The quarterback of one of the nation's best high school football teams has accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Hawai'i.

"I'm going to be a Warrior," said Bo Levi Mitchell of Katy (Texas) High School. "It's a quarterback's dream to go out there and play football. I'm going to be living a dream."

Mitchell, who said he is 6 feet 1 1/2 and 195 pounds, has thrown 38 touchdown passes this season. He has been intercepted only four times.

Mitchell will lead 15-0 Katy in Saturday's state Class 5A (large schools) Division II championship game.

"Hawai'i is getting a good one," Katy coach Gary Joseph said. "He's a good player and a good person. He's a feel-good story."

Joseph said Mitchell was a backup on Katy's freshman team. He had limited time as a sophomore. But Mitchell emerged as a starter as a junior, and this season is one of the team captains.

Joseph said Mitchell is 28-1 as a starter.

Katy has been ranked as high as No. 3 nationally. Katy is No. 4 in the last USA Today's Super 25 rankings.

Mitchell said his parents are former Hawai'i residents.

"They really liked it out there," Mitchell said.

The families of Mitchell and UH cornerback Ryan Mouton, a former Katy standout, have been friends for several years. Mitchell visited Mouton when the Warriors trained in Houston in the week between the Louisiana Tech and Nevada-Las Vegas road games.

Mitchell said he gave his highlight videotape to Mouton, who forwarded it to the UH coaches.

Mitchell said he kept in contact with the UH coaches.

This week, the Warriors offered a scholarship to Mitchell, who accepted immediately.

Washington State and Kansas State had talked to Mitchell.

"If I were two inches taller, they'd take me," Mitchell said, recalling his conversation with the K-State coaches. "I'm not 6-4. It didn't matter. Hawai'i is the school for me."

Mitchell is scheduled to visit UH beginning Jan. 18. But he said his commitment is firm.

With the departure of Heisman Trophy finalist Colt Brennan, the Warriors will have five returning quarterbacks — Tyler Graunke, Inoke Funaki, Jake Santos, Shane Austin and Kiran Kepo'o.

SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS

University of Hawai'i football players and coaches will hold a final autograph session before the Sugar Bowl from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the UH soccer field.

Fans who want quarterback Colt Brennan's autograph will be limited to one item with his signature only. Items will not be personalized or include special notes. Brennan will not pose for photos in order to accommodate as many fans as possible with autographs, UH said in a press release.

The UH soccer field is located next to the football practice field in the school's lower campus.

The Warriors have been holding practice sessions that are closed to the public leading up to the game against Georgia on Jan. 1 at the Louisiana Superdome.

Reach Stephen Tsai at stsai@honoluluadvertiser.com.

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