The Fresno City College football is a premier program because of the quality of athletes it recruits from all over.

Christian Rossi, second year starting quarterback, is one of those star athletes. Despite his victories on the field, Rossi continues to shine as the centerpiece for the Rams offence, there is more to him than meets the eye.

Rossi, a 22-year-old business major, has been playing football since he was 10. He first got into football at Copper Hill Elementary where he took a liking to the sport. He helped Clovis North High win two valley championships in 2012 and 2013 before landing at FCC.

Rossi credits his parents with supporting his dreams on and off the field. “[They] have been behind me from the beginning,” Rossi said.

He said he wants to continue playing football after he leaves FCC. After this season is over, he has a chance to play in division AA school. He has scouts from different schools hoping to sign him.

Some of the schools that are interested in signing him include Tulsa, Fresno State and Arizona State. He’s not sure where he will end up, but he gave his thoughts on the matter.

“I would like to play in a division AA obviously, but I would like to play somewhere I can fit in,” Rossi said. “I would say I have great ball accuracy, but I feel my pocket presence is the best asset to my game.”

Every athlete, no matter the sports, needs inspiration to do better than they thought they were capable of. Rossi finds inspiration in different areas — from coaches, teachers and family members — all have driven him to succeed throughout his football career.

“I get my inspiration from my Clovis North High coach, coach Branstetter, my quarterback coach here at FCC, my teammates,” he said, “pretty much everyone that I’ve had some form of a connection with and that have affected me in some particular way.”

Over the course of his athletic career, Rossi has accomplished some amazing feats and still has some goals that he wishes to achieve before he leaves FCC. This season, Rossi has thrown for 1,374 yards of total offense and 15 touchdowns. He is also a multi-sport athlete, having played third base for the Cal State Fullerton baseball team in 2013.

“I don’t really have a low point of my career,” Rossi said. “I just try to get better and improve my game every time, taking it game by game.”

Rossi has the world open to him as he has nothing weighing him down, as he is not married with no children. This gives him the mentality of playing things day by day and see where it goes from there as he plans on continuing to play football for as long as he can with hopes going professional playing in the NFL. There is nothing that Rossi can’t do when he has his heart on a dream and he as support from his family and friends behind him