Lakewood Ranch's Reiter holds onto backup center spot at USF

Austin Reiter finished spring practice as the backup center for the University of South Florida football team.

The Lakewood Ranch High graduate, who will be a redshirt freshman for the 2011 season, is behind redshirt senior Kevin McCaskill (6-0, 315).

The 6-4, 273 pound Reiter enrolled in USF in the winter of 2010, participated in spring drills last spring, but sat out the season working with the scout team. He did a solid job in this year's spring game.

Southeast High grad Faron Hornes, who is headed into his senior season at USF, is listed as one of two backups at the slot receiver position.