2010 Honors
    Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference

Won a heated battle for the starting quarterback job in 2010 and proved his worth in eight starts before suffering a broken bone in his left, throwing hand... showed a great ability to run with the ball and be elusive at the quarterback position, which is valuable in the Pistol Offense... also became an efficient passer... an excellent leader and team player... should be healthy coming into the 2011 season and poised for an excellent year.

JUNIOR SEASON • 2010
Took over as the starting quarterback after battling Tygue Howland and Drew Hubel - among others - for the starting role... started the first eight games of the season before a broken bone in his left hand knocked him out... took almost every meaningful snap before going down with injury early in game eight against Eastern Washington... had surgery on the hand on Nov. 2... proved to be an outstanding offensive player, providing a one-two backfield punch with running back Cory McCaffrey... completed 93 of 154 passes for 1,109 yards, six touchdowns and just three interceptions... did not have a pick in his last 90 throws... rushed 85 times for 506 yards and four touchdowns, setting a PSU record for quarterback rushing in a season.... despite lost sack yardage, averaged a remarkable 6.0 yards per carry (was 73-597 on pure rushing plays, 8.2 ypc)... earned honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference... averaged over 300 yards of total offense in the four games prior to his injury... was 15-19 passing for 216 yards and two TDs, and rushed 15 times for 125 yards and a TD in the win over Idaho State (10/2)... was 16-27 for 208 yards and a score, with 70 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, against Montana State (10/9)... rushed for a career-high 131 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries against Montana (10/16)... completed 14 of 20 passes for a career-high 278 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed 12 times for 114 yards and a touchdown at Weber State (10/23)... combined with McCaffrey for three 100/100 rushing games during the season, and led PSU to within just a few yards of a new rushing record (2,236, 203.3 ypg) to lead the Big Sky Conference.

SOPHOMORE SEASON • 2009
Took on a role as backup quarterback and proved to be a nice change of pace to Drew Hubel with his running ability... played in nine games at quarterback and was pressed into starting duty twice when Hubel was injured... also was the holder for place kicking and field goals... completed 47 of 83 passes for 444 yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions... rushed 72 times for 390 yards and three touchdowns to rank second on the team... best passing game was a 12 of 18 effort for 131 yards and two touchdowns in a start against UC Davis (10/24)... rushed for 50 or more yards five times.

FRESHMAN SEASON • 2008
Saw limited action in his freshman season, playing in two games... was fourth on the depth chart among quarterbacks... completed one pass for eight yards and ran once for eight yards in the game at Weber State (11/1)... was a redshirt in 2007 when he was named Offensive Scout Team MVP by his teammates.

PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE
Named Oregon 6A first-team All-State as a senior after throwing for 3,283 yards and 34 touchdowns... total ranks 10th on the all-time state list for yardage... was also first-team All-Conference and League Offensive Player of the Year... as a junior was also first-team All-State and State Offensive Player of the Year...  led his team to the state championship game, passing for 3,416 yards - the eighth-highest single-season total in Oregon history... rushed for more than 400 yards and accounted for 44 touchdowns in 2005... was also first-team All-Conference and League Offensive Player of the Year... threw for 6,821 yards and 72 touchdowns in his high school career... also rushed for 965 yards and 13 touchdowns in three seasons... led the state in passing yards and touchdown passes as both a junior and a senior... was 21-3 as a starter those two seasons... a finalist for the Oregon Prep Athlete of the Year Award (Johnny Carpenter Award)... was the Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year... National Football Foundation Oregon Chapter finalist for Scholar-Athlete of the Year... was the MVP of 2007 Les Schwab Bowl.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Son of Dan and Jenifer Kavanaugh... born July 23, 1988... has one brother, Taylor, and two sisters, Kaitlin and Kimberly... will major in Business... hobbies are history, golf, basketball, reading and listening to music... is a self-taught guitar and ukelele player with a number of songs available on YouTube... plays guitar right-handed despite being a lefty...  duets on guitar with fellow quarterback Drew Hubel... career goal is to become a college football coach.