TORONTO, Ont. (June 25, 2015) – Former Edinboro standout Trevor Harris will open the season as the starting quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. The Argos open the 2015 season on Saturday, June 27 against Edmonton.
 
Harris has served as the backup to Ricky Ray the last three years before starting the season finale against Ottawa. He completed 26 of 36 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns in that contest. On the season he completed 42 of 60 passes for 449 yards and the two TDs in 2014.  Ray is expected to miss the first six games of the season due to a shoulder injury.
 
Harris started both of Toronto's exhibition games, completing 16 of 20 passes for 149 yards.
 
Harris holds every Edinboro passing and total offense record while playing for the Fighting Scots from 2006-09. He was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award in 2008 and again in 2009, and was named Edinboro's Sox Harrison Award winner at the conclusion of his career.  Harris was a four-time All-PSAC West selection, earning first team honors his final three seasons.  In addition, he was voted the PSAC West Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009, along with earning Football Gazette All-American honors and D2Football.com All-American honors both years.
            
The former Boro standout ended his career throwing for 11,899 yards, good for second all-time in the PSAC and ranking in the top ten all-time in Division II.  In addition, his career total of 12,691 yards in total offense is also second all-time in the PSAC and in the top ten in Division II.  Harris totaled 100 career passing touchdowns, second in the PSAC.   He set a new PSAC career record for completions (966), while standing third in career pass attempts in the PSAC with 1,464.