ANN ARBOR -- Hoping for an update on Shea Patterson?

Well, there isn't one.

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh was asked about the former University of Mississippi quarterback during his signing day news conference on Wednesday, and he didn't much of an answer.

"I don't have an update on his calendar," Harbaugh said.

The jury remains out on whether Patterson, a former five-star recruit who transferred to Michigan last month, will be eligible to play right away in 2018.

He, along with several other former Ole Miss teammates, have decided to petition the NCAA for a waiver claiming they were misled by head coach Hugh Freeze about the severity of the off-the-field misconduct within the Mississippi football program.

Ole Miss was hit with an additional year postseason ban and a scholarship reduction by the NCAA for improper booster involvement in recruiting. Freeze resigned in July amid a school investigation into inappropriate conduct.

Patterson enrolled at Michigan in January and is going through winter conditioning with the team. The 6-foot-2, 203-pound quarterback threw for 3,139 yards and 23 touchdowns in 10 games over two seasons for the Rebels. A knee injury ended his 2017 season abruptly.

He has two years of eligibility remaining, setting up the potential for an interesting quarterback race at Michigan. The Wolverines return redshirt sophomore Brandon Peters and redshirt freshman Dylan McCaffrey.

SPRING PRACTICE: Harbaugh said spring practices will begin Thursday, March 22. The spring game, though unannounced, is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 14 at Michigan Stadium.

OFF TO FRANCE: After the Michigan football team's successful and highly publicized spring trip to Italy last year, the Wolverines are still planning a similar trip to France this April.

"We're closing in on a date," Harbaugh said. "It'll be after finals are over. Somewhere around the 26th of April."

Right now, the team is planning stops in Paris and Normandy, with practice dates still to be determined.