West Virginia's Tavon Austin wins national award

March 12, 2013 12:52 am

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West Virginia's Tavon Austin was named winner of the Johnny Rodgers Award as the top return specialist in college football in 2012. Austin was second in Division I-A in all-purpose yardage and averaged 12.7 yards on punt returns and 25.4 yards on kick returns. He returned one punt and one kick for touchdowns. Austin, 5 feet 9, 175 pounds, is projected to be a first-round NFL draft pick as a receiver.


First Published March 12, 2013 12:52 am

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