Longo played quarterback at Rowan University before beginning his coaching career as an assistant at Rutherford High School in New Jersey. He moved into college football at Monmouth University, where he coached running backs and later the offensive line, then returned to the New Jersey high school ranks as an offensive coordinator at Passaic Valley and Parsippany Hills. He became head coach at Parsippany Hills in the early 2000s and developed a reputation for productive passing offenses.
Longo moved back to college football at La Salle and later coordinated offenses at Southern Illinois, Youngstown State, Sam Houston State, and Montana. At Sam Houston State, he helped guide the Bearkats to consecutive FCS championship games after the 2011 and 2012 seasons. His spread schemes drew attention, and in 2017 he became offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ole Miss, where he worked with Shea Patterson and Jordan Ta'amu and oversaw an offense featuring receivers A.J. Brown and D.K. Metcalf.
In 2019, Longo joined Mack Brown's staff at North Carolina as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He coached Sam Howell, who set school passing records, and Drake Maye, who became one of the nation's top quarterbacks in 2022. The Tar Heels played in the Orange Bowl after the 2020 season. In 2023, Longo joined Luke Fickell's staff at Wisconsin as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The Badgers' offense struggled to match its previous production, and Wisconsin dismissed him late in the 2024 season.
Phil Longo was born on April 17, 1968 in Red Bank, New Jersey, United States. In Cardology (Destiny Cards), April 17, 1968 corresponds to the Four of Diamonds, making the Four of Diamonds his Birth Card.
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