One of Ashtabula County’s connections to major-college football has resigned his post.
Angelo Mirando, a 2004 Jefferson graduate, has submitted his resignation as receivers coach at Mississippi State University.
“I have enjoyed my time at Mississippi State as a graduate assistant and as an assistant coach,” Mirando, the son of Mike and Sharon and older brother of Anthony, said. “I have made friends that will last a lifetime.
“However, due to unforeseen personal issues, I believe it is in my best interest to resign from Mississippi State.”
Mirando, who set school records during his days as a star quarterback at Jefferson with 1,528 yards and 13 touchdown passes as a senior in 2003 despite playing in only nine games because of a broken left leg, made it clear the decision to resign two weeks before the 2012 season kicks off was strictly his own.
“I want to stress that these issues are personal,” the 2003 Star Beacon Ashtabula County Offensive Back of the Year said. “I look forward to pursuing other opportunities in the future.
“Finally, I want to thank my friend and mentor Dan Mullen for giving me this chance.”
Mirando, who played football and graduated from Case Western Reserve University after graduating from Jefferson, followed Mullen to Mississippi State from the University of Florida, where he began his coaching career as part of Urban Meyer’s staff after graduating from Case in 2008.
When Mullen, who had been Meyer’s offensive coordinator for the Gators before accepting the position at Mississippi State on Dec. 11, 2008, originally hired Mirando as a graduate assistant.
When then-MSU receivers coach Mark Hudsepth accepted the head coaching job at Louisiana Lafayette in December 2010, Mullen promoted Mirando from graduate assistant to the fulltime position before a Gator Bowl victory against Michigan.
Mullen, who made Mirando the second-youngest fulltime Division I assistant when he named him receivers coach for the Bulldogs, said he wishes Mirando nothing but the best.
“We appreciate Angelo and the work he did, and wish him the best in wherever the future takes him,” he said. “We’ll take some time to evaluate what our next steps will be with that staff position, but I’m confident in our veteran group of wide receivers and know they’ll be focused and ready to go Sept. 1.”
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