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A Dallas judge signed an order Thursday that prohibits the NCAA, the SEC and its commissioner Greg Sankey from stopping a group of athletes — three of whom are currently listed on NFL rosters — from returning to college sports for one more season of play.
A meeting of SEC presidents and chancellors Thursday ended without any punishment imposed on LSU.
The SEC's showdown with LSU, which included threats of expulsion from the league, has de-escalated.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris are currently cleared to return to college football after brief stints in the NFL, according to a judge's orders issued Thursday evening, setting up a dramatic showdown between the SEC and LSU leading into its season-opening game this weekend.
The SEC sued LSU in U.S. District Court in Alabama on Thursday, alleging the university is violating the league's First Amendment right of expressive association by ignoring SEC rules that prohibit signing and playing former NFL players.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is encouraging SEC commissioner Greg Sankey to take «all measures available,» including suspending and/or removing LSU from the conference, if the Tigers elect to roster former NFL players this season.
The president of the SEC's executive committee, Tennessee chancellor Donde Plowman, told ESPN on Tuesday that the league «will not budge» on its rule that NFL players cannot return to college. Speaking on behalf of the SEC's presidents and chancellors, she made clear that the SEC is «prepared to defend our rules» and wants commissioner Greg Sankey to feel empowered to levy significant penalties.
Though the SEC said it will comply with a Louisiana state judge's order that prohibits the league and commissioner Greg Sankey from punishing schools if they play a football player who returns to campus after signing a contract with an NFL team, the league said it plans to defend its legal rights in court Thursday.
The SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey are not allowed, at least for now, to punish schools if they play a college football player who returns to campus after signing a contract with an NFL team this summer, according to an order signed Friday by a Louisiana state judge.