Katin Houser
Houser with East Carolina in 2025 | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Katin Houser is an American college football quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He previously played for the Michigan State Spartans and the East Carolina Pirates.
Early life
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]
On December 15, 2025, Houser announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[11]
Illinois
On January 4, 2026, Houser announced he was transferring to the Illinois Fighting Illini.[12]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 58.4 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 11 | 7 | 2–5 | 112 | 191 | 58.6 | 1,130 | 5.9 | 6 | 5 | 113.5 | 48 | −12 | −0.3 | 2 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 9 | 7 | 5–2 | 149 | 245 | 60.8 | 2,006 | 8.2 | 18 | 11 | 144.9 | 49 | 170 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 12 | 12 | 8–4 | 269 | 408 | 65.9 | 3,300 | 8.1 | 19 | 6 | 146.3 | 85 | 181 | 2.1 | 9 |
| Career[13] | 33 | 26 | 15–11 | 531 | 846 | 62.8 | 6,438 | 7.6 | 43 | 22 | 138.3 | 183 | 352 | 1.9 | 15 | |
References
- ^ Pouncy, Colton. "How Katin Houser bet on himself and landed at Michigan State: 'He's built a little different'". The Athletic.
- ^ "St. John Bosco QBs say playing teams like Mater Dei makes it easy to share position". April 16, 2021.
- ^ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State football flips 2022 QB Katin Houser after decommitment from Boise State". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "St. John Bosco QB Katin Houser signs with Michigan State football, calls it a 'great fit'". December 17, 2021.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (February 3, 2022). "4-star QB Katin Houser arrives at Michigan State with 'it factor' and plan on earning his spot". mlive.
- ^ Austin, Kyle (April 15, 2023). "Katin Houser comfortable with position in Michigan State QB competition". mlive.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (August 7, 2023). "Michigan State's Katin Houser eyes 'prime position' in QB competition". mlive.
- ^ Michigan State Spartans football could take QB competition into season
- ^ Lounsberry, Matthew (November 27, 2023). "Michigan State quarterback intends to enter transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ Kenney, Madeline (December 16, 2023). "Spartans QB Katin Houser transferring to Eastern Carolina". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ Igoe, Stephen (December 15, 2025). "ECU QB Katin Houser to enter transfer portal". 247Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ @IlliniFootball (January 4, 2026). "Welcome to the FamILLy, @katinhouser" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ "Katin Houser College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.