| Career Highlights |
| • National Finalist for 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy |
| • Program all-time leader in career completions and completion percentage |
| • 2nd in program history in career TD passes |
| • 2nd in program history in career passing yards |
| • 2023 PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Year |
| • Two-Time All-PSAC West (2023, 2024) |
| • Two-Time All-Region (2023, 2024) |
| • 2023 SR1 Offensive Athlete of the Year |
| • Two-Time Harlon Hill National Finalist (2023, 2024) |
| • Two-time CSC Academic All-American (2023, 2024) |
| • Two-Time PSAC Fall Top 10 (2023, 2024) |
| • Two-Time Hansen Honorable Mention All-America (2023, 2024) |
| • Two-Time PSAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year |
| • 2023-24 D2CCA Atlantic Region Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year |
| • NCAA Division II 50th Anniversary Scholarship Recipient |
| • 2024 CSC Academic All-American of the Year |
Personal: Son of Chris and Kathy Long … A Sport Management major.
2024: Started all 14 games ... Named the only Division II national finalist for the 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy, which goes to the top scholar-athlete from all levels of college football ... Named a national finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy for the second straight season ... Named CSC Academic All-American of the Year ... Named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 and as a Don Hansen All-American ... Selected as the PSAC West Athlete of the Week on three separate occasions ... Earned CSC Academic All-America and PSAC Fall Top 10 recognition ... Earned second team All-PSAC West and second team D2CCA All-Region honors ... 2024-25 Hampshire Honor Society inductee ... A team captain ... Passed for 3,470 yards and 28 touchdowns while throwing just eight interceptions ... Completed 65.1 percent of pass attempts (293-450) ... Averaged 247.86 passing yards per game ... Also ran for six touchdowns ... Ranked third in the nation in passing yards, ninth in passing touchdowns, 10th in points responsible for (208), 11th in completions per game, 15th in passing yards per game, 18th in completion percentage and 27th in total offense ... Became first all-time in SRU history in career completions (631) and completion percentage (66.8) ... Threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns on three separate occasions ... Went 17-of-21 with 157 yards and a touchdown against Shepherd ... Threw for three touchdowns in back-to-back games against Indiana (Pa.) and Gannon ... Connected on 23-of-39 passes with a season-high 399 yards and four touchdowns against Clarion ... Had a nearly perfect game while going 17-of-21 for 154 yards and three touchdowns in a NCAA Quarterfinal victory against California (Pa.) ... Threw for 398 yards and four touchdowns in the NCAA Semifinals against Ferris State ... Also ran for a touchdown in four straight games against Shippensburg, Edinboro, Indiana (Pa.) and Gannon … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete ...
Game-by-Game Statistics
2023: Started all 14 games … Voted a finalist for the Harlon Hill trophy … Named to the Hansen Gazette All-America Team … Selected as the Super Region Offensive Player of the Year and the PSAC West Athlete of the Year … Earned CSC Academic All-America and PSAC Fall Top 10 recognition for academic prowess … A team captain … Passed for 3,808 yards and 35 touchdowns while throwing just six interceptions … Completed 69.3 percent of pass attempts (312-450) … Averaged 272.0 passing yards per game … Also ran for five touchdowns … Ranked fourth in the nation in completion percentage, fifth in passing touchdowns, sixth in passing yards, seventh in completions per game, ninth in passing efficiency (163.4), ninth in passing yards per game and 15th in total offense … Set a SRU single-season record for completion percentage … Threw for 300 or more yards five times and multiple touchdown passes on eight occasions … Went 19-for-24 with 312 yards and four touchdown passes against West Chester … Completed 31 passes for 390 yards and five touchdowns against Millersville … Produced back-to-back four-touchdown games on the road at Mercyhurst and Gannon … Finished with 363 passing yards and four touchdowns versus Clarion … Had a near perfect game at Edinboro, completing 23-of-27 passes for 400 yards and five touchdowns … Recipient of the NCAA DII 50th Anniversary Scholarship … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... Voted the 2023-24 PSAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Named the 2023-24 D2CCA Atlantic Region Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year to become the only football player in the country to win a regional scholar-athelte award ...
Game-by-Game Statistics
2022: Appeared in six games, making one start … Served as The Rock’s backup QB to starter Noah Grover … Completed 25-of-44 passes (.568) for 241 yards and one touchdown … Made first collegiate start against Kutztown, completing 24-of-42 passes for 227 yards and a touchdown … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete ...
Game-by-Game Statistics
2021: Appeared in one game … Served as SRU’s No. 2 quarterback for final month of season … Went 1-for-1 for eight yards while rushing six times for 19 yards in collegiate debut at Gannon ... PSAC Scholar Athlete …
Game-by-Game Statistics
2020: PSAC Scholar Athlete.
High School: A three-sport athlete at New Oxford High School … Lettered three times in football, three times in basketball and twice in baseball … Finished high school career with 6,595 passing yards and 67 passing touchdowns … Recorded 2,595 passing yards and 29 touchdowns during senior season … A consensus all-state selection as a senior … Also recognized as the YAIAA Player of the Year, QB Club of York YAIAA Player of the Year and Mr. Football Tremendous 25 finalist … A three-year team captain … Graduated from New Oxford as the Adams County career leader in both passing yards and touchdown passes … Also a first team all-conference athlete in basketball … Led the New Oxford basketball team to a league championship as a senior … An honor roll student … Member of the National Honor Society … Chose Slippery Rock despite receiving serval Division I offers.
| Career Highs |
| Pass Attempts |
48 at Ferris State (2024) |
| Pass Completions |
35 vs. Seton Hill (2023) |
| Pass Yards |
400 at Edinboro (2023) |
| Long Pass |
91 at Edinboro (2023) |
| Pass TDs |
5 (2x) |
| Rush Yards |
36 at California (2024) |
| Top Performances |
| Date |
Opponent |
Stats |
| 9/9/23 |
West Chester |
19-24, 312 Yards, 4 TDs |
| 9/16/23 |
Millersville |
31-43, 390 Yards, 6 total TDs |
| 9/30/23 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
18-23, 277 Yards, 1 Rush TD |
| 10/7/23 |
Mercyhurst |
22-27, 224 Yards, 4 TDs |
| 10/14/23 |
Gannon |
23-37, 263 Yards, 4 TDs |
| 10/28/23 |
Clarion |
27-39, 363 Yards, 5 Total TDs |
| 11/4/23 |
Edinboro |
23-27, 400 Yards, 5 TDs |
| 10/12/24 |
Gannon |
27-39, 319 Yards, 4 Total TDs |
| 10/31/24 |
Clarion |
23-39, 399 Yards, 4 TDs |
| 11/30/24 |
Kutztown |
27-39, 288 Yards, 2 TDs |
| 12/7/24 |
California |
17-21, 154 Yards, 3 TDs |
