The Shea Patterson saga has finally come to an end in Oxford.

Friday evening, the NCAA announced it has cleared the former Rebel quarterback to compete for Michigan in the 2018 season following his offseason transfer following the firing of Hugh Freeze. The decision comes following joint discussions between Ole Miss and Michigan on clearing up the matter. Following those discussions, Michigan filed a new waiver that the NCAA has approved.

To help accelerate the process, Patterson withdrew the allegations against the former coaching staff and current administration at Ole Miss.

Here is the complete joint statement from both schools, released by the NCAA:

The NCAA Division I Council recently approved an amendment to transfer waiver guidelines for student-athletes seeking immediate eligibility following a transfer. This amendment was effective April 18, for transferring student-athletes who are seeking immediate eligibility for the 2018-19 academic year.

Following notification of this change, the University of Mississippi promptly reached out to the University of Michigan to discuss how these new standards could impact the University of Mississippi’s support of a transfer student-athlete’s desire to compete immediately at the University of Michigan. The University of Mississippi and the University of Michigan have worked together over the last several days in conjunction with the NCAA national office staff, and with a focus on the best interest of the student-athlete, to put forward a new waiver application. That new application was submitted this week by the University of Michigan and supported by both schools. The University of Michigan has withdrawn its previous waiver application and all associated materials in favor of this new, cooperative approach based on facts which all parties agree to. The waiver has now been approved by the NCAA and thus football student-athlete Shea Patterson will be eligible to compete in the 2018-19 academic year.

Both schools are ready to move forward and appreciate the assistance of the NCAA staff in bringing this matter to a resolution. While the process has been complex at times, the solution was simple — two flagship universities and the NCAA staff working together with a focus on student-athlete well-being.

This appears to be a win-win for everyone involved. Ole Miss can now move on from this affair and focus on Matt Luke’s first season as full-time head coach in Oxford with plenty of arm talent with Jordan Ta’amu and Matt Corral on the roster.