’29 QB/ATH brings lots of skills to the table for the Tigers
Austin Jacobson is a lot of things. At the middle school level he has flourished at QB, he has flourished on defense as a second-level guy. Jacobson has played in all the relevant middle school All-Star games and even took home an “Offensive MVP” for one of them. At 6′, 170-pounds, he has the anatomy to see the field early for St. Xavier. Mason Trimble (’26 QB) returns for what appears to be Kevin Wallace‘s last hurrah. The rising senior QB who passed for 2,300-yards and 21-TDs a year ago, completed nearly 67% of his passing attempts, and was the team’s second leading rusher in ’24, while leading St. X to a 7-5 finish (pedestrian by St Xavier’s standards), isn’t going to hand the kid the job. However, we saw Trinity ride a freshman (Zane Johnson) to a title in 2023; so, in the end, who knows?
HB Lyon, Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”
Louisville, KY: Well it is “Dead Period.” This is the time of year our football coaches vacay. This is the time of year our players go to Florida. This is our last hurrah before the other side of “Dead Period” which is essentially a down-hill slalom run to the openers in mid-August.
For us at KPGFootball, it is a time for us to feature some of the young stars we figure to perform prominently in their coming team’s fortunes. Some of these guys have been on the roster a while. Some of these players have rendered great service to date. Some of the men we feature are going to be 9th-graders figuring out how they will manage to hit the playing surface, on Friday Nights, some time this coming season.
Now before the St. Xavier crowd jumps in the comments and assures us the Tigers don’t play freshmen and particularly not at QB, let me remind St. Xavier that hated Trinity rode freshman Zane Johnson all the way to the 6A title in 2023. Zane was a 9th-grader at the time.
St. Xavier has a super-frosh hitting its roster for the Fall. His name is Austin Jacobson.
Jacobson reminds us of Zane Johnson in many, many ways. Both of them were anatomically advanced for players their age. Both of them left middle school with every conceivable accolade.
Jacobson (’29) is a six-foot tall, 170-pounder who thrives both at QB and LBer on defense. Never hurts to have that degree of both aggression and toughness under center.
Jacobson has highlights. Though the highlights are not from Hudl, they are linked in this article.
Jacobson has tremendous poise, arm talent, and an enviable frame for his age
Friday Night Fletch
What you will see, if you watch his highlights particularly the ones related to his QB-play, is this is a young player with tremendous poise and arm talent. Jacobson stands tall to deliver the ball, throws the ball from the proper release point, and gets it out with some zip making all the requisite throws.
You will also see Jacobson is a head hunter on defense from his linebacker slot. Jacobson is equally adept at slipping into coverage or getting downhill and making plays in the opposing backfield.
St. Xavier has a saying which is apropos. The Tigers point out that tradition never graduates. That would be entirely accurate.
St. Xavier has been in the title discussion every year for the last century or so. St. Xavier doesn’t rebuild, the Tigers reload.
The program will have extra-incentive to do well in ’25. Its beloved coach, Kevin Wallace, who is also among the greatest coaches in KHSAA history, claims he is hanging it up at year’s end.
St. Xavier returns many important pieces including a returning senior at QB in Mason Trimble. Trimble is a “Mr. Football” candidate and a guy who passed for 2,300-yards and 21-TDs a year ago, completed nearly 67% of his passing attempts, and was the team’s second leading rusher. Trimble won’t be handing his job to any kid, Jacobson included.
However, this kid is special. Jacobson’s time is not too far on the horizon. When the reigns get handed to him, he will know what to do with them.
Jacobson will further perpetuate the Tiger football, championship machine when it is his turn. After all, tradition never graduates. It does recycle.
This is Friday Night Fletch, reporting for KPGFootball and KPI Newspaper Group, reminding you to PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE!
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