Troubled Former Michigan WR Ahmir Mitchell Lands at a Community College
Ahmir Mitchell's college football career began at Michigan. Mitchell was the 161st overall high school prospect in the 2015 class.
LINK: https://247sports.com/player/ahmir-mitchell-37250
Watching his highlight video you can see why Jim Harbaugh wanted him. He has a will to stay on his feet, and continue making positive yards. And it looks like he can just play.
His hudl highlights: https://www.hudl.com/profile/2087807/Ahmir-Mitchell
He signed with Michigan on Jim Harbaugh's "Signing of the Stars" day on February 3, 2016.
LINK: https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2016/08/wr_ahmir_mitchell_says_hes_lea.html
Short presser with Ahmir Mitchell upon his arrival at U of M:
1:49 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRZ_EiXT9IE
Ahmir Mitchell was only with Michigan a short time before he was suspended. Here is the video of Jim Harbaugh talking about Ahmir Mitchell, and another suspended player, after both did not appear in the team picture. (Many will remember the team picture that did not have three freshmen in it, Kareem Walker being the third.) It's the "we'll handle that internally" press conference, where Jim Harbaugh walked off:
33 second video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Hd0r2aii-3M
The reason for the suspension was "unknown".
Mitchell decided to leave Michigan. On his twitter he said:
...what is best for me and my family comes first. Therefore, I will like to announce that I am hereby reopening my recruitment....
LINK: https://twitter.com/TheDeuce_2_Nice/status/768503286865408000/photo/1
Mitchell took up with Rutgers in his home State of New Jersey:
...I find it best for me along with my family to go back home.
LINK: https://twitter.com/TheDeuce_2_Nice/status/771784203205763072
The following April, in a practice at Rutgers, Mitchell tore an ACL. He had been listed as a starter for Spring practice before the injury. In the best case scenario it had been hoped he would be back by the end of September. That did not happen. And before Mitchell ever did return he was dismissed from the team for "violating team rules".
After his dismissal from Rutgers it had been reported that he was transferring to Arizona Western College, a JUCO (junior college) in Yuma, Arizona.
He tweeted about it. But the tweet on his personal account was deleted. A tweet about it still remains on the JUCO Football Frenzy twitter:
https://twitter.com/JUCOFFrenzy/status/998626531089027072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Now, on Saturday, July 21, the Fort Scott Community College, of Fort Scott, Kansas, says he will be playing there:
LINK: https://twitter.com/FSCCFootball/status/1020764652765052929
It's sad to say, but it looks like the last 2 1/2 years of his life have been a slow moving train wreck, a cautionary tale that character matters.
My heart goes out to him. And I pray for him.
Sounds like a guy who wasn’t much in to the academics and character portion of college. Not sure why hearts and prayers need to go out to him. Many non-athlete kids wash out of college early for the precise same reasons - do your hearts and prayers go out to them in mgoblog posts as well? It seems we hold guys who have a particular skill level up in society over the less coordinated among us. That’s just wrong.
These r just kids you know, how many stupid things did u do as a 18-20 year old kid? A lot of these kids that struggle to get thru college because they either do drugs or break laws didn’t get the proper guidance probably starting at 10-14 years old from their parents...so just be thankful if u have a good family and good home life...that’s why the post says hearts and prayers is hopefully the kid can get his life together it’s not all about football
I didn't do the kind of stupid stuff that would get me kicked out of school, or worse, get a full ride scholarship taken away. That's a whole other level of stupid. And yeah, he probably needs some help, but it's still stupid.
You sound fun.
Remind me not to expect any help from you if I'm drowning...
People drown every day. What makes you so special?
How THAT'S how to do it!
All the non-existent up-votes.
oh my god, a kid didn’t/doesn’t have his priorities in order - i wish nothing but misery and suffering on him for the rest of his life.
and to answer your question, yes i think it’s sad when non-athletes wash out of school.
There is a weird thing on MGoBlog and probably all sports and life, where you wish ill on those who leave you. You might call it shadenfruede or perhaps passive agressively "Those who stay will be champions!" I take part in it, but it isn't healthy or positive as these are just kids/young men. I had friends who had to leave Michigan because of mental health and/or drug problems and they eventually turned out fine. I hope Amir finds his way even if it isn't in the NFL or starring in college football.
I agree wholeheartedly. But I am east of your postion also.
I agree.
Everyone needs second chances.
DetroitBlue
do you also wish him eternal suffering in hell?
I agree, but I think "thoughts and prayers" and "my heart goes out" are just like saying "thanks" (in emails), or "sincerely" (in letters) nowadays. It's just a way to end a post.
ahh, the age old you can't care about this one thing unless you care about everything else too. take a lap dude
Another troubled skypanther post.
Yep, and quite frankly I don't care where Ahmir Mitchell ends up. He didn't even make it to fall camp at Michigan. He almost took down 3 other players with him. Well, he actually did take down one other (Shelton Johnson).
Could you clarify what you mean by 'took down?' Did his example start a wave of transfers or did he maybe get involved in some dicey activity that involved other players?
I believe that he got ahold of some stolen credit cards and went on a spending spree at the mall. He decided to take a few friends along with him (some of whom may have been athletes)
Sorry, but people are responsible for their own actions. Don’t blame him for anyone else’s downfall.
Of course, but some people are really susceptible to peer pressure, which can end up awesome (if their peers are high achieving, moral people) or terrible especially as 18 year olds in a college far away from home.
Lot of people end up smoking pot in college. ...but you don't want someone on your team encouraging it. ....or you end up with App State.
What did he do take guys down? I mean - did he trick people into doing something illegal, or did guys just follow his bad idea? Because the former I feel bad for people; the latter is, well, their own damn fault.
The subject matter is one thing, but you've got to applaud the effort and sourcing in this post. It's top-notch.
Yes, much better than, "Has Jim Harbaugh had the football dream yet?" with nothing else.
So...
"Sky Panther has a Dr.Phil/Jerry Springer Life Lesson" ranks higher than "The 12 Dreams of Dr. SarHarbaughdonicus"?
Thus far, so much wasted potential.
It's a shame for the kid, who will one day realize what he had the chance to use, to become. I hope he pulls himself together before he runs out of chances, as we are given only so much time, and so so many chances
My feelings exactly, and I have expressed them to many a class of young people over the years. Unfortunately, that understanding usually comes with the experience they lack until it is too late. Hope he can turn things around.
Mitchell and Brian Cole could have made great safeties.
SkyPanther provides a helpful summary of Amir's football career. Then ...
It's sad to say, but it looks like the last 2 1/2 years of his life have been a slow moving train wreck, a cautionary tale that character matters.
My heart goes out to him. And I pray for him.
Sadness, prayers, judgment ... why not just stick to the information and avoid judgment?
Everyone judges. For example, Your post complaining about his judgement is you expressing your disdain for it. Is that you not judging him on his choice of words and thoughts on the matter?
Maybe some of us like our news free of hot takes.
Then this is not the blog for you.
This isn't the blog for anyone anymore.
+1 LOL
Hi MGo
can you create some sports news posts?
Ahmir,
Take some accountability. You impact your life more than anyone else. Turn it around. Let all these dismissals be lessons to set you on a path towards any success in life. Use football to get a degree. Work hard and keep your nose clean.
This is a very good spot to drop a few lines on this issue too. MSU football will have to fight off another scandal soon. Reporters have their hands on some concrete evidence and it will be dropping before the season starts. This isn't a new development, just one from the recent past that will be coming to the forefront.
Is this more centralized to the Football team or the University as a whole?
I'm guessing the former since he said "MSU football will have to fight off..."
All the women want him and all the men want to be like him. If it wasn't for you, this offseason would've been much worse; thanks for the info.
You provide us with some awesome news updates and nuggets of goodness throughout the year. But, boy oh boy, you can be a cold-hearted bitch at times!! Can you please give us just a little more than "...another scandal soon."? I mean, c'mon, man!!!
Pretty please?
I actually saw a post (within a random thread) over at tRCMB that this involves a past incident where MSU football player(s) physically assaulted a MSU WBB player and it was hushed/covered up by MSU coaches. (No clarification re: the type of assault.)
I am pretty sure this was one of the myriad of incidents that was mentioned in the ESPN piece on MSU, but the word is that now they have “proof”.
Dantonio and Izzo are part of the sick cultural problem at MSU. A dead fish rots from the head. These multiple incidents don't keep getting swept under the rug with their complete ignorance.
No worries for MSU. They just did a national search and brought in a new AD with a mandate to clean things up.
Oh, wait...
I'm waiting for the the annoucement that they are taking the interim tag off Engler and going to make him the full time president.
Per Mork Danktoenails, Beekman is a "unifying force". “He is a Spartan, I don’t think there’s any question about that. He has the best interest of all Spartans at heart.” Which means he's in the MSU Circle of Trust.
:) Don't hold back UMBig11!
I live next to one of their staff and can confirm at least they are worried about something, and that they are extra worried because right before this issue (which he won't go into with me knowing I'm a um grad), MSU leadership put out a zero tolerance internal policy for any shinanegans due the current spotlight.
I would not have mentioned this but for umb1g's comment.
Actually I won't be surprised if leadership does nothing and gives them a pass because (likely) the incident happened before their new policy.