QB Katin Houser after decommitment from Boise State". Detroit Free Press.
  4. ^ "St. John Bosco QB Katin Houser signs with Michigan State football, calls it a 'great fit'". December 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Wenzel, Matt (February 3, 2022). "4-star QB Katin Houser arrives at Michigan State with 'it factor' and plan on earning his spot". mlive.
  6. ^ Austin, Kyle (April 15, 2023). "Katin Houser comfortable with position in Michigan State QB competition". mlive.
  7. ^ Wenzel, Matt (August 7, 2023). "Michigan State's Katin Houser eyes 'prime position' in QB competition". mlive.
  8. ^ Michigan State Spartans football could take QB competition into season
  9. ^ Lounsberry, Matthew (November 27, 2023). "Michigan State quarterback intends to enter transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  10. ^ Kenney, Madeline (December 16, 2023). "Spartans QB Katin Houser transferring to Eastern Carolina". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Katin Houser College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.