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- Chris Carr sent a letter to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday urging the conference to use "all measures available," including suspending or removing LSU, if the Tigers roster former NFL players this season.
- Louisiana state court Judge William Jorden ruled Friday that the SEC cannot punish member schools that play college football players returning from NFL contracts, with a preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for Thursday in Baton Rouge.
- The SEC rule, affirmed last week, threatens schools with a half-season suspension for coaches, a fine equal to 50% of the sport's annual budget, and revocation of league voting rights for using former NFL players.
- Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, both former Ole Miss players, triggered the dispute after announcing plans to rejoin former coach Lane Kiffin at LSU following stints with NFL training camps.
- Greg Sankey plans to appear personally at Thursday's injunction hearing in Louisiana state court, sources told ESPN.
- During Wednesday's SEC coaches conference call, Lane Kiffin said the lawsuit involves "a lot of athletes from a lot of different sports in a lot of different states" and that LSU "doesn't put any energy into it."
Why it matters: Carr's intervention turns a conference compliance dispute into a multi-state legal confrontation, with the SEC's own commissioner now set to personally appear in a Louisiana courtroom Thursday. The penalties on the table — a half-season coaching ban, a fine equal to 50% of the sport's annual budget, and loss of voting rights — mean LSU's ability to field Wright and Harris this season hinges on which side the judge backs.
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