Former Central Valley Star QB Ameer Dudley Joining Robert Morris

Ameer Dudley Jr. is coming home.

After spending four years and earning a degree from Harvard University, Dudley made the decision to use his final two seasons of athletic eligibility to return to Western Pennsylvania to play football for the Robert Morris Colonials.

In high school, Dudley stared for Mark Lyons and the Central Valley Warriors before signing with Harvard. At Central Valley, Dudley was the Pennsylvania 3A PIAA Player of the Year and the 2020 Michael Payton State Quarterback of the Year.

Unfortunately playing time at Harvard for was limited due to a number of factors and he wants one last shot to compete at quarterback and will do so with the Colonials.

“I entered the transfer portal following my senior year and for a while I wasn’t really getting the looks that I wanted as a lot of schools still wanted me to play defense,” said Dudley. “I didn’t field as many offers as I thought I would, and I was really seriously thinking about going to the United Kingdom. A school called The University of West Bristol had reached out to me and asked me to come out there and do a bit of everything for them across the pond in the United Kingdom, about an hour from London. I was really set on that for quite some time and told all of my friends that I was seriously thinking about going.”

“Then Coach Troy (Rothenbuhler, RMU offensive coordinator/QB coach) reached out to me and said I want you to come play quarterback for me. I then took my official visit and the next thing I know is that I was committed and completely forgot about the idea of leaving home.”

Dudley was a dynamic quarterback in high school and earned a number of D-1 opportunities, including a number of MAC offers. In the end, he signed with Harvard, which was the smart long-term decision. However, Dudley believes that this opportunity with Robert Morris is what he needs and will allow him to showcase his talent.

Got a chance to catch a few throws of @DudleyAmeer QB had a great chalk talk & got a chance to throw some balls with Robert Morris OC. He has a cannon for an arm & accurate you can hear the thump of the ball hitting the wr hands 55 yards away, half way up the stadium. #GCTnb pic.twitter.com/4CCPOrAicj

— GameChangers Training (@CoachAmeer) June 6, 2025

“I feel like during my time at Harvard, we had over recruited the quarterback room, especially my year, a lot of guys coming back from COVID years,” said Dudley. “There were something like eight or nine guys in the quarterback room and at the end of the day, there’s only going to be one guy on the field at a time. And if you’re splitting scout team reps between three freshmen, even those reps are going to be scarce. So, it got to a point where they asked me to switch positions, and I did so because I felt as though it could benefit the team. I did that and didn’t ask any questions; I didn’t force their hand or anything. I was like if this was the best way for me to contribute and help the team then I’ll do that.”

Courtesy Ameer Dudley

“Moving forward and making the decision to go to Robert Morris, that fire is still there. I have a sense of passion for the game itself and want to leave it all out there. I’m very hyped to be back at my natural position.”

Dudley also tells me that he’s hyped to be coming back home to play football as he’ll be able to do so in front of friends and family. Over the last couple of recruiting classes, RMU head coach Bernard Clark and his staff have placed an emphasis and trying to keep local talent home and that’s something that’s caught the attention of Dudley.

“Yeah, as I scroll on Twitter, I can’t help but see some Robert Morris football on my feed and see them sending out tweets like WPIAL 2026’s like come to this camp. I feel like that’s huge and a lot of schools like Penn State, they say the best in PA stay in PA. Maybe we can turn that into the best in Pittsburgh stay in Pittsburgh. We want the guys from this area to come together, and if the chance presents itself, to be able to play together. I feel like what Robert Morris has to offer athletically, academically, it would be good for a lot local kids in the area looking for opportunities to better themselves.”

As he moves onto the next chapter of his athletic career, Dudley wanted to make sure to express the gratitude and long-term blessing he was afforded by spending the last 4 years of his life and graduating from Harvard.

He graduated @DudleyAmeer from Harvard University & was back in the lab in less than 12 hours. He is on a mission & all I know is a School is going to get a Humble Beast
He’s a grad transfer with 2 years of eligibility #Lockedin #GCTnb pic.twitter.com/KNkuRbjiS3

— GameChangers Training (@CoachAmeer) June 3, 2025

“Whenever I was getting recruited by Harvard, they told me that this was a 4-year decision and not a four-year decision,” said Dudley. “Before me, I didn’t really know of anyone from the area, Beaver County specifically, that went to the Ivy League. I feel like when you see guys like Brandon Banks (Aliquippa) and most recently Marques Council (Aliquippa), that brings a lot of opportunity and shines light on Beaver County.”

“Going to Harvard, I had the opportunity to gain a type of education that no one can every take from me. I was around some of the most elite people in the world and some great people that I plan on staying in touch with for the rest of my life. Harvard will always hold a special place in my heart and I’m eternally grateful to Coach Murphy and the staff along with Coach Aurich now and his staff, who came in after Coach Murphy left. I’m forever grateful for that opportunity, the relationships I built because it was a surreal opportunity being where my feet are now and being able to say that I did that and graduating from Harvard. It went by so fast and was such a blur.”

Dudley tells me that Robert Morris will start camp in late July, but he will be spending a lot of time at the Robert Morris football facility trying to get caught up and learning the offense with Coach Rothenbuhler. That process started early this week as Dudley will try and get the mental part of things ready before the physical grind start next month.