After back-to-back titles with the Bulldogs, star WR Adonai Mitchell transferred to Texas to be closer to his 2-year-old daughter.
, Mitchell admits he was unsure exactly what he was supposed to do. It is fair to say the scene was different than he is used to: there was no confetti in the end zone, and the firing of Old Smokey the cannon can be unsettling for the uninitiated.
is a new wrinkle in a showdown with the Crimson Tide that is both a rematch of last season's 20-19 Alabama win, and preview of a rivalry-to-be when the Longhorns join the Southeastern Conference in 2024.He was a freshman when he hauled in a 40-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of the National Championship Game against the Tide that gave Georgia the lead and the first of back-to-back titles.
But he also counseled Adonai not to miss the opportunity to be closer to his daughter, who was being raised by her grandparents in the Houston area while her father was in school. He had closed the 900-mile gap between himself and his family and was joining a Longhorns offense that could be among the most explosive in the country, not a small consideration for a draft-eligible junior.
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