SEC Files Lawsuit Against LSU, Lane Kiffin Over Former Pro Players

By Chicken•Sep 3, 20261:32 pm•Discuss the story48
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The SEC has filed a lawsuit against LSU and head coach Lane Kiffin over the Tigers’ recruitment of former professional athletes, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.

“Defendants waged a deliberate and coordinated campaign to recruit professional athletes to play football for LSU during the 2026-27 season,” the SEC alleges in its filing.

The lawsuit marks another major escalation in the ongoing eligibility dispute between LSU and its own conference.

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CalTiger53•5 days
You can not take SEC serious until Ole Miss QB is disqualified.
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LSUDUCKMAN67•5 days
Highly Agree!!!!

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ChatGPT of LA•5 days
Explain? Qb? He never signed a pro deal. He sued beforehand
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Judgesmails04•5 days
You can’t follow all other TRO’s and disagree with one. Thats how.
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Bucky_B•5 days
I would have to agree that 2 players who most likely wouldn't play anyway, is not worth all this hassle. But this is still the NCAAs fault that all this is happening!!
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Desert Storm 1991•5 days
How do you file a lawsuit against someone who hasn’t done anything wrong.
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FemaleTiger•5 days
Happens every day
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Jabontik•5 days
I guess just calling certain players is enough to get sued by the SEC. But only if your name is Kiffin.
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Big Gorilla•5 days
Has nothing to do with lsu. These are players wanting to play a 5th year. frick the sec. That should be the chant when lsu houses aggies.
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Trout Bandit•5 days
The SEC is acting really gay now.
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Spankum•5 days
College football has become a lawyer feeding frenzy….kind of laughable, actually!

Better find a way to win this season, or things will get really nasty really fast.
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blueboy•5 days
And an agent frenzy.
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ninthward•5 days
texas, kentucky, lousiville, michigan, arizona all have players on rosters who were former pro eligible from '22
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WillieD•5 days
Look on the bright side Louisiana knows a thing or two about lawsuits
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HoustonTigerNKaty•5 days
Full scorched earth time. Replace the SEC logo on the field. Patches off jerseys. Pass out “frick Sankey” headbands.
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LSUJuicer•5 days
Time to sue the SEC for causing such a distraction to the LSU football team before the season starts. Be cause to claim revenue loss if this team can’t make the playoffs and these distractions being a cause of it.
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TigersOnTop4Ever•5 days
What about texas, Missouri, kentucky... if yall haven't researched by now, idk what you've been following. Texas OT started this and hes a starter. We talking about back ups who never even got a preseason rep. But besides that it is NOT ONLY LSU doing it. This is wild...
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blueboy•5 days
Just DQ all of them. Even the people supporting this know it's bullshite.
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Will2nd•5 days
Disqualifying all of them is the only remedy.
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Datbayoubengal•5 days
So disqualify Chambliss and all the former European pro basketball players too right?
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Jabontik•5 days
How do they have standing anyway? How did the recruitment of anyone actually harm them, and how can they prove the recruitment? This thing gets thrown out quick
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CoatesHall•5 days
How is this not the SEC colluding to attempt to force member schools into blackballing players who have filed suit?
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Jabontik•5 days
Is Texas named as a co defendant for recruiting professional football player Cole Hutson? If not why not? Also, what exactly is a "professional football player" again? "A professional is a person who works in a paid occupation that requires specialized education, advanced training, and specific skills" - Aren't quite a few college football players now working in a paid occupation?
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Jd75189•5 days
Hopefully this stops all the “SEC” chanting. If it isn’t LSU, the sec can go lose them all.
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HuntinFishin25•5 days
Yawn....This is a weak strategy by the SEC's legal team.
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jttasty•5 days
Did they threaten to sue Bama over the basketball player who actually played a game or two or texas who had a player
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El Jefe de Tu Mama•5 days
Come on man.
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Barbellthor•5 days
I think there are some necessary defendants that need including in this frivolous lawsuit.
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