Alex Ross did not play organized professional football during the 2016 season.
That made for a long year for the most prolific quarterback in Coastal Carolina and Big South Conference history.
Being unable to stick with an NFL team in his first year out of college and being shunned by a Canadian Football League team increased his resolve, and led him to the beautiful west coast province of British Columbia.
That’s where Ross is today as the third-string quarterback for the B.C. Lions of the CFL.
“I love the game,” Ross said. “I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else doing anything else.