Mississippi RB Wilkins ruled academically ineligible
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi running back Jordan Wilkins has been ruled ineligible for the upcoming regular season because he has not met NCAA standards for progress toward a degree. The school released a statement on Thursday, saying it appealed the NCAA’s decision based on a school “administrative error,” but the request was denied this week. Wilkins, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound…