Update: Michigan QB Shea Patterson confirmed that he did not send a tweet that has been doctored to look like he criticized coach Jim Harbaugh and Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields.

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Everything before this line was written before the new information about the tweet being false was revealed.

We have seen athletes in the past who have accidentally posted comments on social media on their primary accounts when they meant to be posting those remarks under an anonymous “burner” account. This most famously happened to Kevin Durant, but it now appears to have happened to the Michigan Wolverines and their quarterback Shea Patterson.

Earlier today, Shea posted a response on Twitter seemingly referring to himself in the third person and criticizing coach Jim Harbaugh and Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields.

The tweet, now deleted, seemed to be a response to the following tweet which ranked the top 10 quarterbacks in the Big Ten according to 247sports:

247Sports ranks the Top 10 QBs in the B1G⬇️

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1. Justin Fields (OSU)

2. Shea Patterson (UM)

3. Adrian Martinez (Neb)

4. Nate Stanley (Iowa)

5. Elijah Sindelar (Purdue)

6. Brian Lewerke (MSU)

7. Peyton Ramsey (IU)

8. Josh Jackson (MD)

9. Hunter Johnson (NW)

10. Sean Clifford (PSU) pic.twitter.com/tFhQSOk2gn — All College Football (@allcfb_) July 6, 2019

Here is what Patterson said:

“Patterson is going to be the best QB in the conf, Fields hasn’t even played a snap yet that kids so overrated. Shea would’ve won the Heisman last season in Harbaugh had let him call the plays.”

Did Michigan QB Shea Patterson mean to tweet this from his burner account? 😂 Patterson referred to himself in 3rd person and threw shots at both Ohio State QB Justin Fields and Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh in a tweet response to a fan in a now-deleted tweet. pic.twitter.com/msdIba0Wix — College Football Quotes (@cfbquotes) July 7, 2019

So much for Jim Harbaugh being the ‘QB whisperer.’