Adonai Mitchell explains his rise to starter, historic catch: ‘You’ve just got to want it’

ATHENS — Georgia receiver Adonai Mitchell smiled as he approached the mic stand in the NFL-themed lobby of Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall on Tuesday night.

“It’s more of a nervous smile,” Mitchell admitted. “It’s my first rodeo, so I”m kind of nervous about that.”

Kirby Smart’s policy has been that freshmen are not allowed to do UGA-sanctioned interviews, so standing in the middle of some 30 reporters firing rapid-fire questions was a new experience.

But, just as he has already shown he can do in football game situations, Mitchell responded in the spotlight, pulling off a fun and insightful interview.

Mitchell laughed when discussing how many times Smart singles him out with his infamous microphone during practices.

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