SEC officials will hold a special meeting Thursday to consider expelling LSU over what they call a complete lack of institutional control over Lane Kiffin.

LSU appeared to take some heat out of the Lane Kiffin controversy when the Tigers finalized their roster without Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, both of whom had brief stints in the NFL. But apparently,

Would the conference boot the Tigers? Is there a deeper meaning behind the brinksmanship? And what happens if the unthinkable becomes reality?

The SEC claims it has the authority to expel LSU from the conference in an amended complaint on Sept. 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, USA TODAY reported. There will also be a meeting Sept. 10 to vote on the future of LSU's membership in the league, according to the brief.

The conference filed its suit ahead of Week 1 as LSU flirted with the idea of signing two players who were on NFL training camp rosters.

SEC leadership will meet Thursday, and some reports suggest that league officials could vote to suspend LSU Head Coach Lane Kiffin.

East Baton Rouge Parish Judge William Jorden issued his ruling the night before LSU was due to submit its 105-man roster to the Southeastern Conference. They declined to name former New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Zxavian Harris and former Cleveland Browns tight end Dae´Quan Wright on the initial roster.

The SEC isn't happy with Lane Kiffin right now. For the past two weeks, Kiffin has shown interest in signing two former NFL players who were recently cut

The future of the LSU Tigers remains uncertain, as the SEC has scheduled a meeting to discuss the possibility of terminating LSU’s conference membership. The controversy began after head coach Lane Kiffin sought to add former NFL players to the team’s roster.