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Louisville s Earl Clark, right, drives the ball past the defense of Ohio University s Steven Coleman during the second half of an NCAA men s college basketball game Sunday Dec.

If Darrius Heyward-Bey wants an opportunity to shut his critics up, he's going to have to wait a little longer for it.

One thing that has always remained a mystery to me is the hype leading up to the NFL Draft every April.

Raider fans went into the draft knowing that Al Davis loves to draft for speed. And Al Davis sure didn't disappoint.

Even the skeptics out there will be encouraged to hear this from DeAndre Levy, the Lions' third-round draft pick and de facto starter at middle linebacker for the moment.

When the Oakland Raiders drafted fairly obscure Ohio University safety Michael Mitchell in the second round last weekend, the pick was almost universally criticized as a reach.

The Bobcats were terrible in short-yardage situations last year, and ranked near the bottom in the country in turnover-ratio. Unable to finish off drives in the red zone, or get their defense off the field via turnovers, Ohio was forced to play catch up too often in a disappointing 4-8 season.

Ohio was hamstrung this spring on the offensive line. Thanks to injuries and the departure of some walk-ons, the Bobcats had just seven offensive linemen available for spring drills.

The 49ers introduce their first round draft pick, wide receiver Michael Crabtree, at 49ers headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.

The surprise pick of the second round was Ohio University safety Mike Mitchell going to the Raiders with the 47th overall selection, two slots before the Bears were supposed to pick.

Pick: No. 7 . Pos: Receiver. Ht: 6-2. Wt: 210 pounds. School: Maryland. College highlights: Led the Terrapins in receptions and yards in each of his three seasons.

Safety is the highest Bobcat drafted since 1948. ATHENS, Ohio-Ohio safety Michael Mitchell was selected in the second round by the Oakland Raiders Saturday evening in the National Football League Draft.

The safety from Ohio University Michael Mitchell was watching old clips from the NFL one day when he saw a safety that grabbed his attention.

In two months, Michael Mitchell has emerged as one of the sleeper prospects of the NFL Draft.

There stood Hall of Fame cornerback Willie Brown, telling Mitchell what an instant difference he'd make in the Raiders' secondary during last week's predraft visit.

Ohio safety Mike Mitchell puts a hit on. His name is Michael Mitchell , but he answers to Mike.

South Carolina tight end Jared Cook drops in today. With up to 30 predraft visits allowed, the Raiders seem bent on using everyone of them this week alone to determine what to do with their five draft picks next Saturday.

On Tuesday, the Bengals will conduct a private workout with Ohio University Safety Michael Mitchell, writes Carlos Holmes.

Ohio University cornerback Mark Parson may have been the one hand-picked by future Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders to come train with him at Prime U, a pre-NFL combine camp, but teammate safety Michael Mitchell is proving to be the crown jewel of the Bobcats' secondary.

Jones County Junior College got an outstanding relief effort from Zach Toney and scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Co-Lin Community College 2-1 here Wednesday night in game two of a doubleheader at Bobcat Field.