East Bay DL Kieran Pettus headed to USF as a preferred walk-on

Kieran Pettus, a defensive lineman and captain of East Bay's football team, will be a preferred walk-on at USF, Indians coach Frank Larosa announced Friday.

Pettus (6-foot-3, 225 pounds) recorded 62 total tackles for an average a 6.2 per game for East Bay (4-7) and added an interception, fumble recovery and team-highs of  6.5 sacks, four caused fumbles and two blocked field goals .

Pettus was also a starter on East Bay's basketball team and was chosen by Hillsborough County as the Indians male scholar-athlete of the year.

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