LOS ANGELES — USC’s Bishop Fitzgerald had been a quarterback most of his life. But when he received no Division I scholarship offers coming out of high school, he had to make a change. Defensive back was calling.

“That was one of the best decisions I made,” Fitzgerald told reporters after practice on Wednesday.

He was one of the most dynamic defensive players in the season opener against Missouri State on Saturday , coming up with four total tackles, a pass breakup and an interception returned for 39 yards and a touchdown.

The safeties were in a friendly competition throughout fall training camp to see who would get the first interception of the season, and no one expected it to be Fitzgerald.

“I dropped every (potential) pick in fall camp,” he said. “So nobody thought it was going t

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