Shea Patterson's long winter of waiting appears to be coming to an end. The NCAA is expected to let the Michigan quarterback know soon if he will be able to take the field for his new team in the upcoming season.
No official decision had been reached Thursday night, according to multiple sources close to the situation, but the months-long process of evaluating Patterson's waiver request is nearing its conclusion.
Patterson transferred to Michigan in December after two seasons at Ole Miss. He asked the NCAA to waive its usual rule that keeps transfers on the sideline for one year because he says his former coaches at Ole Miss led him to believe the scope and possible punishment related to an ongoing investigation into rules violations at the school was smaller than it actually was.