Oregon State QB Nick Mitchell leaving the team
Oregon State quarterback Nick Mitchell is leaving the team.
The Beavers announced Monday that Mitchell was one of four players departing.
"I want to thank Coach [Gary] Andersen for the opportunity at Oregon State and wish all of my teammates outstanding success in the future," Mitchell said in a team statement.
Malik Gilmore, Luke Hollingsworth and Chris Hayes are also transferring. Gilmore and Hollingsworth are juniors while Hayes is a sophomore.
"Change is not always easy, but these young men embraced it and made valuable contributions to help build the foundation of this program, and we thank them for that," Andersen said.
Mitchell was a starter for five games in 2015 for Oregon State and was the team’s second-leading passer. He was 51-113 passing for 571 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions. He first saw action in the Beavers’ loss to Colorado. He also started games against Utah, UCLA, Cal and Washington. He was 0-7 against the Huskies before he was pulled. Freshman Marcus McMaryion was the team’s starter vs. Oregon on Friday. Oregon State lost 52-42.
A redshirt freshman, Mitchell was a three-star recruit in the class of 2014 and the No. 27 pro-style QB in the country according to Rivals. If he transfers to another FBS school he'll have to sit out a season.
Gilmore had six tackles in 2015. Hollingsworth had two tackles while Hayes didn't record a statistic.
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