Mitchell was held out of team activities in early winter to tend to academic issues. Then, upon returning to the field, Mitchell ran with the twos in the first practice of spring.
Rather than taking it as a sign that he needed to pick things up and move forward, Mitchell allegedly pouted and didn’t participate in team functions for the next couple of days.
Mitchell is a fire brand as a player. His tenacity, style and relative production will be missed on the field.
But it’s obvious that Steve Sarkisian and Pete Kwiatkowski didn’t come to town to play around.
They’re asking for buy-in from all players at all times. It’s clear that Mitchell wasn’t bought in all of the time.