Southern notebook: Quarterback Austin Howard sets historic passing records Saturday vs. Prairie View

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern quarterback Austin Howard, the senior captain who threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns in the Jaguars' 37-31 win against Prairie View on Saturday, now stands as the highest-scoring quarterback in school history.

Howard, a four-year starter, logged his 74th passing touchdown on Southern's opening possession, a 31-yard strike to tight end Dillon Beard. With the score, Howard surpassed Dray Joseph's 73 passing touchdowns, setting a new program record.

"He's a cool customer in the pocket," said coach Dawson Odums. "One of the best I've ever seen."

"I was just out there playing ball,” Howard said. “Like Coach Odums said, ‘You’ve just got to have fun.’ And that’s what I was doing and I led my team to victory."

No. 75 came later in the second quarter. Then Nos. 76 and 77 followed.

The 5-foot-11, 208-pound quarterback tossed his second touchdown pass seconds before the first half expired, punctuating an eight-play, 90-yard drive with a 5-yard strike to tight end Jeremias Houston.



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