A year ago, AJ Long looked primed to be the Syracuse quarterback of the future. Now he's already a Syracuse quarterback of the past. So it goes.
A year later, his Syracuse career, and probably his football career, is over.
Obvious, AJ can't possibly be blamed for not failing to meet that criteria. The sophomore suffered three separate concussions during his high school career, which led to his medical-disqualification from the football team. As AJ told Stephen Bailey, "they were all freak accidents. There was nothing anyone could do to stop them.