Shea Patterson will transfer, but don't get your hopes up
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Now that the proverbial ish has hit that fan at Ole Miss, the mass exodus of illegally recruited talent has begun. The leading person of interest for most college football programs is Shea Patterson, the former top-ranked high school quarterback who led the SEC in passing in 2017 until an injury forced him to the sideline.
Faced with back-to-back postseason bans, seniors are eligible to transfer and play immediately. Patterson does not fit into that criteria, but he's still searching for a new home to play college football. 247 reports Ole Miss has granted Patterson permission to speak to other programs.
Even though Patterson would have to sit for a season, I'm sure most Kentucky fans would welcome him with open arms. Unfortunately, they can't. Ole Miss has restricted Patterson from transferring to SEC schools and opponents that are on Ole Miss' schedule for the next two years.
Patterson is out of the picture, but the guy who crushed Kentucky at Kroger Field this year is not. Jordan Ta'amu was a junior college transfer who has one year of eligibility remaining. Ta'amu can transfer and play right away. He was so good at Kroger Field this fall, why not run it back seven more times in 2018?
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Wesley Hitt | Getty[/caption]
Now that the proverbial ish has hit that fan at Ole Miss, the mass exodus of illegally recruited talent has begun. The leading person of interest for most college football programs is Shea Patterson, the former top-ranked high school quarterback who led the SEC in passing in 2017 until an injury forced him to the sideline.
Faced with back-to-back postseason bans, seniors are eligible to transfer and play immediately. Patterson does not fit into that criteria, but he's still searching for a new home to play college football. 247 reports Ole Miss has granted Patterson permission to speak to other programs.
Even though Patterson would have to sit for a season, I'm sure most Kentucky fans would welcome him with open arms. Unfortunately, they can't. Ole Miss has restricted Patterson from transferring to SEC schools and opponents that are on Ole Miss' schedule for the next two years.
Patterson is out of the picture, but the guy who crushed Kentucky at Kroger Field this year is not. Jordan Ta'amu was a junior college transfer who has one year of eligibility remaining. Ta'amu can transfer and play right away. He was so good at Kroger Field this fall, why not run it back seven more times in 2018?
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