Austin Herink

Biography

Austin Herink joins the UCF football program after serving as an quality control analyst at Washington. Prior to his time in Seattle, He was an analyst at Arizona for two seasons in 2023-24. From 2021-22, Herink was the associate director of football operations at Nebraska. Prior to Nebraska, Herink was the Director of Player Personnel/Data Analytics at his alma mater, East Tennessee State. With the Buccaneers, he assisted Head Coach Randy Sanders and the offensive coaching staff with game planning, while also instructing quarterbacks on proper mechanics, game planning and scheme knowledge. Herink also helped coordinate unofficial and official recruiting visits. Herink was previously the quarterback and passing game coordinator for the Vienna Vikings, a pro football club in Vienna, Austria. He led the team to a second-place finish in the European Football League and for his play he finished runner up for European Player of the Year. Herink played quarterback at East Tennessee State, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 2017 and a master's degree in 2019. He led the 2018 team to the third-best record in school history (8-4) and the program's first playoff game in over 20 years, as well as a share of the Southern Conference Championship. Herink was a four-time team captain from 2015 to 2018.