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LSU and Lane Kiffin controversy over rostering ex-NFL players in the SEC
Lane Kiffin is in his first season at LSU after being hired in November following a six-year stint at Mississippi.
Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris spent the summer on NFL rosters before being waived in August.
ESPN's Pete Thamel reported on Tuesday that Kiffin locked the Tigers' roster for the remainder of the season by adding two players, with Wright and Harris not making the cut.
SEC addresses dispute over LSU's pursuit of former NFL players
At one point, the Thursday meeting was slated to discuss the possibility of expelling LSU from the conference.
The SEC's presidents and chancellors met Thursday by videoconference to discuss recent matters involving conference expectations and responsibilities.
The SEC made a rule that no player who had signed an NFL, NBA or WNBA contract could play for a member school.
LSU leaves former pro-athletes off roster ahead of SEC court action
The SEC accused LSU of lacking institutional control over head coach Lane Kiffin.
LSU head coach Lane Kiffin finalized the roster by adding Gabriel Reliford and Aidan Anding, bringing the Tigers to the 105-player limit.
The SEC filed a lawsuit against LSU, Lane Kiffin, AD Verge Ausberry and other members of the Tigers athletic department.
LSU fans boo Jayden Daniels during jumbotron tribute after NIL dispute
LSU has a five-year waiting period before discussions of retiring numbers can take place.
Lane Kiffin took over as the head coach of the LSU football program in 2026.
Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy in 2023.
LSU hesitates on placing former NFL players on roster
LSU did not add Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to the roster before the Friday night deadline.
An injunction allowed LSU to add former NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to the roster before Saturday's season opener against Clemson.
Pete Thamel of ESPN reported that the two players could be added later in the season.
Lane Kiffin says leaving former NFL players off roster is in LSU's best interest
A preliminary injunction in Louisiana barred the SEC or the NCAA from penalizing any school that put former NFL players on the field.
The SEC has filed a federal lawsuit to prevent former NFL players from playing.
ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum suggested on air on Saturday that LSU might not still be a member of the SEC.
Louisiana judge rules against NCAA, allowing former NFL players to join LSU roster
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey testified for more than two hours defending the league's authority to enforce rules barring former pros from returning to play at its 16 member schools.
Sankey acknowledged there had previously been no punishment of a school for adding a player with previous pro experience, but it had been considered against Alabama last basketball season when the Crimson Tide briefly added a former G League player.
The ruling clears the way for LSU to list some former NFL players on its roster.
Judge grants injunction allowing LSU to sign former NFL players; SEC lawsuit looms
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey testified that any school rostering players with professional ties would be violating newly created rules.
The decision on whether to roster the players was made by school administrators, not Lane Kiffin.
LSU did not add Dae'Quan Wright or Zxavian Harris to its roster on Friday.
SEC files lawsuit against LSU and Lane Kiffin over former NFL players
If granted, the injunction would give LSU legal standing to play former Ole Miss and NFL players Zxavian Harris and Dae'Quan Wright.
House settlement rules allow 105 scholarship spots on a college football roster.
The SEC filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against LSU and head coach Lane Kiffin.
Georgia A.G. urges SEC action against LSU over use of former NFL players
LSU head coach Lane Kiffin signed players off the NFL's training-camp waiver wire.
LSU is suing the SEC and NCAA over the eligibility of former professional players.
The SEC filed a federal lawsuit in Alabama against LSU and head coach Lane Kiffin.