Transferred to LSU from Ole Miss and sat out last season to gain eligibility … Will contend for placekicking duties.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered 3 years in football as a placekicker at Loyola College Prep … Team was state runner-up in 1994 … Named all-district, all-city and all-state … Hit 8 of 12 field goals, including 6 field goals of over 40 yards, his senior season … Set Shreveport-Bossier City record for longest field goal at 54 yards … Played high school football for coach Mike Greene.
Father: Lane Mitchell; Mother: Sylvia Mitchell
Brother: Carter
Full name: Michael Lane Mitchell
Place of birth: Shreveport, La. (Oct. 24, 1976)