The Michigan Wolverines were on the receiving end of great news concerning former Ole Miss QB Shea Patterson. The NCAA announced that Patterson would be eligible to play in 2018.

But even though Harbaugh likely has a new starting QB in Patterson, he’s still a bit concerned about transfers within the sport. Harbaugh recently told DetroitNews.com that he supports a system that makes sure transfers don’t turn into “free agency.”

“There’s gotta be something,” Harbaugh said. “Maybe the school pays back the other school. Say a school like Michigan gets a player from Eastern Michigan or Central Michigan or transfers, maybe you have to pay the scholarship back or maybe it counts as an extra scholarship. Just so it doesn’t become free agency in college football. That’s the thing I would worry about.”

There isn’t a perfect solution, and transfers will always be a part of the game. We, too, worry about the “free agency” potential in college football. However, on one hand, some players get to school and just aren’t the right fit for the program, and other times more talented players are higher on the depth chart. Players will naturally transfer to seek more playing time.

But it’s interesting that Harbaugh brings up the potential of an extra scholarship, but how many schools would even entertain that? He’d certainly have to be an elite player. I’d venture to say, though, that Harbaugh would think Patterson would be worth an extra scholarship.