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Austin Reed was on fire. Not literally, of course, but in sports terms.
He threw one touchdown pass. And then another. And another. And one more for good measure. Four in all to go along with a New Orleans Bowl-record 497 passing yards as he guided Western Kentucky to a 44-23 win over South Alabama on mid-December night in the Caesars Superdome.
Austin Reed had an impressive first season at Western Kentucky. Photo by Wyatt Richardson/WKU Athletics
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