When Jared Bernhardt, a senior on the Maryland men’s lacrosse team, began searching last fall for an NCAA football program for which to play, Stony Brook expressed interest. However, the Long Island-based Football Championship Subdivision school wanted him to line up as a wide receiver.
After Division II Ferris State offered him a chance to compete for the starting quarterback role, Bernhardt passed on Stony Brook and agreed to play for coach Tony Annese and the Bulldogs. He made the public disclosure to play for Ferris Sate in an interview posted last Sunday by the NCAA.