Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 9
LSU Finalizes 105-Player Roster Without 2 Ex-Pros as SEC Seeks TRO
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 9

LSU Finalizes 105-Player Roster Without 2 Ex-Pros as SEC Seeks TRO

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 9

Summary

  • LSU capped its roster at 105 on Tuesday by adding Gabriel Reliford and Aidan Anding, leaving former pro-athletes Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris off the team for the season.
  • Wednesday’s federal hearing in Birmingham will test whether the SEC can win a temporary restraining order to enforce its ban on former pros returning to college athletics and potentially shield itself if it penalizes LSU.
  • Last week’s Louisiana injunction had briefly opened a path for Wright and Harris after a 12-hour hearing, but the players then amended their complaint to add the SEC as a defendant.
  • The conference’s Alabama lawsuit accuses LSU of lacking institutional control over coach Lane Kiffin, extending a roster dispute into a broader fight over SEC governance and membership rules.

Insights

Will the SEC still attempt to expel LSU despite the university's last-minute roster reversal?
If LSU backed down to avoid expulsion, what happens to the remaining former pro players seeking a college return?
Could a single Louisiana lawsuit ultimately destroy the SEC's strict amateurism rules for former pro athletes?