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...Patterson's raw speed and finesse convinced Murphy and his staff that he would be a perfect fit at wide receiver. In 1996, Patterson's rookie season, then-junior Colby Skelton '98 took the talented freshman under his wing and helped him to adjust to life as a top wide receiver...
...During my first day of practice, which was my first day at wide receiver, I was doing horribly," Patterson recalled. "But Colby came out there and told me, 'Terence, you've got to do this,' or 'Terence, when you do this, you've got to keep your hands up.' He was instrumental from day one, and I really admired the hard work that he put into the game as well as the hard work that he put into making the other people around him better...
...During his rookie season, Patterson, who then wore No. 86, hauled in seven receptions for eighty yards, and more importantly, he created his signature play--the split end reverse, a play that has baffled defenses for the past four years...
...play unfolds like this: the quarterback hands off to the running back, who hands it off to Patterson and then TP has the choice to run with it or launch it downfield to an open receiver...
...From my first day here, Coach Mills had this confidence in me that I couldn't see at the time, and I couldn't understand why he was always yelling at me at practice," Patterson said. "But he was yelling at me because he saw something extra in me and really worked to get everything that he could...