2008 Honors Academic All-Big Sky Conference Two-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week (Oct. 4, Nov. 22) National Player of the Week (Oct. 4) 2007 Honors Academic All-Big Sky Conference Big Sky Conference and National Player of the Week (10/27)
Has already put himself on the list of PSU all-time leading passers... holds the school record for passing yards in a game (623), completions in a game (44), and PSU, Big Sky and national record for touchdowns in a game (9)... still not as consistent as he needs to be, but when he is good, he is great... ranks fifth at PSU in 300-yard games (7), and second in 400-yard games (4)... ranks ninth all-time in TD passes (33), 10th in passing yards (4,382) and eighth in completions (349)... has two of the top six passing games, and three of the top nine in school history... loves playing at home where his stats are dramatic: in seven games, five of which are starts, he has completed 196-326 passes (.601) for 2,624 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions... he averages 375 yards per game with games of 623, 484, 474, 343 and 305 yards, as well as games of nine and five touchdowns... he has won Big Sky Player of the Week honors in three of his five starts at home.
SOPHOMORE SEASON • 2008 Started eight of the 10 games he played in, passing for nearly 3,000 yards... for the season, completed 226 of 393 passes for 2,912 yards, 18 touchdowns and 15 interceptions... combined with Tygue Howland to produce the nation’s top passing offense for the second year in a row (they combined for 4,023 of PSU’s 4,094 passing yards) with an average of 372.2 yards per game... had five 300-yard games and two 400-yard games... twice named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week... the first time came on his marquee performance of the season in a win over 11th-ranked Eastern Washington, completing 44 of 73 passes for 623 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions... also named Sports Network National Player of the Week after that game... in a win over Northern Colorado (11/22), was 28-36 for 343 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, also earning player of the week... other big games: was 28-40 for 305 yards in relief in a win over Western Oregon (8/30)... completed 29-51 for 337 yards, three TDs and an interception in a loss to UC Davis (9/13)... was 27-46 for 474 yards, three touchdowns and two INTs in a win over Idaho State (10/25)... his 228 completions ranks eighth for a season in PSU history named Academic All-Big Sky Conference... earned the team’s Mike Schrunk Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.... was the team’s Offensive Captain. FRESHMAN SEASON • 2007 Originally expected to redshirt in 2007, he was forced into play due to injuries... proved to be ready as he tied a national touchdown record in his debut as a starter... very simply may have had the best starting debut by a freshman quarterback in college football history... completed 35 of 56 passes for 485 yards, a national-record tying nine touchdowns and no interceptions in his first start against Weber State (10/27)... amazingly, the Vikings lost the game, 73-68 - in the highest-scoring, regulation Division I football game in history... named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week, and national Player of the Week by The Sports Network and College Sporting News... started the next week at fourth-ranked Montana (11/3) and proved his debut was no fluke, completing 29-52 for 404 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions... started the next two weeks as well, despite suffering from a dislocated thumb on his throwing hand, causing some throwing ineffectiveness... for the season, he was 123-217 for 1,470 yards, 15 touchdowns and 11 interceptions... played in six games, starting the last four the season... part of a PSU offense that led the nation in passing (3,970 yards, 360.9 yards per game)... named Most Valuable Freshman on offense by his teammates... earned Academic All-Big Sky Conference honors.
PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE Led his 2006 Corvallis High School team to the Oregon 5A State Championship... threw for over 2,300 yards and 28 touchdowns... was honorable mention All-Conference as a junior... competed in the 2007 Les Schwab Bowl... was 22-9 as a starting quarterback... also lettered in baseball.
PERSONAL INFORMATION Son of BIll and Sally Hubel... plans to get married June 19, 2010 to Jacquelyn Graves, who also attended Corvallis High School... born July 19, 1988... has one brother, Nick... majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice... hobbies are camping, fishing, trap shooting, snow boarding, video games, movies and golf.
Photo Credit: Ryan Borde
