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Panthers Prospect: FB Eric Breitenstein

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Link to Full Article: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/11/4036697/breitenstein-gets-back-to-work.html

 

Eric Breitenstein Background

 

First impression: Breitenstein is compact at 5-10 and 230 pounds, wears a beard, and never stops smiling.

 

At Wofford, he gave fans a reason to smile. Working out of the triple option, Breitenstein ran for a school record 5,730 yards. He rushed for a Southern Conference record 321 yards in one game. He ran for 2,035 yards as a senior. He was the conference’s offensive player of the year as a junior and as a senior.

 

Last season South Carolina beat Wofford 26-7. The Gamecocks had a big-time defense. Breitenstein was big-time, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown and averaging 4.5 yards a carry.


He was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, the Football Championship Subdivision’s Heisman Trophy.

 

Rivera on Breitenstein

 

“He looks like an everyday kind of guy,” says Carolina coach Ron Rivera, who smiles when I ask about Breitenstein, who played at Watauga High. “But, man, he’s got some sneaky ability and it showed because he had a great career at Wofford. What his role can be will be interesting because he ran the ball there very well. He’s shown very well out of the backfield (at rookie camp) in terms of catching the ball so he’s flashed, he’s caught our attention.”

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I remember standing next him in line at the Blimpie in Boone back when I was in college. He was big then, and looks bigger now. He was a Sr in HS at the time. Hated when we had to play against him, but I hope he can succeed with the Panthers

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Any info you got him as a blocker? Thanks in advance.

 

He didn't do much blocking, if any, at Wofford. He was their "Fullback" but that just means he was the dive man in the Triple Option and he either got the handoff or ran straight into the line without

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He didn't do much blocking, if any, at Wofford. He was their "Fullback" but that just means he was the dive man in the Triple Option and he either got the handoff or ran straight into the line without

 

Interesting, hopefully he can develop into a good blocker; that would give him a much better chance of making the squad.

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