The simple black letters are inked on Shea Patterson's right inner forearm, a Bible verse just below the hand.
"But the Godly are as bold as Lions."
...even when they are trying to save a college football program on the brink of collapse.
Welcome to the new mission of 2016's No. 1 quarterback recruit, who turned away Alabama and LSU to instead lead upstart Ole Miss and now finds himself in the bright light of a program under a very dark cloud. Patterson, a true sophomore who already has twice stepped up to try to restore the program's reputation, now is centerstage in a disturbing drama that threatens to suck the football life from Ole Miss.