A look back at Joe Mixon's career at Freedom High School after earning U.S. Army All-American Bowl MVP honors shortly after picking Oklahoma as his college of choice.
Updated 3 p.m., Jan. 4If it wasn’t good enough
Freedom (Oakley, Calif.) senior
Joe Mixon announced his college choice to Oklahoma, California's top football recruit according to 247Sports was named MVP of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday
The 6-foot-2, 205-pound senior told a national television audience that his decision was largely pushed by Oklahoma’s 45-31 win over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.
He picked the Sooners over UCLA, Wisconsin and Cal.
“Once they won the Alabama game that shut the deal,” Mixon said. “Now I’m a Sooner.“
Mixon rushed for 1,909 all-purpose yards and 26 touchdowns in 2013 and finished with 4,281 rushing yards and 76 TDs for his career. He rushed for a touchdown in a 28-6 win for the West over the East on Saturday.
Here is a look back at Mixon's high school career through video and photos.
Mixon takes in as a junior in 2012
Photo by Ernie Abrea
Mixon playing hoops as a sophomore in 2012.
Photo by Ernie Abrea
Mixon as a sophomore in 2011
Photo by Ernie Abrea
