IRVING, Tex. – Two University of Dayton football players – quarterback Alex Jeske and defensive end Nick Surges – are part of an exclusive club among college football players this season.  Jeske and Surges – both Chicago-area natives and both Finance majors – are two of only 1,200 football-playing student-athletes (out of approximately 70,000 players) who are already college graduates.  

The list, complied by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, includes student-athletes from 203 football-playing institutions.  Dayton has two of the three from the Pioneer Football League.

Jeske, unfortunately, suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first quarter of last Saturday's 49-28 win over Robert Morris.  He ended his career third at Dayton in completions, passing yardage and total offense.

Surges, a two-time captain, is a preseason All-PFL pick.  In the Robert Morris win, he was one of six Flyers who had at least four tackles.  He added a quarterback hurry.

UD travels to Southeast Missouri on Saturday.