Dustin Long ( American football ) Dustin Dakota Long ( born November 30 , 1981 ) is a former American football quarterback for Texas A & M University and Sam Houston State University . He played briefly for the NFL ' s Dallas Cowboys . Long is the son of Kim and Mike Long of Groves , Texas . His father , Mike , played quarterback at Lamar University . High school career . As a senior , Long led Port Neches - Groves High School to the 1999 4A Division II State Championship game while throwing for 3 , 130 yards and 28 touchdowns . He was named Houston Chronicle Offensive Player of the Year and received the Willie Ray Smith Award , given to the South - east Texas Offensive MVP . Long played in the Oil Bowl and the THSCA North - South All - Star Game . He passed for 6 , 173 yards and 56 touchdowns in his high school career . College career . 2000 season . Long was redshirted . 2001 season . Long did not see any action during the regular season . He entered the Galleryfurniture . com Bowl in the fourth quarter , but did not attempt a pass . 2002 season . Long had a record - breaking season as a sophomore after not attempting a pass as a freshman . He won the starting spot from two - year incumbent starter Mark Farris with a solid performance against the Pitt Pathers in the second game of the season and started his first career game the following week against Virginia Tech . Long passed for 2 , 509 yards and 19 touchdowns on 177 - of - 333 passing , his 2 , 509 season passing yards putting him at No . 2 in school history for a single season . He started the last nine games of the season and played in all 12 . He posted 300 - yard passing games against Kansas ( 399 ) , Texas Tech ( 367 ) and Oklahoma State ( 332 ) . Long shared Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors with Texas Tech ’ s Kliff Kingsbury after passing for 367 yards and seven touchdowns against the Red Raiders , his seven touchdowns shattering a Big 12 record . His 19 passing touchdowns tied him with Gary Kubiak for the most in one season at A & M . 2003 season . Long was supplanted by Reggie McNeal as the starting quarterback , although he did see action in all 12 games . In his lone start against Mizzou ( after an injury to McNeal ) , Long passed for 252 yards and a touchdown on 23 - of - 29 passing . He finished the season with 709 passing yards and four touchdowns on 63 - of - 104 attempts . 2004 season . Unhappy with his lack of playing time , Long decided to transfer to Sam Houston State University following the 2003 season . During his senior season , Long passed for 3 , 408 yards and 31 touchdowns and led the SHSU to an 11 - 3 record and helped propel them into the NCAA Division I - AA playoff semifinals . He was named the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year and led the Bearkats to a share of the Southland title and an NCAA playoff berth . In the first round of the playoffs , Long led his team to victory against Western Kentucky . He threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns , leading Sam Houston State to a 54 - 24 win . In the second round , Long passed for 478 yards and three touchdowns to rally the Bearkats from a 20 - point fourth quarter deficit , leading them on a 75 - yard drive which culminated with a seven - yard touchdown pass to Jason Mathenia as time expired for a 35 - 34 win . In the semifinals against Montana , Long was 35 - of - 53 for 375 yards , but was erratic throwing two interceptions without a touchdown . He was sacked six times , matching his total for the entire season up to that point . Ironically , Montana quarterback Craig Ochs was a transfer from Texas A & M ' s Big 12 rival Colorado Buffaloes . Professional career . Although Long went undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft , he participated in workouts and a team mini - camp with the Dallas Cowboys , who allocated him to the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa , where he did not see any regular - season action . He helps his father , Mike Long , with coaching football at Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School in Beaumont , Texas .