NCAA denies hardship waiver for Florida State football transfer who left Miami to be near ailing mother

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Florida State defensive tackle Darrell Jackson Jr. will have to sit out the 2023 season after the NCAA denied his hardship waiver following his transfer from Miami.

Jackson transferred for the second time in as many years, this time, to be with his ailing mother. He called the NCAA’s denial "hurtful."

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Miami defensive lineman Darrell Jackson, Jr., #6, looks to the bench in between plays in the first quarter as the University of Miami Hurricanes faced the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels on Oct. 8, 2022, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"I know what I came home for; I came home for my mom," Jackson said Tuesday. "Me, I’m just trying to get through it and be here for my mom. She thinks it’s her fault, but it’s not. I’m going to continue to be there for my mom and see how things play out."

Jackson was unsure if the NCAA is "trying to prove a point or what."

Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell said he was "extremely disappointed" in the NCAA’s decision.

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Miami defensive lineman Darrell Jackson, Jr., #6, celebrates a quarterback sack in the third quarter as the University of Miami Hurricanes faced the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels on Oct. 8, 2022, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"I’m extremely disappointed just for that young man, just the journey, the reason why he’s here, just sad that he’s going to miss