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2018 Football Roster

Mike Schnelle
Scott Rowan
Scott Rowan
Scott Rowan

1 A.J. Long

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Bethlehem, Pa.
  • Highschool Friendship Christian (Tenn.)

Biography

Returning quarterback now in his second year at West Chester University … should earn plenty of playing time, platooning with fellow classmate Paul Dooley under center … spent much of his first fall with the Purple & Gold learning the playbook and Coach Bill Zwaan’s complex Spread Wing-T offense … has the entire offensive playbook in his arsenal … dynamic quarterback, who makes things happen outside the pocket … athletic … strong arm … possesses ability to run the ball and create with his feet … needs to work on footwork when inside the pocket … is developing into a more complete QB … becoming much more versatile as a mature athlete … has improved his drop-back style immeasurably over the summer … wants to make opponents pay, if they try to stack the box with more and more players … spent a lot of extra time working with West Chester’s wide receivers to get the time down and become more familiar with all of them … exciting player to watch … letterwinner.
 
2017: Appeared in eight games … made one start opposite Lock Haven … completed 22 of 45 passes (48.9 pct.) for 453 yards and threw six touchdowns against three interceptions … also rushed the ball 69 times for 380 yards … averaged 5.5 yards per carry … ranked second on team in rushing yards … registered a pair of rushing touchdowns … completed 12 of 26 passes for 198 yards at Lock Haven in his only start … threw a pair of TD passes as well … rushed 15 times for 181 yards and two more TDs … named PSAC East offensive player of the week … rushed for 70 yards on seven carries in a playoff win over Shippensburg and rushed for 71 yards on 14 carries in a playoff loss to IUP the following week … threw a pair of TD passes in the pouring rain at Shippensburg in the playoff win … finished 3-for-5 with a TD passes against both Bentley and Edinboro … threw at least one TD pass in his first three games in the Purple & Gold … missed five games in the middle of the season due to injury … returned in time for the PSAC Championship Game and the NCAA II Playoffs.
 
2016: Did not participate in any contests.

2015 (Syracuse): Did not participate in any contests … Medically disqualified from participation in contact sports at Syracuse University on Oct. 13 due to multiple concussions. 

2014 (Syracuse): Played in six games, starting in five of them … completed 89 of 165 passes for 935 yards with four touchdowns and eight interceptions … debuted against Florida State and became first true freshman in Syracuse history to throw for two touchdowns in a single game … earned ACC and ECAC Rookie of the Week Honors … completed 16-of-27 passes for 167 yards vs the Seminoles and rushed three times for 20 yards … at Wake Forest, earned ACC Rookie of the Week and ECAC Rookie of the Week honors for his performance, after becoming the first true freshman in program history to win his first career start … went 22-of-32 for 171 yards and rushed for one touchdown against the Demon Deacons … at Clemson, was 12-of-27 through the air for 82 yards … against NC State, threw for a career-high 307 yards on 22 of 42 passing and two touchdowns … at Pittsburgh, was 10-of-19 passing for 149 yards and gained 30 yards on eight carries … at Boston College (11/29), completed 7-of-18 passes for 59 yards and rushed for a touchdown.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'1" 195 lbs
    14
  • 1

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'1" 195 lbs
    1