Shea Patterson found himself at the center of a social-media controversy over the weekend, one so big that he felt the need to address it himself.

The Michigan quarterback took to Twitter late Sunday, calling an apparent message earlier in the day from his verified account criticizing Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields and his head coach, Jim Harbaugh, “nonsense.”

In it, screen grabbed by self-proclaimed “meme (Twitter) page” College Football Quotes (@cfbquotes), Patterson appears to reply to Twitter user @basketbolszn asking why he was ranked “so high” on a 247Sports list of the top-10 college quarterbacks in the country for 2019.

“Patterson is going to be the best QB in the conf, Fields hasn’t even played a snap yet that kids so overrated,” the purported Tweet from Patterson’s account at 5:02 p.m. wrote. “Shea would have won the Heisman last season if 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

The authenticity of the Tweet, however, is being called into question. The widely-circulated screen shot appears to have been generated from only one account, @cfbquotes, which is already alleged to have posted a made-up quote from Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal on June 30.

Patterson, in a 10:43 p.m. statement on Twitter, did his best to debunk the situation -- indicating he was golfing at the time the alleged message was sent.

“The tweet sent around twitter today with a graphic making a bunch of ridiculous statements about another QB and my Head Coach did not come from me or anyone close to me,” Patterson wrote. "I would never disrespect another player or my HC for that matter. I do not have a “burner account” either.

“I guess someone thought they could try and ruin my day or make me look bad. That attempt failed and I even finished up the evening with a birdie on the 18th (hole), so it was a good day after all. Better luck next time. Go Blue!”

In regards to the nonsense from earlier today...The calls and notifications really jammed me up on the front 9 🏌️ pic.twitter.com/dXbjqQmpol — Shea Patterson (@SheaPatterson_1) July 8, 2019

Patterson threw for 2,600 yards and 22 touchdowns in 2018 for Michigan, which finished the season with a 10-3 record after back-to-back losses to Ohio State and Florida. He opted to return to college for his senior season.

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