NCAA to announce QB Shea Patterson will be eligible to play for Michigan
Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson is expected to be ruled immediately eligible by the NCAA, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press on Thursday.
The source requested anonymity because the decision has not been announced.
Patterson, a 6-foot-2, 203-pound QB from Toledo, transferred to Michigan from Ole Miss after the 2017 season. His lawyer, Thomas Mars, did not confirm the decision on Thursday.
“I don’t have any information for you,” Mars said in a text message.
Patterson left Ole Miss after two seasons and began the process of putting together an appeal for immediate eligibility. He claimed he was misled during the recruiting process by the Ole Miss staff (including former head coach Hugh Freeze) with regard to an NCAA investigation and potential violations that eventually were handed down.
Ole Miss received a two-year bowl ban as a result the investigation, prompting Patterson to transfer.
Michigan started recruiting Patterson back in December shortly after ex-quarterback Wilton Speight announced his intention to play elsewhere as a fifth-year senior. Before the month was over, the Wolverines received a commitment from the former five-star passer, who was rated as the nation’s No. 1 quarterback in the 2016 class.
Because of the transfer, Patterson would have had to normally sit out a year. Patterson and Michigan appealed to the NCAA to give the quarterback immediate eligibility. Ole Miss objected.
In response to the objection, Patterson wrote a letter to the NCAA, which was viewed by CBSsports.com. In the letter, Patterson reportedly said he had thoughts about leaving Ole Miss in October of last year, months before the school received a second bowl ban from the NCAA due to football recruiting violations.
Source:-https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2018/04/26/ncaa-announce-qb-shea-patterson-eligible-play-michigan/556073002/
