AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: In his second season with the Spartan football team... A quarterback candidate... Became the first San José State athlete since Patrick Walsh in 1995-96 to play in a football and a baseball game in the same academic year... Played on the 2013, 2014 and 2015 San José State baseball teams... Used as a pinch runner, outfielder and designated hitter... A 2015 honoree on National Student-Athlete Day by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS).
2014: Played in the last two games of the season and was the starting quarterback in the season finale at San Diego State (11/29)... Entered the Utah State game (11/21) on the Spartans' second offensive play and finished the game at quarterback... Completed 13-of-21 passes without an interception for 61 yards and no touchdowns... Scored San José State's only touchdown of the game on a 1-yard plunge in the second quarter... Credited with 18 rushes for 64 yards including the Spartans' longest run of the night - a 34-yard scamper prior to halftime... Most rushing yards by a San Jose State quarterback in a game since Adam Tafralis gained 97 yards on 15 carries in the 2007 Fresno State game... Most carries by a Spartan signal caller in a game since Jeff Garcia rushed 17 times at Southwestern Louisiana (Louisiana-Lafayette) in 1993... Quarterbacked the Spartans for the first six plays of the San Diego State game before an injury ended his afternoon... Completed 60.9 percent of his pass attempts and rushed for 80 yards and a TD on 19 carries in his two games... Named a Scout Team Player of the Year at the team's annual post-season awards banquet.
SAN JOSE STATE BASEBALL: Played in 46 games and made 11 starts in his three seasons... Used primarily as a pinch runner... 5-for-56 at the plate (.089) with 3 RBIs in his three seasons.
HIGH SCHOOL: A football (Coach Oscar Caballero) and baseball letterwinner at Willow Glen High in San José... Completed 60.6 percent of his passes for 2,111 yards and 19 touchdowns and ran for 692 yards and nine touchdowns in 10 games as a senior in 2011... Also shared the placekicking duties converting 13-of-20... A first-team all-league and second All-Mercury News Central Coast Section honoree... Batted .324 as a junior and .394 as a senior on the baseball team...
MORE ABOUT MITCH: A communication studies major... Is interested in a firefighting career... Enjoys playing golf... He is a native of San José.
CAREER FOOTBALL STATISTICS
| PASSING | G | ATT | COMP. | INT. | PCT. | YDS. | TD | LG |
| 2014...SO | 2 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 60.9 | 61 | 0 | 13 |
| RUSHING | NO. | YDS. | AVG. | TD | LG | |||
| 2014...SO | 19 | 80 | 4.2 | 1 | 34 |