PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State Football added quarterback Gage Gubrud to its 2019 Signing Class, head coach Mike Leach announced Saturday. Gubrud earned his bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington University this past fall, will enroll at WSU this spring and participate in spring practice. Gubrud will be listed as a graduate transfer for the 2019 season.
 
 
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH MIKE LEACH…
"We are excited for Gage to come in and compete with the quarterbacks on our team. He is an extremely experienced and productive player who led Eastern Washington to great heights in his time there.  It's not often that you can add a quarterback to your roster that has started 28 games and thrown for nearly 10,000 yards. We are looking forward to getting him on campus and finishing his collegiate career in a WSU Cougar uniform."
 
 
GAGE GUBRUD
Quarterback
6-2 / 205
McMinnville, Ore.
McMinnville HS '14 / Eastern Washington '18
 
EASTERN WASHINGTON CAREER
Concluded Eastern Washington career holding three career, 11 season and seven single-game school records… went 21-7 in 28 games as a starter at EWU, and in 32 total games as an Eagle he complied 11,026 yards of total offense, 9,984 passing yards and 87 touchdowns…eight-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week recipient...two-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award presented to the top offensive player in FCS… as a first-year starter in 2016, Gubrud earned FCS Player of the Year honors from the Football Club of Columbus and shared Big Sky Conference MVP honors with four-time All-America wide receiver Cooper Kupp…was third in the voting for the Walter Payton Award and was selected to six FCS All-America teams (first team by Hero Sports; second team by five other organizations) after leading EWU to a 12-2 record and perfect 8-0 Big Sky Conference record…set NCAA Football Championship Subdivision record for passing yards with 5,160…in all, he broke three FCS records, seven Big Sky Conference marks and 19 EWU records…finished season with 48 touchdown passes and a Big Sky record 5,766 yards of total offense… FCS Performer of the Week by College Football Performance Awards after completing 82.3 percent of his passes (19-of-23) for 337 yards, five touchdown passes and no interceptions in EWU's 58-13 season-opening win over Central Washington on Sept. 1, 2018.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from McMinnville HS in 2014…capped his high school career by throwing touchdown passes of 8 and 11 yards in the Les Schwab Bowl at Hillsboro (Ore.) Stadium on June 21, 2014...was the All-Valley Football Most Valuable Player as a senior by the News-Register…completed 59.7 percent of his passes (139-of-223) with 18 touchdowns and 13 interceptions…led the Grizzlies to the second round of the OSAA 6A Playoffs as McMinnville finished 6-5 overall and 3-4 in the Pacific Conference for the school's best season of football since 2007…earned All-Pacific Conference honors as both a senior and a junior…also played basketball and baseball in high school, earning 11 total letters…earned all-conference accolades and served as a team captain in all three sports…concluded his basketball career by playing in the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Series in June of 2014…as a SENIOR, earned honorable mention All-State honors in baseball and as a JUNIOR he was the co-Pitcher of the Year in the Pacific Conference…helped lead McMinnville to a 23-8 record and appearance in the State 6A Championships.

PERSONAL
Parents, Christopher and Jenifer…name is pronounced "goo-brood."…received degree in management from Eastern Washington.