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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Quarterback Nick Patti, who transferred to UCF from Boise State, has been cleared to play in 2014. (Lenny Ignelzi/AP)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;UCF quarterback Nick Patti has been granted a waiver by the NCAA and will be eligible to play for the Knights in the 2014 season, the &lt;em&gt;Orlando Sentinel&lt;/em&gt; reports.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Patti's father confirmed the news to the &lt;em&gt;Sentinel&lt;/em&gt;, though he noted\u00A0the NCAA's decision is not a hardship waiver. Instead, the NCAA granted Patti's \"request to waive the one-year residence rule based on personal reasons.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A\u00A0transfer from Boise State, Patti told the &lt;em&gt;Sentinel&lt;/em&gt; in February that his decision to leave the Broncos had nothing to do with former coach Chris Petersen's departure to Washington. Rather, the quarterback, who played in high school at Orlando's Dr. Phillips High, just wanted\u00A0to be closer to home.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CIt was really hard. Obviously after you spend two years at a program ... it's one of the hardest things I've every had to do,\u201D Patti said of deciding to leave Boise. \u201CBut it was important for me to get home, get closer to my family. I dealt with some personal issues out there that just caused me to want to get closer to home and that's why UCF really fits for me. This was not a quick decision for me. I had been dealing with some things and before any of that happened, I had been looking into it.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Patti confirmed the news on Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://twitter.com/Nick_Patti/status/459366047330877440\nPatti transferred to UCF after completing 8-of-11 passes for 63 yards last season for the Broncos. He should compete immediately for the starting job in place of departed star\u00A0Blake Bortles. The Knights'\u00A0race includes sophomore Justin Holman -- Bortles' backup last season -- redshirt freshman Pete DiNovo and true freshman Tyler Harris.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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