ATH Mitchell recaps NIU choice
Olympia Fields (Ill.) Rich Central senior athlete recruit Jyran Mitchell (6-foot-0, 190 pounds) decided to end his recruiting process on Tuesday night and gave the Northern Illinois University Huskies his verbal commitment.
"I decided to commit to NIU," Mitchell said. "I looked at all of my options and NIU just feels like the right fit so I called up the NIU coaches and gave them my commitment."
Mitchell discussed why he decided to pledge to the NIU Huskies.
"I really like the coaches at NIU. My wide receivers coach at NIU is Steve Crutchley also coached my older brother in college and he a great guy and a great coach as well. I just come away from NIU knowing that it's a strong family bond in the football program. I looked at my options and NIU just stood out from the rest of the schools."
Mitchell also pointed towards NIU's overall program strength was another key reason in his decision.
"NIU has had a lot of success over the years, but they are also going back to work and trying to get the football team winning games again. I want to come in and just grind together with my team at NIU and help us get back to bowl games and MAC championships."
Mitchell is also thrilled to have his recruiting process completed.
"Recruiting was fun at times but it was also getting pretty stressful. I'm just glad to have it over and I can just focus on my team and my senior season."
Jyran Mitchell is verbally committed to NIU.