![]() “And just being with the guys and getting to know the guys made fall camp a lot easier versus if I transferred in the summer.” “It’s a truly professional offense here,” he said. Still, it was enough time to grasp the NDSU playbook. Patterson spent the first few weeks with the primary Bison offense but once the season started was relegated to the scout team quarterback. NDSU operates under the West Coast offense, which is different then what Patterson ran at Virginia Tech. The time spent with the Bison in the spring semester helped him win the job this fall. He completed 7 of 10 passes for two touchdowns and rushed 15 times for 67 yards and another score.īut not liking his spot on the depth chart, he transferred to NDSU arriving on campus in January. He played in three games last fall, which were productive. Patterson started the following week against Notre Dame, his only career start until Saturday. He was part of the longest game in Atlantic Coast Conference history, getting the game-winning two-point conversion run in a 43-41 six-overtime victory. Patterson was an immediate success with 21 carries for 112 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown run. Hooker got hurt in the first half in a game against North Carolina. It turned out to be his most productive season with the Hokies eventually playing in seven games and starting one because of an injury to starter Hooker. He entered the 2019 season as the backup to Hendon Hooker and Ryan Willis. The fact he did that was a sign that Tech saw him as a quarterback of the future. ![]() The transfer from Virginia Tech played in three games with the Hokies as a true freshman in 2018. For the first time, the former elite-status recruit out of Chicago who had so many colleges seeking his letter of intent signature will enter the season opener as the No. ![]() Patterson said the news didn’t really hit him until he called his parents later to tell them that he won the job. ![]() “Me and Cam were in the same room so I looked at it from his perspective.” ![]()
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