MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Rasul Douglas, who signed with West Virginia last year in large part because of the recruiting bond forged with Brian Mitchell, felt despondent when the cornerbacks coach left for Virginia Tech in February.
“It was heartbreaking,” Douglas said. “I looked him in his eyes and when he told me he was leaving, we both broke down and cried together.
“He told me I was like his son and if I needed something I could come to him. We still have that relationship.”
A fifth-year senior currently competing for a starting spot, Douglas said Mitchell remains a father figure and the two spoke recently before preseason camp.