Receiver Mycah Pittman leaving Oregon Ducks

Published 2:18 pm Thursday, November 18, 2021

EUGENE — Oregon is losing a receiver to transfer.

Mycah Pittman has left the Ducks, Oregon coach Mario Cristobal confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 17.

“He’s moving on and we’re moving on,” Cristobal said. “We wish him the best and we don’t judge.”

Pittman has 12 catches for 197 yards and 15 punt returns for 151 yards this season. However, he didn’t have a catch during the last two games and wasn’t targeted at all in Oregon’s win over Washington State last week, after which he tweeted “So disrespected,” which he has since deleted.

The third-year sophomore has two years of eligibility remaining.

“I want to start off saying this is been the hardest decision of my life and I am so honored and blessed to play for a university like Oregon,” Pittman wrote via Twitter. “I have made countless memories with teammates, coaches, trainers that I can never pay back. My love and respect for Oregon will remain. This is what I feel is best for me and my future. I have a tremendous amount of respect for coach Cristobal and only wish great things for his program. I’d like to thank (receivers coach Bryan McClendon) for being the best mentor and coach I could ever ask for. To all my teammates I love y’all boys for real, it’s sad to say goodbye. We’ve made many memories and jokes in that lockeroom (sic). Thank you guys for lifting me up whenever I was down and having my back and all situations. To the fans, y’all are crazyyyyy never quiet time in Autzen thank you guys for loving on me and supporting me. I can tell you guys I gave you everything I had.”

Pittman had eight catches for 123 yards in only four games of real action last season, missing the games against Washington State and UCLA and practices before the Oregon State game, when he played only a few snaps due to contact tracing.

In 2019, a preseason shoulder injury suffered during the second fall scrimmage knocked Pittman out for four games and he had 14 catches for 197 yards and two touchdowns over six games before breaking his right forearm against Arizona and missed three games.

He returned for the Rose Bowl and had four catches for 30 yards.

He’s the second Oregon player to leave the program mid-season, joining freshman offensive lineman Kingsley Suamataia.