▁a ▁st arter ▁and ▁a ▁ber th ▁in ▁Arena B ow l ▁XX V II . ▁The ▁Glad i ators ▁lost ▁to ▁Arizona ▁R att lers ▁in ▁the ▁Arena B ow l , ▁but ▁Austin ▁was ▁named ▁Second ▁Team ▁All - A ren a . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California ▁to ▁C ath y ▁and ▁Dave ▁Austin . ▁He ▁attended ▁Rio ▁M esa ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Ox n ard , ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁football . ▁As ▁a ▁junior , ▁Austin ▁split ▁time ▁with ▁Chris ▁G agua , ▁comple ting ▁ 5 2 - of - 8 1 ▁passes ▁with ▁five ▁touch down s ▁and ▁three ▁inter ception s . ▁Austin ▁was ▁the ▁l one ▁st arter ▁for ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁broke ▁many ▁school ▁records ▁for ▁passing . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Austin ' s ▁late ▁development ▁as ▁a ▁quarter back ▁lead ▁to ▁his ▁light ▁rec ruit ment ▁from ▁Football ▁Bowl ▁Sub div ision ▁schools , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁walk - on ▁to ▁the ▁football ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai ' i , ▁and ▁accepted ▁the ▁team ' s ▁offer . ▁Austin ▁spent ▁his ▁true ▁fresh man ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁red sh irt ▁for ▁the ▁War riors , ▁and ▁didn ' t ▁see ▁any ▁playing ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁red sh irt ▁fresh man . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Austin ▁was ▁given ▁the