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LSU Avoids SEC Sanctions After Conference Presidents and Chancellors Meet

Brandon King

LSU will not face sanctions from the SEC following Thursday’s meeting of the conference’s presidents and chancellors. According to ESPN’s Alex Scarborough, no sanctions will be placed on LSU after SEC leaders met Thursday to discuss the ongoing dispute involving the Tigers and conference expectations. The SEC said the meeting was held to “discuss recent matters involving conference expectations and responsibilities.” (Threads⁠) The development brings a dramatic turn to a dispute that had escalated to the point where the SEC was considering whether LSU’s membership in the conference should be…

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SEC–LSU Federal Court Hearing Continued as LSU Dispute Cools

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The legal battle between the Southeastern Conference and LSU has cooled considerably — at least for now. The federal court hearing scheduled for Wednesday regarding the SEC’s lawsuit against LSU has been continued and will be heard at a later date, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The development comes one day after LSU finalized its 105-man football roster without former NFL players Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris. Wright and Harris had become the center of the dispute after a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction allowing them to pursue another…

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SEC vs. LSU Takes Another Turn as Federal Court Hearing Is Continued

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The ongoing legal battle between the Southeastern Conference and LSU has taken another turn. The scheduled federal court hearing between the SEC and LSU has been continued and will be rescheduled for a later date, adding another layer of uncertainty to an increasingly contentious dispute between the conference and one of its member schools. The latest development comes as tensions between LSU and the SEC continue to escalate over the conference’s handling of the Tigers’ roster situation involving former NFL players Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris. The SEC has already…

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LSU Finalizes 105-Man Roster, Closing Door on Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris

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LSU is making a decisive move in the ongoing controversy surrounding former NFL players Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, LSU is adding two players to its football roster, bringing the Tigers to the NCAA maximum of 105 players. The move will effectively lock LSU’s roster for the remainder of the season and prevent the program from adding Wright and Harris. The two former Ole Miss players had been at the center of a legal and eligibility battle after both briefly signed with NFL teams before…

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SEC Takes Unprecedented Step Against LSU, Will Discuss Tigers’ Membership on Thursday

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The battle between LSU, Lane Kiffin and the Southeastern Conference has officially reached another level. The SEC filed an amended complaint Tuesday in its federal lawsuit against LSU, Kiffin and school officials, seeking to establish the conference’s authority to expel LSU from the league. Even more striking: SEC presidents and chancellors are scheduled to meet Thursday, Sept. 10, to discuss whether to terminate LSU’s membership in the conference.  While LSU is not expected to actually be expelled, the filing demonstrates just how seriously the SEC is taking its dispute with…

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SEC extends invitation to Oklahoma and Texas

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From Heather Dinich of ESPN The 14 SEC presidents and chancellors voted unanimously on Thursday to extend invitations to Big 12 co-founders Oklahoma and Texas to join their league, leaving one final formality before the deal is done: OU and Texas have to officially accept the offer, which could happen as soon as Friday. The board of regents for both Texas and Oklahoma have scheduled separate special meetings Friday morning, where athletic conference membership will be discussed. Oklahoma’s regents will meet in Oklahoma City, and Texas’ regents will meet via…

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Multiple positive COVID-19 tests causes Saturday’s LSU v Florida game to be postponed

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from ESPN.com: Saturday’s game between No. 10 Florida and LSU at “The Swamp” has been postponed after the Gators have seen a surge in positive COVID-19 tests this week, it was announced Wednesday. The game has tentatively been rescheduled for the SEC’s built-in bye week on Dec. 12, which is the week before the SEC championship. The SEC said on Twitter that the game was postponed after “positive tests & subsequent quarantine of individuals with the Florida FB program.” Florida has 18 positives among scholarship players and three walk-ons, athletic director Scott Stricklin said Wednesday. He…

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SEC will play conference-only schedule in 2020

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from cbssports.com’s Adam Silverstein With college football schedules across the country in flux amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the SEC will announce Thursday afternoon that it will move to a 10-game, conference-only schedule for the 2020 season, according to AL.com and Sports Illustrated. The SEC will also push the start of its season to Saturday, Sept. 26, what was originally scheduled to be Week 4 of the 2020 campaign. It is unknown at this time how the SEC will fill out the additional two games of its conference-only schedule. League members traditionally play eight…

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