Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

As a Redshirt Sophomore In 2016: 2016 Stats
Played in five games on the season for the Owls…Completed 61-of-119 passes for 835 yards and six touchdowns and rushed 47 times for 51 yards and three touchdowns on the season…In the opener against Gannon, completed 20-of-44 passes for 280 yards, along with one touchdown pass…Completed 17-of-25 passes with three touchdowns and also rushed for a score against Stonehill…Completed 7-of-22 passes with one touchdown and rushed for a score against Assumption…Completed 16-of-27 passes for 175 yards, and one rushing touchdown in the home win against AIC…Had one pass for 17 yards and a touchdown against Pace.

As a Redshirt Freshman in 2015: 2015 Stats
ECAC Offensive Rookie of the Year...Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team selection...Played in all 11 games...Finished the year completing 172-of-337 passes for 1947 yards...Threw 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions...Also rushed for four touchdowns on the year...Made his Owls’ debut in the home game against Gannon and completed 24-of-38 passes for 249 yards, along with three touchdown passes...Went 5-for-19 for 50 yards with three interceptions at AIC...Completed 14-of-26 passes for 152 yards and one touchdown against Bentley...Finished 17-of-33 for 122 yards and a touchdown against New Haven...Went 17-for-26 for 193 yards and four touchdowns at Stonehill...Named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week for his play against Stonehill...Went 5-for-13 for 43 yards and two interceptions against Pace...Completed 28-of-49 passes for a season-high 357 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions against Assumption. Also had 16 rushes for 85 yards along with three rushing touchdowns...Set new SCSU single-game record for total offense plays (65) and total offense yards (442) in the game against Assumption...Named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week for his play against Assumption...Finished 14-of-24 for 158 yards and two touchdowns in the win at St. Anselm...Completed 25-of-51 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns in the game at LIU-Post. Set a new SCSU single-game record with 51 attempts in the contest...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll for his play against LIU-Post…Went 18-for-36 for 182 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions against Merrimack...Completed 5-of-22 passes with one touchdown and one interception at AIC.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
A member of the squad at James Madison University during the 2014 season...Graduated from Hillsborough (N.J.) High, where he was an All-State selection…Won NJ.com’s fan poll of The Best Quarterback in the state after going 151-for-309 for 2,336 yards and 23 touchdowns through the air, as well as adding 258 rushing yards and four touchdowns…Team named him recipient of the Joe Adochio Award as the team’s Most Valuable Player…2013-2014 New Jersey Mini Max Award Winner for his work on the gridiron, in the classroom and in their communities...Transferred from Dwyer High School in West Palm Beach, Fla., the summer before his senior year…Started the second half of his junior year at Dwyer, leading them to a 9-4 overall record, 5-1 district mark and a berth in the playoffs…Team captain.

Personal:
The son of Darlene and Robert Nittolo…Plans to major in sports management.