Tom Zebold's First Offering - Day 15

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By TOM ZEBOLD

USF Senior Writer

TAMPA - It started with a simple gesture and has turned into much more for Chris Breit.

After playing sparingly at linebacker and as a special teamer last season, the redshirt junior saw an opportunity last spring when the depth at fullback thinned out because of player departures.

"I knew fullback was an open position ever since Richard (Kelly) left. I just wanted to get on the field," Breit said Thursday.

Breit sought out Skip Holtz and said he'd be willing to give fullback a try if the head coach gave him a chance.

What followed was a crash course of sorts.

"A day to go before the spring game he said, 'You can go play fullback. We'll teach everything before the game.' I kind of learned it last minute," Breit said.

Well, sort of.

It turns out that Breit played both fullback and linebacker as a freshman at Plant High School in Tampa before he moved to defensive end and linebacker in a 3-4 scheme once he was promoted to the varsity level.

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Off to a good start.

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By TOM ZEBOLD

USF Senior Writer

TAMPA - It started with a simple gesture and has turned into much more for Chris Breit.

After playing sparingly at linebacker and as a special teamer last season, the redshirt junior saw an opportunity last spring when the depth at fullback thinned out because of player departures.

"I knew fullback was an open position ever since Richard (Kelly) left. I just wanted to get on the field," Breit said Thursday.

Breit sought out Skip Holtz and said he'd be willing to give fullback a try if the head coach gave him a chance.

What followed was a crash course of sorts.

"A day to go before the spring game he said, 'You can go play fullback. We'll teach everything before the game.' I kind of learned it last minute," Breit said.

Well, sort of.

It turns out that Breit played both fullback and linebacker as a freshman at Plant High School in Tampa before he moved to defensive end and linebacker in a 3-4 scheme once he was promoted to the varsity level.

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Is Breit a walk-on or former walk-on?

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Breit is a walk-on