Sources: LSU closes roster at 105 without adding ex-NFL players — SkimNews
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- LSU filled out its 105-man roster with returning cornerback Aidan Anding and defensive end Gabriel Reliford, eliminating any path for ex-NFL rookies Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to join the Tigers.
- The SEC filed a federal lawsuit against LSU last week over the school's potential roster additions and scheduled a Thursday meeting with presidents and chancellors to vote on terminating LSU's SEC membership.
- Lane Kiffin told ESPN's "College GameDay" that sitting Wright and Harris for Saturday's 51-10 win over Clemson was the "big picture of LSU and the LSU football program" call, given roster uncertainties.
- A Louisiana judge approved a preliminary injunction Thursday barring the NCAA and SEC from punishing any school that rosters Wright, Harris, or other athletes who sued for a fifth year of eligibility after signing NFL undrafted free-agent deals.
- Attorney Ryan Downton, representing Wright and Harris, said the players are weighing legal options after threatening to hold LSU in contempt of court for not following the injunction.
- The SEC's amended Tuesday filing argues member schools "have the right to establish...the rules under which they voluntarily compete" and that LSU's potential additions violated those governance principles.
Why it matters: LSU weighed "hefty penalties" against rostering Wright and Harris and passed — even with a court order clearing the way — as the SEC scheduled Thursday's membership-termination vote. Kiffin's "big picture" framing places conference standing above the individual case, leaving two court-cleared players without a roster despite judicial authorization.
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