Sophomore running back Akeem Judd knew going into spring practice that he’d have a bigger role on Ole Miss’ football team this year. He got his chance a year ago and hit his stride at the end of 2015. With Jaylen Walton graduating, it became clear that Judd and Jordan Wilkins would be called upon to shoulder much of the workload on the ground for the Rebels.
He’ll be asked to shoulder a little bit more after Wilkins was declared academically ineligible on Aug. 17.
“I pretty much still have the same mindset that I had at the beginning of the season,” Judd said.