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WATCH: Longhorns WR Adonai Mitchell Scores Fifth CFB TD, Keeps Texas Alive in Sugar Bowl

WATCH: Longhorns WR Adonai Mitchell Scores Fifth CFB TD, Keeps Texas Alive in Sugar Bowl
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WATCH: Longhorns WR Adonai Mitchell Scores Fifth CFB TD, Keeps Texas Alive in Sugar Bowl
WATCH: Longhorns WR Adonai Mitchell Scores Fifth CFB TD, Keeps Texas Alive in Sugar Bowl

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NEW ORLEANS -- Texas Longhorns receiver Adonai Mitchell had a quiet first half in Monday night's College Football Playoff matchup against the Washington Huskies at the Sugar Bowl.

But like he has the past two seasons, Mitchell came up big under the bright lights, as he caught his fifth-career CFP touchdown in the fourth quarter on a one-yard pass to cut Washington's lead to 34-28.

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Leading up to the game, Mitchell, a Georgia transfer, talked about making it to his third straight CFP.

"First of all, it has been great teams that I have been fortunate to play on and participate with. It was great teams and great leadership," Mitchell said. "Being able to lean on guys knowing that you are not alone while you’re doing this. It is exciting and fun to have three 15 game seasons. It’s all worth it the whole year round. Offseason workouts, to fall camp to summer workouts, everything led to this stage here I am excited for everything."

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Mitchell has had one of the most interesting careers in college football. Limited by injuries during his time at Georgia, the Houston native still managed to come up clutch in the biggest games in back-to-back years for the Dawgs.

He never dominated the stat sheet during his time in Athens. As a result, his first year in Austin has been by far his best statistical collegiate season. Headed into Monday, he has 51 catches for 813 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns this season.

In two years at Georgia, he had a combined 38 catches for 560 yards and seven touchdowns.

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ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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