This morning, ESPN published a really interesting piece on Oregon’s ball boy Kwame Mitchell.
Ever since the introduction of FSU’s own ball boy Frankie “Red Lightning” Grizzle-Malgrat, the media has been paying close attention to the importance of ball boys and their impact on the game.
Part of it is for fun, but part of it is the fact that a competent, quick ball boy is key for college football offenses who want to move the ball with pace.
That’s why Oregon–arguably the fastest offense in all of college football–held seriously difficult tryouts for their own ball boy. As ESPN reports, Kwame Mitchell successfully completed the Spring season and was named one of the teams managers.
But here’s the craziest (and best) part: Oregon put Kwame on scholarship. That just goes to show you how important teams think their ball boys are.
Look for Kwame and his hair in the Rose Bowl when the Oregon Ducks take on Red Lightning and the FSU Seminoles.
