From the herald.
Phillips announced in December he was withdrawing from UCLA because of “multiple injuries.” He would normally have to sit out next season, per NCAA transfer rules, and be eligible to play for UM as a redshirt junior in 2020 and redshirt senior in 2021. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive lineman played in seven games as a freshman in 2017, but only four last season, which means, per recent NCAA rules, the 2018 season can be counted as a redshirt year.
If Phillips is able to get an NCAA medical waiver that would allow him to play in 2019 — his redshirt sophomore season — he would have three remaining seasons of eligibility.