This week has seen even more legal drama than expected. On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the SEC added to their lawsuit against LSU. They planned to have the member institutions vote on whether LSU, a founding SEC school, should be expelled. The court scheduled a date for Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 1 p.m. in the Northern Alabama federal court. The news came as a surprise to everyone. In their amended lawsuit, the SEC cited a comment by Lane Kiffin.
It occurred at the end of his halftime interview with Holly Rowe. He departed for the locker room. Kiffin is heard making an off-handed remark, ‘Imagine if we had pro players’. While many took this as a joke, the SEC took it very seriously. The SEC reasoned that Kiffin’s attempt at joking about the situation proved that in his effort to recruit Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris he made deliberate decisions to ignore and break SEC rule. Later on, that same day, LSU responded.
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Lane Kiffin submitted two players, Aidan Anding, a sophomore cornerback, and Gabriel Reliford, a junior defensive end. These last two names completed LSU’s 105-man roster for the 2026-27 season, and it cannot be changed. After the submission, on Wednesday, Wade Rousse, the president of LSU, sent a letter to the SEC commissioner Greg Sankey. Reiterating that the school had not broken any SEC rules. Harris and Wright are not on the roster, and the issue is moot. They postponed the court date after the letter arrived today.
Both sides were making attempts to de-escalate the situation without a judge. Thursday, the member institutions met, but no longer with the intent to expel LSU. In SEC’s statement to the public, they disclosed that their discussion covered recent conference expectations and responsibilities. There were reports that Rousse made an appearance at the conference but did not participate or stay for long. The SEC’s lawsuit against LSU does remain open.
They hope to overturn Judge William Jordan’s ruling in Baton Rouge. The ruling granted 40 people from the 2022 class a fifth year of eligibility. The SEC canceled the vote against LSU, so the Tigers can move forward and prep for LA Tech at home.tatcly the same. This week has seen even more legal drama than expected. On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the SEC added to their lawsuit against LSU. They outlined their intention to have the member institutions vote on if they wanted LSU, a founding school of the SEC, to be expelled.
The court has scheduled a date for Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 1 p.m. in the Northern Alabama federal court. The news came as a surprise to everyone. In their amended lawsuit the SEC cited a comment made by Lane Kiffin at the end of his half time interview with Holly Rowe. As he departed for the locker room, Kiffin made an offhand comment, ‘Imagine if we had pro players.’ While many took this as a joke, the SEC took it very seriously.
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The SEC reasoned that Kiffin’s attempt at joking about the situation proved that in his effort to recruit Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris he made deliberate decisions to ignore and break SEC rule. Later on, that same day, LSU responded. Lane Kiffin submitted two players, Aidan Anding, a sophomore cornerback, and Gabriel Reliford, a junior defensive end. These last two names completed LSU’s 105-man roster for the 2026-27 season, and it cannot be changed. After the submission, on Wednesday, Wade Rousse, the president of LSU, sent a letter to the SEC commissioner Greg Sankey.
Reiterating that the school had not broken any SEC rules as Harris and Wright are not on the roster and called the issue for the meeting to be moot. After receiving the letter, the court postponed the date as both sides attempted to de-escalate the situation without a judge. Thursday, the member institutions met, but no longer with the intent to expel LSU. In SEC’s statement to the public, they disclosed that their discussion covered recent conference expectations and responsibilities.
There were reports that Rousse made an appearance at the conference but did not participate or stay for long. The SEC’s lawsuit against LSU does remain open. Their hope is to possibly overturn the ruling made by Judge William Jordan in the Baton Rouge court, which granted 40 people from the class of 2022 the ability to play a fifth year of eligibility. The committee canceled the vote against LSU, and the Tigers are preparing for a home game against LA Tech.
