To live through Ole Miss football in 2017 was a schizophrenic experience. Last year’s Rebs were sitting on a self-imposed bowl ban, yes, but five-star quarterback Shea Patterson was set to helm a potent offense with an unknowably high ceiling. The defense was wonting, everyone understood, but fireworks awaited on the other side of the ball.
But almost 30 minutes past the midway point of Ole Miss’ 2017 campaign, and sitting on a somewhat disappointing 3-3 record — LOOKIN’ AT YOU, CAL — Patterson awkwardly tweaked his right knee on a long throw against LSU, and his stint in Oxford ended soon after that.