[1] In 2007 as a freshman, Higgin's efficiency rating of 143.20 was the second best mark in the Big Sky Conference, behind league MVP Matt Nichols (156.5) of Eastern Washington.
In WSU's 73-68 shootout win at Portland State University (a then-national record for combined points scored in a game),[6] he passed for 334 yards and threw four touchdowns.
His 4,477 passing yards set a single-season conference record, which also led the nation at the Football Championship Subdivision level.
[8] He was added to the Walter Payton Award watch list for the nation's best offensive player midway through the season after WSU's 5-0 conference mark.
[8] Higgins' defining moment may have come when he orchestrated an impressive game in the opening round of the FCS playoffs, completing 21-33 passes (no interceptions) for 399 yards and two touchdowns in WSU’s stunning 49-35 road win at highly touted No.
[9] In 2014, Higgins was named the head coach of Kaiser High School after Rich Miano stepped down.