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A big Seahawk welcome to the newest member of our football family, @AlexanderQB8! pic.twitter.com/f9VsNGmBQU — Wagner College Football (@Wagner_Football) January 16, 2019

FIU AthleticsQuarterback Christian Alexander, the ninth-leading passer in Florida high school history, who led Florida International University (FIU) to a 35-32 victory over Toledo in the 2018 Bahamas while earning Offensive MVP honors, has transferred to Wagner College, Seahawk head coachannounced on Wednesday.The 6-3, 225-pound Alexander completed 17-of-26 passes for 209 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 83 yards in the Bahamas Bowl win over the MAC Champion Rockets, while stepping in for the 2018 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year, James Morgan, who was sidelined by injury.Alexander will be a graduate student in the fall of 2019 and has one season of eligibility remaining."I couldn't be more excited to add Christian Alexander to our program," said Houghtaling, who will enter his fifth season at the helm of the Wagner program in 2019. "He's a tremendous all-around student-athlete. Certainly his performance in a nationally-televised bowl game attracted a number of recruiters from around the country and just super-excited that he has elected to continue his career here at Wagner."Christian is a mobile, dual-threat quarterback, who I'm confident has the chance to make a big impact this coming fall," Houghtaling continued.After leading FIU to the bowl victory, Alexander received high praise from Panthers' head coach Butch Davis. "He was outstanding," said Davis. "Give him credit — he did what he knew he could do."Alexander had appeared in nine games for the Panthers in 2018, prior to his breakout showing in the Bahamas Bowl, completing 19-of-29 passes for 218 yards, which combined with his bowl game statistics, allowed him to finish 36-of-55 for 427 yards on the season.Prior to the 2018 season, Alexander's last collegiate action came during his redshirt freshman season of 2016 when, in four games, he threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns, while completing 20-of-34 passes (58.8 percent).Alexander's arrival on Grymes Hill also adds to the already strong Florida connection Houghtaling and his staff have established. During the 2018 season, the Seahawk roster featured eight Florida natives, with Weston, FL native defensive back Darrell Malone joining the program during the early signing period.In addition, Alexander will work directly with offensive coordinator, a former quarterback and assistant coach at the University of Central Florida.During his sterling high school career, Alexander led Lakeland Christian School to an 11-1 record as a senior in 2014, when he passed for 2,847 yards and 37 touchdowns in earning Second-Team All-State and Polk County Player of the Year honors. Alexander, who was also a basketball and baseball standout in his four years of high school, finished his career with 110 touchdowns (No. 5 all-time in the state of Florida) and 8,299 passing yards (No. 9 all-time in the state of Florida).Wagner Athletics: Football: Head Coach Jason Houghtaling: