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Judge ruling allows LSU football to add former NFL players
NOLA.com • • general
Key Points:
- A Baton Rouge judge granted a preliminary injunction to former collegiate athletes suing the NCAA and SEC, allowing them to pursue a fifth college sports season, benefiting LSU's efforts to add recently cut NFL players.
- The SEC responded by filing a separate federal lawsuit against LSU and key athletic officials, accusing them of orchestrating the legal challenge that led to the injunction.
- Judge William Jorden criticized the SEC for imposing penalties against member schools adding former pros after his temporary restraining order, and enjoined LSU from acting against the plaintiffs in compliance with the court order.
- The plaintiffs, 2022 high school graduates excluded from the NCAA's new "5 for 5" eligibility model, argue the rules did not explicitly exclude them, while the SEC plans to appeal the ruling.
- The case features testimony from SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, the players involved, and Louisiana officials, highlighting a deep regional and institutional divide over eligibility rules and the status of athletes returning from professional ranks.
