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Michigan Football: Shea Patterson transfer should worry Wolverines fans

By Connor Muldowney

TUSCALOOSA, AL - SEPTEMBER 30: Shea Patterson #20 of the Mississippi Rebels looks to pass against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL - SEPTEMBER 30: Shea Patterson #20 of the Mississippi Rebels looks to pass against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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Michigan football landed a big fish on Monday afternoon as former Ole Miss star Shea Patterson announced he was transferring to play ball in Ann Arbor.

If you’re a fan of Michigan football, you went on lunch break and came back to some great news. The Wolverines landed former five-star dual-threat and Ole Miss transfer, Shea Patterson.

This didn’t come as much of a surprise as he was rumored to be a Michigan lean for weeks and finally picked the Wolverines after a visit this past weekend.

Patterson missed a good chunk of Ole Miss’ 2017 season due to an injury and was replaced by Jordan Ta’amu but there was speculation that he would transfer due to the Rebels’ NCAA-levied sanctions. They would be ineligible for a bowl game next season as well as lose multiple scholarships.

Michigan was the early favorite and the only school that truly stood out and he picked the Wolverines on Monday afternoon.

Why should this worry Michigan fans?

To be honest, Patterson will make Michigan’s offense instantly better and potentially make the Wolverines Big Ten East contenders after three straight third or fourth place finishes. However, the concern isn’t over Patterson’s talent level, because that can’t be argued, but rather the fact that Jim Harbaugh hasn’t been able to recruit his own quarterbacks.

For the third time since Harbaugh has been in Ann Arbor, the head coach has landed a transfer at the position. In year one, it was Jake Rudock from Iowa. Last year, it was John O’Korn from Houston and now it’s Patterson from Ole Miss.

What does this say about the head coach’s trust in his own recruits as well as his ability to recruit the position? Everyone talks about how Harbaugh is a quarterback whisperer, but why can’t he turn former blue-chippers Brandon Peters and Dylan McCaffrey into all-conference passers?

Is he already giving up on Peters and McCaffrey? If Patterson can play in year one with a special waiver, then yes. And that’s a bad sign.

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Shuffling through quarterbacks yet again, Harbaugh is now forced to rely on his third transfer in as four years. Will there be trouble brewing in Ann Arbor once Patterson leaves?

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