Nick Gerard Ast (b. July 4, 1998) is a preferred walk-on quarterback from Cimarron High School in southwest Kansas who redshirted in 2017 and was voted the program’s Red Raider Award winner as the top scout team contributor. He is majoring in marketing.
Ast ran five times for 6 yards for the White team in the 2018 spring game and completed 1 of 2 passes for 1 yard. He did not see any game action in 2018, but that is set to change.
Entering fall camp, it was expected that Ast will be competing with John Holcombe II for primary backup quarterback duties behind Skylar Thompson in 2019.