NJ.com: Former Rutgers LB commit Juwan Mitchell pledges to new Big Ten team
It looks like Juwan Mitchell will get his chance to play Power 5 football, following a long post-graduate football ride.
The 6-1, 228-pounder took to Twitter Friday, making his pledge to the Minnesota Golden Gophers public.
Before the Gophers, there was Rutgers, which began recruiting Mitchell in October -- around the time NJ.com released a list of top junior college players from New Jersey.
He’d go on to become a target for the Scarlet Knights.
Mitchell was offered a scholarship by Rutgers head coach Chris Ash during his exit interview, following an official visit in November. He’d commit before leaving campus that day.
He’d remain committed until the early signing period, when he returned to Butler instead of fulfill requirements to sign to the school.
And, now he’s a Golden Gopher, following a two-day unofficial visit to the University of Minnesota.
Mitchell is the sixth member of Minnesota’s 2020 class, ranked 22nd in the country by 247Sports.com. He had 55 tackles and two sacks at Butler in 2018.
Mitchell is on track to graduate in December and enroll at Minnesota in January of 2020.
Despite jumping from New Milford to Fort Scott, Butler, Rutgers and now Minnesota, Mitchell will have two years of on-field eligibility remaining once he arrives in Minneapolis to compete.
https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2019/03/...n-mitchell-pledges-to-new-big-ten-school.html
Go Gophers!!
