The University of Michigan Athletics Department has cancelled this weekend’s spring football game, citing weather concerns. As a result, Wolverine faithful will not be able to watch their new ‘golden boy’ quarterback Shea Patterson take the field on Saturday, perhaps the only time the former Rebel would have been allowed to suit up for the blue and maize in 2018.
Pending an appeal for immediate eligibility with the NCAA, let’s get one thing clear: Ole Miss cannot “block” Shea Patterson from playing football for Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh during the 2018 season. Plain and simple.
After his 2017 season was cut short with a knee injury, Patterson announced his intentions to transfer from Ole Miss, citing that he was misled by Hugh Freeze’s coaching staff about the scope of the then-ongoing NCAA investigation when he signed with the university in 2016.