http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.htmlOXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi football player McKinley Boykin pleaded innocent to a charge of simple assault/domestic violence during his initial appearance in Oxford Municipal Court.
Boykin, 21, will return to court July 20 when Oxford Judge Larry Little will decide whether to have the case presented to a grand jury.
Boykin was arrested by Oxford Police on March 10 after a neighbor at his off-campus apartment complex called police to report a late afternoon disturbance, according to the police report.
Appearing before Little on Wednesday, Boykin said he argued with his girlfriend but did not physically abuse her.
"It was an argument ... a misunderstanding," Boykin said in court. "But I never put my hands on her or anything like that."
Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron has said Boykin will be disciplined by the team, but he declined to specify the extent of the punishment. Boykin, a defensive tackle from Bessemer, Ala., twice last season named SEC defensive lineman of the week and finished the year with 36 tackles.
The 6-foot-2, 285-pound standout is recovering from offseason knee surgery and is not participating in spring practice.
