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Brother of top QB recruit Shea Patterson hired at Ole Miss

Shea Patterson is the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2016. He's Rivals' No. 3 prospect overall. He's listed as having a solid verbal commitment to Ole Miss.

And his brother is now a member of the Ole Miss staff.

Per the Clarion-Ledger, Sean Patterson is the associate director for recruiting operations and was added to the staff directory on Monday. Per an Ole Miss spokesperson, Sean Patterson started working at Ole Miss on Feb. 23.

While it's obvious that there are advantages to Ole Miss hiring Sean Patterson for a position that was unfilled after it was created in 2014, hiring a coach or family member of a prized recruit to the staff of a team is nothing new. There may be more notable examples in basketball, but it's not unheard of in football.

And it's not like Ole Miss is hiring Shea's brother from out of nowhere, either. It just looks really transparent.

Sean, a former quarterback at Duquesne, was an offensive quality control assistant for LSU until he resigned earlier in February on the same day Shea Patterson made his verbal commitment to the Rebels. Before that, he was an assistant at Arizona, a school where Shea had previously verbally committed. He decommitted from the Wildcats in July, a week after Sean had taken the position at LSU for the 2014 season.

Shea Patterson is a native of Shreveport, La., and had scholarship offers from 28 other schools including LSU and five other members of the SEC. If his brother doesn't find that it's a good fit at Ole Miss, he can always change his verbal commitment again and sign with a different school on National Signing Day 2016. We're sure there are many other programs who would gladly hire Sean to secure the services of Shea.

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Nick Bromberg is the assistant editor of Dr. Saturday on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!