Presidents and chancellors of SEC member institutions have discussed “recent matters involving conference expectations and responsibilities,” without taking a vote on whether to kick LSU out of the conference.
Leaders of the Southeastern Conference will meet Thursday to discuss whether to possibly kick LSU out of the league over its interest in signing former NFL players to its roster.
LSU has not added two former NFL players to its roster for its season-opening game against Clemson, even though a judge in Baton Rouge cleared the way for them to play.
A judge in Louisiana is allowing former NFL players to be hired by LSU, despite a lawsuit filed by the SEC against LSU and its head football coach Lane Kiffin to stop it.
The Southeastern Conference says it will fight a Louisiana judge’s order that would allow some former NFL players to return to college football in order to play for LSU.
Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey is standing firm behind a 16-team College Football Playoff expansion, indicating that a disagreement with the Big Ten — which wants 24 teams — is lingering deep into the offseason.
Former SEC Commissioner Roy Kramer, who is credited with starting the SEC Championship football game, has died at 96.
Alabama and Auburn now know which three SEC teams each will face annually for the next four seasons.
The Southeastern Conference is moving to a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2026, ending a years-long debate and potentially easing a path toward another expansion of the College Football Playoff.
Georgia is the heavy favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title, with Alabama third.
