Heading into the 2024 season, Hauser competed for the starting kicker job with Robert Gunn III. Ultimately, he beat out Gunn III for the starting kicker job for the team's week one matchup versus
Georgia. In the
2024 ACC Championship Game, Hauser hit a walk-off game-winning 56-yard field goal, in a 34-31 victory over
SMU to clinch a playoff bid for the Tigers. He finished the 2024 season, hitting on 18 of his 24 field goal attempts, while making 59 of his 60 extra points, where for his performance he was named the FWAA freshman special teams player of the year. Heading into the 2025 season, Hauser was named to the Lou Groza award watch list.
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