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Ole Miss quarterback Shea Patterson left with an injury in the first half of the Rebels’ game against LSU on Saturday, with a right knee injury. Sunday morning, reports started surfacing that Patterson will be done for the year.
SOURCE: #OleMiss QB Shea Patterson is expected to miss the rest of this season with a knee injury.. 247Sports first reported the news.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) October 22, 2017
Patterson exited after throwing an interception at the time.
Shea Patterson limped off after that interception. Looked to be a right knee injury, via replay. #LSU
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 22, 2017
Ole Miss’ backup is Jordan Ta'amu, a junior college transfer. His Ole Miss bio:
Rated a 3-star prospect by Scout and ESPN … Tabbed the No. 4 junior college dual-threat QB in the nation by ESPN … Member of the Scout JUCO Top 100, listed as the No. 99 overall JUCO prospect in the country … As a sophomore at NMMI, threw for 3,014 yards and 32 touchdowns while also rushing for 328 yards and seven touchdowns … Ranked third in the NJCAA with 334.9 passing ypg and second nationally with his 32 passing TDs … 2016 Southwest Junior College Football Conference Player of the Year, All-Region and All-SWJCFC.