Ole Miss fans are probably sick of hearing Thomas Mars’s name after the attorney represented former coach Houston Nutt in a lawsuit against the university.

Now, though, Mars is back in the mix in Oxford, representing star Ole Miss S Deontay Anderson as he petitions the NCAA for a transfer waiver so he can be eligible to play next year. Anderson explains that he was misled about the NCAA violations the school had committed when he was recruited as a 4-star player in the class of 2016.

Anderson played last season, but took a redshirt this year as the Rebels go through a season in which they have a self-imposed bowl ban. Anderson wants to transfer, but even after redshirting this year, he’d have to sit out a year under normal NCAA rules.

According to USA TODAY, Mars said Anderson has given this decision a lot of thought and believes it is best for him:

“I’ve gotten to know Deontay and his parents quite well in the last several weeks, and I’ve learned Deontay isn’t only an incredibly talented football player with a bright future, but he’s a very level-headed young man with maturity beyond his years,” Mars told USA TODAY Sports. “I’ve found him to be very thoughtful about this matter and it’s also clear to me he was raised the right way and I’ve been impressed by the thoughtfulness and the deliberations he and his parents have gone through to reach this decision.”

Mars added that he also believes Anderson was misled, recounting the meeting the family had with former coach Hugh Freeze:

“There’s no doubt about that in my mind,” Mars said. “Like many other parents, I’m sure, Deontay’s parents made sure they were as fully informed as they could possibly be. They’d come too far to turn this decision over to their son so they were part of the process, which is why they were in that individual meeting with Coach Freeze on Jan. 31, and Mr. Anderson very emphatically asked to just tell the truth about the nature of the allegations and what the implications could be.

“Mrs. Anderson vividly remembers that, and so does Deontay and it underscores how important it was to all these student-athletes and their parents to get a full understanding of what the situation was and it underscores how unconscionable it was for them to be told anything less than the truth.”

Whether the NCAA grants Anderson’s request or not remains to be seen, but if it does, losing Anderson could be just the opening of the floodgates as other players could find new schools, too.