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In defiance of conference rules, LSU and Kiffin tried to add two professional football players, Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, to the Tigers, citing recent conflicting court rulings about an extra year of eligibility for players in the 2022 recruiting class.
LSU president Wade Rousse sent SEC commissioner Greg Sankey a letter, dated Wednesday, to “clear up the allegations against LSU.”
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.
The Southeastern Conference is no longer expected to vote on whether to expel LSU from the league on Thursday.
An SEC court filing argues the league can remove LSU from the conference, escalating an already extraordinary showdown over player eligibility.
LSU president Wade Rousse said in a letter to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday that his school had complied with the league’s roster rules and that it would not try to disrupt Thursday’s meeting in which conference leaders will discuss whether or not to kick the Tigers out.
The Tigers’ courtship of two players who had participated in NFL training camps jeopardized their place in the powerhouse football conference—and nearly a third of their athletic department’s revenue.
LSU president Wade Rousse called the SEC's legal dispute with the Tigers "moot" in a letter to Greg Sankey after LSU left former NFL players off its roster.
The LSU Tigers finalized their 105-player roster without former Ole Miss players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris amid the ongoing SEC lawsuit.
LSU has reached the 105-man limit for its football roster by adding two players Tuesday. The Tigers did so less than a day before it is schedule to go to court in a federal case brought by the SEC,
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LSU Finally Backed Down, But the SEC Still Has a Problem
The Tigers’ decision to leave two former NFL players off their roster ends one fight. It does not resolve the larger questions about conference governance.
On Tuesday morning, the league filed an amended complaint in its lawsuit against LSU, head coach Lane Kiffin and school officials.