The Detroit News · May 7, 2019
One year after landmark ruling, Michigan's Shea Patterson grateful for the struggle
Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson is 'excited' about the new offense Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News
Shea Patterson just wanted to play football. He wanted to lead Michigan at quarterback — he hoped right away — after transferring from Ole Miss, where he said he was “lied to” and experienced a “catastrophic” situation.
But the journey wasn’t that easy. There was the NCAA’s entrenched “year-in-residence” rule that requires transfers to sit a year, and that blocked his path.
