The cleaning soap opera that has been LSU’s back-and-forth with the Southeastern Conference over probably placing former NFL gamers on its roster has reached a boiling level.
The SEC on Tuesday filed an modification to a beforehand filed federal lawsuit towards LSU, head soccer coach Lane Kiffin and different college officers, looking for “the authority to expel LSU from the league,” according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Thamel wrote that the SEC “shouldn’t be anticipated to take such motion,” however a press release launched minutes later by the SEC indicated in any other case.
“Right this moment, the Southeastern Convention, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, filed a request for a short lived restraining order in the US District Courtroom for the Northern District of Alabama to guard the precise of the Convention and its member establishments to control themselves,” the league said.
“The SEC and its member universities have the precise to determine, via agreed-upon governance procedures, the foundations below which they voluntarily compete and to anticipate these guidelines to be adopted. A dedication to these guidelines, and to the core ideas of the Southeastern Convention, is a vital component of SEC membership. Right this moment’s submitting is important to defend that proper and protect the Convention’s capacity to control competitors amongst its members.”
Might LSU be kicked out of the SEC?
Per Yahoo Sports activities’ Ross Dellenger, the SEC additionally scheduled a Sept. 10 assembly to find out “whether or not to terminate” LSU as a member of the convention.
