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Fitch's leg got him here; his arm may get him further
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Adam Fitch was not a punter.
He was recruited to Air Force three years ago as one, but he never
felt like a punter.
He was too competitive, he says. Too aggressive to be an
afterthought.
At Campbell County High School in Gillette, Wyo., Fitch hated
punting.
He was also his team's quarterback, and punting meant he had
failed on offense.
"After my first half-a-week of practice (at the Air Force Academy
Prep School), I was like, 'This is horrible. I am not ...
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Air Force names second-string QB
The Gazette
; Air Force coaches recruited Adam Fitch as a punter. They've changed those plans. If starting quarterback Chance Harridge leaves a game, Fitch will run the offense, at least for now. Fitch, a sophomore, has won the backup quarterback job that was up for grabs since the start of spring practice.
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Air Force taps punter for backup QB.
Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO)
; Byline: Mark Fitzhenry Air Force coaches recruited Adam Fitch as a punter. They've changed those plans just a tad. If starting quarterback Chance Harridge leaves a game, Fitch will run the offense, at least for now. Fitch, a sophomore, has won the backup quarterback job that was up for grabs since
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Air Force taps punter for backup QB.(The Gazette)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; Byline: Mark Fitzhenry Air Force coaches recruited Adam Fitch as a punter. They've changed those plans just a tad. If starting quarterback Chance Harridge leaves a game, Fitch will run the offense, at least for now. Fitch, a sophomore, has won the backup quarterback job that was up for grabs since
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Air Force stops Army; Navy gets Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.
Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO)
; Byline: Todd Jacobson WEST POINT, N.Y. _ Army's feel-good comeback story is nice, but Air Force had its own revival Saturday. The Falcons defeated their service academy rivals, 31-22, ending a two-game losing streak and staving off a losing season for at least a week. It took a second-half
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Air Force looks for QB Fitch to spark win against Army.
Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO)
; Byline: Todd Jacobson COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. _ Air Force senior cornerback Nate Allen watched from the sidelines as the offense took flight under backup quarterback Adam Fitch in the fourth quarter of a 43-26 loss to Wyoming on Saturday, and for a brief moment on a gloomy day, there was hope.
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