thedrifter
06-18-08, 07:36 AM
OU football players joins the Marines
Associated Press - June 18, 2008 2:25 AM ET
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A freshman offensive lineman has quit the Oklahoma Sooners football team to join the U.S. Marine Corps.
OU sports information director Kenny Mossman confirmed yesterday that Britt Mitchell left the team and enlisted last week.
The 6-foot-6, 311-pound freshman tackle from Roscoe, Texas, enrolled at OU in January and went through winter and spring workouts with the team.
He had begun summer training with strength and conditioning coach Jerry Schmidt before deciding on a military career.
Mitchell was the least-recruited of OU's three offensive line signees in February.
Ellie
Associated Press - June 18, 2008 2:25 AM ET
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A freshman offensive lineman has quit the Oklahoma Sooners football team to join the U.S. Marine Corps.
OU sports information director Kenny Mossman confirmed yesterday that Britt Mitchell left the team and enlisted last week.
The 6-foot-6, 311-pound freshman tackle from Roscoe, Texas, enrolled at OU in January and went through winter and spring workouts with the team.
He had begun summer training with strength and conditioning coach Jerry Schmidt before deciding on a military career.
Mitchell was the least-recruited of OU's three offensive line signees in February.
Ellie