THE SEC is gearing up to take drastic measures against LSU in its fight against pro players returning to college. The conference filed an amended complaint against the school in a move to

LSU opens its season on Sept. 5 at home against Clemson.

The Southeastern Conference’s next — and maybe last — chance to keep players who spent time with NFL teams from being added to LSU’s football roster comes in a federal court in Alabama. With

The showdown between No. 11 LSU and Clemson was always going to be a showcase Week 1 game given Lane Kiffin’s debut in the bayou.

The uproar and court appearances between LSU and the SEC stem primarily from LSU football coach Lane Kiffin attempting to add former NFL rookies Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to the roster. Wright and Harris were a part of a lawsuit that resulted in a temporary injunction that allows the players to return to college to play a fifth year.

The SEC is set to consider penalties against LSU over efforts to allow former professional athletes to compete in college sports.

Kiffin has been the talk of college football for a year now after he left the Ole Miss Rebels during their playoff run to take the LSU job. He then flirted with the idea of having

Leaders of the Southeastern Conference will meet Thursday to discuss whether to kick LSU out of the conference in the wake of a simmering feud over whether players who spent time in the NFL should be allowed back on the team’s roster.