Central Washington University Athletics

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: Joined the Wildcats in August 2011.

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY: Redshirted as a quarterback at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn., in 2010.

FORK UNION MILITARY ACADEMY: Attended the Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Va., during the 2009-10 academic year.

FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS HIGH SCHOOL (2009): Graduated from Fayetteville-Manlius High School in Manlius, N.Y., in 2009 ... Two-year letterman in both football and basketball for the Hornets ... Earned all-league honors in football as a senior ... Threw for 1,800 yards and completed 58 percent of his passes during the 2008 season.

PERSONAL: Age 21 throughout the 2011 season ... Born in Bellingham, Wash. ... Parents are Phil Earley and Cinde Earley ... Has a younger brother, Alec (age 18) ... Grandfather Bill Earley was a college athlete at the University of Washington.