SEC irked LSU is trying to dismiss suit with issue 'unresolved' - ESPN

The SEC said it was «deeply disappointed» in LSU's attempt to dismiss the conference's federal lawsuit against the university and its officials during their ongoing negotiations to end the dispute over the Tigers' previous endeavor to add former NFL players to their roster.

On Friday, Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill, who was named a defendant in the SEC's lawsuit, filed a motion in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama to dismiss the league's complaint with prejudice and at the SEC's cost.

Murrill wrote in the motion that the SEC has no personal jurisdiction over the defendants and the complaint «fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.»

On Sept. 8, the SEC filed an amended complaint regarding LSU coach Lane Kiffin's plans to add former NFL players to his roster. The SEC scheduled a vote of its presidents on whether to expel the Tigers from the league.

However, that vote never happened after LSU opted not to add tight end Dae'Quan Wright and defensive tackle Zxavian Harris, who both had spent time in NFL training camps before returning to school. Kiffin added two injured players to complete his 105-man roster for the 2026 season, a decision that seemed to defuse the brewing tensions between the league and one of its founding members.

But Murrill's motion Friday signaled that the standoff isn't over.

«In the intervening weeks, material developments have confirmed that this lawsuit was unwarranted when it was filed — and, more importantly, that the lawsuit is unwarranted today,» Murrill wrote. «The SEC filed its suit and motion for preliminary relief primarily because of claimed fears over Louisiana State University (LSU) rostering certain football players or interfering with