{"id":8659,"date":"2016-06-28T07:11:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T11:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8659"},"modified":"2016-06-28T07:13:25","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T11:13:25","slug":"former-south-carolina-qb-connor-mitch-is-now-a-jmu-duke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8659","title":{"rendered":"Former South Carolina QB Connor Mitch is Now a JMU Duke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"8660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=8660\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/usa-today-8778206.0.jpg?fit=1310%2C873&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1310,873\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Connor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/usa-today-8778206.0.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/usa-today-8778206.0.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8660\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/usa-today-8778206.0.jpg?resize=584%2C389\" alt=\"Connor\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/usa-today-8778206.0.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/usa-today-8778206.0.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/usa-today-8778206.0.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/usa-today-8778206.0.jpg?w=1310&amp;ssl=1 1310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>After weeks of speculation about where he&#8217;d transfer, former University of South Carolina QB <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestate.com\/sports\/college\/university-of-south-carolina\/usc-football\/article86242012.html\">Connor Mitch finally announced that he&#8217;s headed to JMU<\/a> yesterday. Mitch won the starting job at USC prior to last season. Unfortunately for him, he suffered hip and shoulder injuries that knocked him out for the year after only two games. He has already graduated and will come to JMU with two more years of eligibility while he pursues a graduate degree.<\/p>\n<p>Mitch was a four star recruit for Steve Spurrier coming out of high school, throwing for over 12,000 yards and earning PARADE All-American honorable mention. He was third on the Gamecock&#8217;s depth chart coming out of spring ball, but head coach Will Muschamp said he was going to give him a chance to compete for the QB 1 spot in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>While Mitch has to be considered the favorite to start at QB, he&#8217;ll still need to beat out Bryan Schor. After Vad Lee went down with an injury last season, Schor stepped in and assumed the starting role. He was solid, but not spectacular. Now he&#8217;s got to beat out a 6&#8217;4&#8243; 214 pound former SEC starter to win the job.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D8659&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of speculation about where he&#8217;d transfer, former University of South Carolina QB Connor Mitch finally announced that he&#8217;s headed to JMU yesterday. Mitch won the starting job at USC prior to last season. Unfortunately for him, he suffered hip and shoulder injuries that knocked him out for the year after only two games. 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