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Michigan could have winner in Shea Patterson but needs a supporting cast

Free Press columnist Shawn Windsor and sports writer Nick Baumgardner discuss what they learned in Michigan’s win over WMU, Sept. 8, 2018. Nick Baumgardner, Freep

This was not a throw amateurs make, nor was it a throw most college players could handle.

Only the most confident arms can replicate what Shea Patterson did in Ann Arbor on Saturday.

With Michigan facing a third-and-goal from the 5-yard line, U-M football coach Jim Harbaugh dialed up a rub concept designed to get 6-foot-4 receiver Nico Collins open over the middle on a slant.