Texas wide receiver AD Mitchell had a good spring for Texas. He’s having an even better summer according to his head coach. Steve Sarkisian has noticed a shift and it signals Mitchell could be the lead target for the Longhorns in the fall.
Sarkisian said the following of AD Mitchell’s progression within the Texas system this offseason.
“Naturally, he came into spring ball off of the national championship. There’s probably a little fatigue. That was a long season for them. He had the ankle thing from last season that kind of lingered. But I really saw the shift in about the middle of summer. He made a conscious effort to make the change in how he wanted to play and what we were asking of him. From about mid-early July? There’s been a shift in him that he’s been carrying here through training camp.”
Mitchell’s experience in Georgia in the last two national championship victories is valuable. His dominance in those games is even more significant. In his four playoff appearances, Mitchell has four touchdowns on eight receptions with an average of 18.6 yards per reception.
The Georgia transfer is set to break out for Texas. The season opener against Rice on Sept. 2 should reveal what Sarkisian has seen over the last month.