NCAA denies hardship waiver for FSU’s Darrell Jackson Jr., who transferred to be near ailing mom

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State defensive tackle Darrell Jackson Jr. won’t be allowed to play this season after transferring from Miami.

The NCAA denied Jackson’s hardship waiver last week, Seminoles coach Mike Norvell said Tuesday. The waiver would have cleared Jackson to play after switching schools for the second time in as many years, the latest move to be closer to his ailing mother.

Jackson called the decision “hurtful.”

“I know what I came home for; I came home for my mom,” Jackson said Tuesday. “Me, I’m just…