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On Mitch: Second-year quarterback enters fall camp as a backup at quarterback ... showed promise running the offensive scout team a year ago but struggled somewhat in spring ... has a strong, accurate arm ... seems to simply need time to develop and learn the offense.
2003 (Freshman): Redshirt season ... offensive scout team Player of the Week for his work in practice leading up to the Wake Forest game.
High School: A 2003 graduate of DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Md. ... four-year varsity letterwinner and three-year starter ... only player to start at quarterback as a sophomore in head coach Bill McGregor's 21 seasons as a head coach ... ended his career as the school's all-time winningest quarterback (29-4 in his 33 starts) ... as a senior in 2002, completed 75 of 125 (.600) passes for 1,377 yards and 11 touchdowns ... was a consensus all-state selection ... also earned first team All-WCAC, first team All-Prince George's County, and second team All-Met honors ...in addition, was named to SuperPrep's All-America team ... helped lead his team to a 7-3 record and a spot in the WCAC championship game ... threw for more than 1,500 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior while leading DeMatha to an 11-0 record and a WCAC championship ... as a sophomore led DeMatha to a WCAC title and an 11-1 mark ... high school coach was Bill McGregor.
Personal: Ryan Mitch is the son of Janet and Robert Mitch ... father played college football at Syracuse, lettering the 1973, '74 and '75 seasons ... enrolled in the college of letters and sciences
