A little less than two weeks after leaving Baton Rouge, Jonah Austin has himself a new college football home.
The offensive lineman confirmed to the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he has transferred to Nicholls State and began practicing with the team this past Monday. As the Colonels play at the FCS level, Austin (pictured, No. 71) will be eligible to play immediately in 2015.
Earlier this month, LSU confirmed that Austin had decided to transfer out of the Tigers football program.
Austin was a three-star member of LSU’s 2011 recruiting class who was rated as the No. 58 tackle in the country. He did not see any game action his first two seasons in Baton Rouge, then played in a total of 12 games the past two years — five in 2014, seven in 2013.
As was the case each of the past two seasons, the 6-6, 330-pound Austin was slated for a backup role in 2015.