Peter Patterson had always dreamed of playing college ball at the University of Minnesota. His father was a star player there before Peter was born, but had failed to make it to the professional level after injuries derailed his dreams of a professional football career. Peter Patterson had made it his life mission to carry on his father's legacy and prove that his family had what it takes to compete at the professional level. As he was finishing off a promising high school career at DB, Peter saw the natural next step of that path to be attending college at the same place that his dad did.
However, when he talked with head coach Pat Mason at his father's alma mater, he had concerns about his technique and his gametape. Mason's staff offered Patterson a scholarship, but said that they would want him to switch to wide receiver. While they had hoped the switch might entice Patterson with the promise of high profile and flashy stats, instead it drove Patterson to look for other options in football so that he could continue to play in the secondary. By that point though, he had put so much stock into being able to play for Minnesota that he hadn't formed many connections with other colleges, and not many were willing to give him an offer. Just as he was aobut to accept the Minnesota offer and give up on playing DB at the pro level, he received a full scholarship offer from Iowa head coach Nate Stanley where he would be allowed to stay at cornerback. Patterson ended up being a standout player for Iowa after grabbing ahold of the starting job during his redshirt sophomore season when a starter above him left a game with a season-ending injury, and the rest is history.
However, when he talked with head coach Pat Mason at his father's alma mater, he had concerns about his technique and his gametape. Mason's staff offered Patterson a scholarship, but said that they would want him to switch to wide receiver. While they had hoped the switch might entice Patterson with the promise of high profile and flashy stats, instead it drove Patterson to look for other options in football so that he could continue to play in the secondary. By that point though, he had put so much stock into being able to play for Minnesota that he hadn't formed many connections with other colleges, and not many were willing to give him an offer. Just as he was aobut to accept the Minnesota offer and give up on playing DB at the pro level, he received a full scholarship offer from Iowa head coach Nate Stanley where he would be allowed to stay at cornerback. Patterson ended up being a standout player for Iowa after grabbing ahold of the starting job during his redshirt sophomore season when a starter above him left a game with a season-ending injury, and the rest is history.
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