Last Chance U season two star Chauncey Rivers will have to wait to continue his career at Mississippi State. An appeal he filed with the NCAA to retain his academic eligibility has been denied, coach Dan Mullen confirmed after the Bulldogs’ first game, so Rivers (whose rap song was featured on the show) will sit this season.

One of the consistent themes in the Netflix series is that of eligibility concerns. The show’s literal premise through the first two seasons is the fact that nearly every player featured had been kicked out of one school or another for various reasons.

Fan favorite academic adviser Brittany Wagner’s job is to make sure East Mississippi Community College players get and stay academically eligible so they can continue with their careers.

Mullen referenced the issue being on EMCC’s end.

"Right now, the NCAA denied his appeal so he's going to have to academic redshirt at this point," said Mullen after Saturday's game. "It was a situation from his junior college deal that they had set up for him."

This is, of course, not Rivers’ first bout with ineligibility concerns. He was kicked off the team at Georgia before landing at EMCC.

For now at Mississippi State, it’s next man up without Rivers.