It's looking less likely the University of Michigan receives a ruling from the NCAA on Shea Patterson's eligibility for 2018 by the time spring practice begins.

According to a new report from CBS Sports, Patterson and his five former University of Mississippi teammates are currently "at a standstill" in their quest to obtain a waiver to play right away.

CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd spoke to Thomas Mars, the Arkansas-based attorney representing Patterson, who says Ole Miss has not yet formally responded to a waiver request by Michigan on Feb. 26.

Part of the reason, Dodd reports, is because the NCAA hasn't sent a copy of the request to Ole Miss. Once it does, the school will then have 10 business days to respond with a recommendation. Then the NCAA can formally meet and make a decision on eligibility.

READ: CBS Sports' latest report on Shea Patterson

Mars did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. Neither did a Michigan spokesman.

The Wolverines are scheduled to begin spring practice a week from Friday, March 23, leaving the potential for more uncertainty at the quarterback position.

Patterson, who transferred to Michigan in January, is currently enrolled at the university and going through workouts with the football team. He is still eligible to practice, but a delay in ruling over his eligibility would immediately put the spotlight on returning quarterbacks Brandon Peters and Dylan McCaffrey.

Of course, this is all stems from Patterson's desire to transfer from Ole Miss after the NCAA slapped the school with further sanctions, including a post-season bowl ban through the 2018 season, following an investigation into rule infractions and booster-involved recruiting.

Patterson and his teammates are claiming they were misled by the Ole Miss coaching staff about the severity of the investigation and sanctions. The head coach at the time, Hugh Freeze, resigned in July amid revelations he used a school-issued phone to contact a female escort service.

NCAA rules require a year of academic residence after football student-athletes transfer from one Football Bowl Subdivision school to another.

A highly-touted quarterback who grew up in Toledo, Ohio, Patterson has two years of collegiate eligibility remaining. He threw for 3,139 yards and 23 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions, over 10 games his first two seasons at Ole Miss.