LSU Could Add Players with NFL Experience After SEC Eligibility Change
The league faces a Thursday hearing over a Baton Rouge case that could let 40-plus athletes return for a fifth season.
- The Southeastern Conference and Commissioner Greg Sankey confirmed on Saturday they will comply with a Louisiana court order prohibiting the league from penalizing member institutions for adding former professional athletes.
- A Baton Rouge court amended a temporary restraining order on Friday to include the league as a defendant, shielding universities from penalties for recruiting ex-pros who previously signed NFL contracts.
- LSU head coach Lane Kiffin has recruited multiple athletes involved in the lawsuit, including former Ole Miss starters Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, plus Notre Dame defensive end Junior Tuihalamaka.
- Attorney Darren Heitner posted to social media that it is his "understanding" the SEC will comply, though a hearing on a preliminary injunction is set for 11 a.m. Thursday in Baton Rouge.
- SEC teams must set 105-man rosters by Sept. 5, though the league retains the option to seek reversal of the order in a Louisiana appellate court if the preliminary injunction is granted.
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