Joined the Aztecs for the 2013 spring drills as a walk-on ... Was named the starter for the Oregon State game at team[apos]s weekly press conference on Sept. 10, 2013, and started again the final 10 contests of the year ... Is 8-3 as the starting quarterback over his career ... Accurate passer who can throw on the run.
2013: Played in 12 games in his first year of Division I football, starting the final 11, and throwing for 3,007 yards and 19 touchdowns ... Became the ninth Aztec in program history (13th time overall) to pass for 3,000 yards in a season ... Was 232-for-389 (59.6 percent) with a 136.06 passing efficiency ... Also added a rushing touchdown ... Ranked 29th in the country in passing yards per game (250.6), despite not playing in the opener and coming off the bench at No. 3/2 Ohio State ... Also ranked 32nd in completions per game (19.33), 36th in passing yards per completion (12.96) and 46th in total offense per game (241.5) ... Had six game-winning drives (an offensive scoring drive in the fourth quarter or overtime that put the winning team ahead for the last time) in 2013, which led the nation (next highest was three) ... Threw for at least 200 yards in all 12 appearances and two or more touchdown passes in seven games ... Had just six interceptions over his final 323 passing attempts of the season. In three of those interceptions, the ball hit an Aztec receiver first ... vs. Eastern Illinois (Aug. 31) ... Did not play vs. Eastern Illinois, but was listed as the backup to Adam Dingwell ... at No. 3/2 Ohio State (Sept. 7) ... Came off the bench after three series at Ohio State, going 22-for-36 (61.1 percent) for 216 yards and a touchdown ... Also threw an interception, but owned a 115.12 passing efficiency ... Completed his first career Division I five passes in the game ... Led the Aztecs to their first passing touchdown of the season in the third quarter, going 4-for-4 for 55 yards and a 2-yard touchdown pass to Chad Young ... vs. Oregon State (Sept. 21) ... Became just the second walk-on quarterback in the country to start a game (Texas Tech[apos]s Baker Mayfield) in the Oregon State contest ... Made the most of it, passing for 251 yards and two touchdowns, while going 16-for-25 and a 158.74 pass efficiency rating ... It was one of the best debuts by an Aztec starting quarterback in program history ... The 30 points scored were the most in a SDSU starting quarterback debut since Sept. 5, 1997, when Kevin McKechnie led the Aztecs to a 45-31 win vs. Navy ... Other impressive feats: 16 completions were the most since Oct. 11, 2008, when Drew Westling had 18 vs. Air Force; 251 yards were the most since Aug. 30, 2008, when Ryan Lindley threw for 352 vs. Cal Poly; 158.74 pass efficiency rating was the highest since Sept. 5, 1997, when Kevin McKechnie had a 291.82; 64.0 completion percentage was the highest since Sept. 5, 1997, when Kevin McKechnie had an 80.0 ... at New Mexico State (Sept. 28) ... Passed for 229 yards in another start at New Mexico State, completing 22-of-34 passes ... vs. Nevada (Oct. 4) ... Threw for 286 yards vs. Nevada ... Completed 23-of-32 passes with a career-best three touchdowns ... The 23 completions were a D-I high ... Finished with a passing efficiency of 177.89 ... Was named a Manning Award Star of the Week on Oct. 7 for his effort ... at Air Force (Oct. 10) ... Threw for 249 yards and tied a career-high with three touchdown passes at Air Force ... Was 15-for-26 in the game, connecting on touchdown passes of 62, 44 and 20 yards ... Had his streak of 77 passes without an interception snapped in the second quarter ... vs. 15/18 Fresno State (Oct. 26) ... Threw for a career-high 337 yards vs. Fresno State, going 21-for-39, to become the 24th quarterback in school history with a 300-yard passing game ... It was the most by an Aztec quarterback since Ryan Lindley threw for 350 vs. Boise State on Nov. 19, 2011 and was the 84th most in a game in school history ... His 121.30 pass efficiency rating was higher than Fresno State[apos]s Heisman candidate Derek Carr (116.90) ... vs. New Mexico (Nov. 2) ... Threw for 201 yards against New Mexico, going 16-for-21 with two touchdowns and no interceptions ... Ended up setting career highs in completion percentage (76.19) and pass efficiency (188.02) ... The 188.02 pass efficiency rating was the highest by an Aztec quarterback since Ryan Katz posted a 228.58 vs. North Dakota on Sept. 15, 2012 ... Both touchdown strikes went to Ezell Ruffin, the first on a 75-yard pass on the opening play of the game and the second on a 24-yarder in the third quarter ... at San José State (Nov. 9) ... Passed for 235 yards (18-for-31) with two touchdowns and one interception at San José State ... at Hawai[apos]i (Nov. 16) ... Threw for 265 yards with a touchdown in SDSU[apos]s win at Hawai[apos]i ... vs. Boise State (Nov. 23) ... Was 23-for-37 for 288 yards and two touchdowns (and one interception) against Boise State ... The biggest pass came on the final play of the game, when he found Colin Lockett near the right pylon from 10 yards for the game winner in overtime ... Started the game 6-for-6 for 73 yards ... at UNLV (Nov. 30) ... Passed for 239 yards and a touchdown (also two interceptions) at UNLV, posting career highs of 24 completions and 46 attempts ... vs. Buffalo (Dec. 21, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) ... Was 15-for-28 for 211 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions vs. Buffalo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl ... Also had his first career rushing touchdown, a career-long 29 yarder in the first quarter.
At Diablo Valley College: Played two years at Diablo Valley College from 2011-12, captaining his 2012 squad ... In 2012 was 309-for-511 (60.5 percent) for 4,044 yards and 38 touchdowns against 12 interceptions en route to being named the Mid-Eastern Conference MVP.
High school: Threw for 1,538 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior at California High School ... Also rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns ... Was 9-for-10 for 262 yards and two touchdowns in a game vs. Livermore ... Played in five games as a junior, completing 10-of-15 passes for 151 yards.
Personal: Born July 11, 1992, in Alameda, Calif. ... Son of Bob and Kim Kaehler ... Majoring in finance.