He gave his word last summer. And, today he followed through with his signature. Blue Eye’s Andrew Mitchell will be a College of the Ozarks Bobcat. The senior swingman signed a national letter of intent today in front of family, friends, and classmates during a ceremony at Blue Eye High School.
Bulldog Coach, Kyle Turner was emotional while talking about Andrew. He told Bobcat coach Steve Shepherd that he was “getting a good one”. He went on to speak about the hard work and dedication of Mitchell. As much as Andrew the player, Turner spoke about Mitchell the person.
Coach Shepherd spoke about how happy he was to be getting Mitchell. He spoke about watching him develop over the years and why he offered (a scholarship) early.
When asking about why he chose C of O Mitchell said that in the end that the decision was easy. He loves the school and likes the idea of getting the play close to home. “The camaraderie we had was great” was Mitchell’s response to the time that he already has spent with the Bobcat team.
He went on to talk about his love for Blue Eye and his desire for him and his teammates to pick up where they left off last year.
Mitchell led Blue Eye to their first district championship since 2009, last year. He earned first team All-State honors in doing so.
