 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Long akatamba nhabvu yekoreji paVillanova University pedyo nePhiladelphia ndokuwana dhigirii mukukurukurirana. Anonyora tsamba kwemakore mana yeWildcats, akasarudzwa kuti atambe muBlue Gray Football Classicuye akanzi MVP muna 1980. Somunhu wokutanga, Long akatanga mutambo wose uye akanga ane 99 tackles. Somudzidzi wegore rechipiri muna 1978, Long akatungamirira Villanova mumabhegi ane mashanu uye akarekodha 78 tackles. Mwaka wakatevera, Long akatambura kukuvara kwechidya, akarasikirwa nemitambo mitatu, uye akapedza mwaka aine 46 tackles. Somunhu mukuru muna 1980, Long zvakare akatungamirira Wildcats ane masaga mana uye akanga 84 tackles. Akatanga sechinhu chakasimba asi akaendeswa kumutsara unodzivirira, achitamba kunyanya murindi wepamberi mwaka wake wokutanga maviri. Mushure mekutamira kumagumo ekudzivirira, akawana All-East kukudzwa uye aive anokudzwa kutaura All-American mugore rake rekupedzisira. Long akarovawo bhokisi paVillanova uye aive Northern Collegiate Heavyweight Boxing Champion. 