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RENTON, Wash. -- While the kids on the grass berm jockeyed for autograph position and screamed to get the attention of Russell Wilson, Richard Sherman and Bobby Wagner, George Fant stood a few feet away being tutored by assistant offensive line coach Pat Ruel.For the next few minutes, even with the commotion nearby, Fant pummeled the padded base holding up the scoreboard next to the Seattle Seahawks practice field as he worked on hand placement and the initial strike needed to play offensive line in the NFL.Another day. Another lesson on playing offensive line for Fant -- an undrafted rookie project and former basketball player.Im the type of person I want to go as hard as I can and learn as much as I can as fast as I can, Fant said. Thats the process for that. The learning part is not done. Im learning something new every day. Thats my thing coming in every day. If something bad happens, it happens. I keep trying to learn something else, learn something thats going to fix what happened. Thats my whole thing. Fix it. Not dwell on it, fix it.Fants football education continues Thursday night when the Seahawks play the Minnesota Vikings in their second preseason game. Fant is beyond raw when it comes to his football experience.Consider that Fant is the 13th-leading scorer all-time on the basketball court at Western Kentucky. That his last real organized football came in the eighth grade, despite playing sparingly on special teams for WKU. That basic skills like getting into the proper stance, the proper hand placement, the proper footwork, while second nature to his teammates, are almost completely new for Fant.Its almost like you would do with young kids just kind of start them from the very beginning, offensive line coach Tom Cable said. Which is to get them in the right stance, tell them what they should see with their eyes, what their hands are for, how they fit into the scheme and then you keep working fundamentally to keep their body down and teach them to play with the speed and violence you need to play this game.Fant needed some serious convincing to take on football. With an extra year of eligibility at Western Kentucky, Fant took on the challenge. He was mostly limited to special teams and when he participated in Western Kentuckys pro day in the spring, he was listed as a potential offensive lineman, defensive lineman or tight end.Seattle, with its history of taking on projects, saw Fants potential at offensive tackle.Hes a big body, long-armed guy, big body, athletic, Cable said. Truthfully, hes probably more athletic than the typical tackle in this league. Thats a positive. But so much to learn. Hes on it, working his tail off and I like where hes at so far.Fant got his first true game action last Saturday in Seattles preseason opener against Kansas City. He was self-admittedly jittery at the start and made minor mistakes that come with that anxiousness. It was understandable and he believes completely correctable. Fant was in for 44 plays, second-most of any offensive lineman. Hes likely to get another significant chunk of playing time against the Vikings as Seattle continues to assess Fants future potential. He seems a prime candidate to land on a practice squad and develop.That old saying, `Dot your `Is and make sure you do everything from A-to-Z. Well, were at A to B, Cable said. Thats where we are at right now and thats where we should be. There is nothing wrong with that. Hes on track that way.Game notes Seattle coach Pete Carroll said a number of players will sit out Thursday, including RBs C.J. Prosise and Thomas Rawls, SS Kam Chancellor and TE Jimmy Graham. 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The Matildas remain in the hunt for Australias first Olympic football medal but face a mammoth quarterfinal showdown with Brazil.Australias women entered their final Pool F clash needing three points and seven goals to supplant Germany in second place and ensure a favourable final-eight match-up.They fell agonisingly short in Salvador on Monday but still secured their pathway with a 6-1 rout of Zimbabwe.The Matildas led 6-0 in the 66th minute and needed only to hit the back of the net once more to avoid a meeting with world No. 8 host nation Brazil, who beat them 3-1 in a pre-Games friendly.But a 91st-minute strike from Emmaculate Msipa means Australia will go through as one of the top two third-placed teams across the three groups and tread the more difficult road.Towards the end of the game we heard Canada were up so we were really trying to hit at least seven goals and put ourselves in the best position, co-captain Clare Polkinghorne told AAP.It was a bit disappointing that we let them get on the scoresheet, but at the end of the day we did what we had to do and we should be proud of that.The result came at a critical juncture of the Rio tournament.After a shock opening capitulation to Canada and a last-gasp draw with Germany, Alen Stajcics world No.5 Australians needed victory at Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova to rescue their campaiign.ddddddddddddThey got the job done in dominant fashion, fuelled by solid set-piece play and a high-pressing game that caged Zimbabwe in their own half for large portions of the contest.Lisa De Vanna settled nerves with the opening goal in the second minute, banging in a lovely left-footer after Katrina Gorry knocked the ball across goal.Polkinghorne doubled the tally inside the 15-minute mark when Elise Kellond-Knights corner gave her the easiest of tap-ins.Zimbabwe became a little more enterprising with a few forays down the middle but it was short-lived as the world No.93 outfit wilted under pressure and soon succumbed a third time.Kellond-Knight lobbed in another well-placed corner to find the head of a leaping Alanna Kennedy before Kyah Simon made it 4-0 early in the second half via a superb first-time finish from Steph Catleys through ball.Substitute Michelle Heyman had been on the field only three minutes when she got in on the action with a header at the far post, in a goalmouth scramble that ended with Zimbabwe goalkeeper Chido Dzingirai being stretchered off.Heyman wasnt done, beating the offside trap from Emily van Egmonds pass and executing a neat finish, before Msipa scored in added-time. 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