Michigan football QB Jeff George Jr. is transferring

Nick Baumgardner | Detroit Free Press

Michigan football quarterback Jeff George Jr., the son of former NFL quarterback Jeff George, is leaving the program for a graduate transfer opportunity elsewhere.

Michigan spokesman Dave Ablauf confirmed George's departure from the team Friday night. According to a report from TheWolverineLounge.com, George will head to Pittsburgh.

This marks the end of a brief run at Michigan for George, who transferred to the program in June after leaving Illinois earlier in the year.

George saw action in five games for Illinois as a redshirt freshman in 2016. He made his first start at Michigan on Oct. 22 in a 41-8 loss. For the year, he went 38 of 94 for 470 yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions.

He did not win the starting job for the Illini out of camp in 2017, though he did play in seven games with four starts. He went 94 of 181 for 1,273 yards for seven touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

George did not participate with Michigan during spring drills, but was on the roster throughout fall camp.

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Junior Shea Patterson beat out fellow scholarship quarterbacks Brandon Peters, Dylan McCaffrey and Joe Milton for the starting job.

Michigan will open its 2018 season at Notre Dame on Sept. 1.

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