Junior defensive back Dakota Austin is one of nearly 50 players from the state of Texas listed on the Oklahoma football roster.
Not a highly decorated recruit out of Lancaster, Texas, a suburban community about 15 miles south of downtown Dallas, Austin had seen only limited game action until midway through this season. In the past two weeks, however, he has seen more game action than he did in his first two seasons combined.
The 5-10, 157-pound cornerback was called to duty when All-Big 12 defensive back Zack Sanchez went down with an ankle sprain on the first play in the Texas Tech game two weeks ago.