The Southeastern Conference is no longer expected to vote on whether to expel LSU from the league on Thursday

SEC leaders and commissioner Greg Sankey met on Thursday to discuss the possibility of expelling LSU over Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin's effort to add former NFL players to the roster.

After weeks of tension, LSU tells the SEC the ex-NFL player controversy is 'moot' ahead of Thursday's high-stakes meeting.

LSU president Wade Rousse said in a letter to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday that his school had complied with the league’s roster rules and that it would not try to disrupt Thursday’s meeting in which conference leaders will discuss whether or not to kick the Tigers out.

In the wake of head coach Lane Kiffin and LSU's attempts to add former NFL players to its roster for the 2026 season, people in the SEC don't have many kind things to say about the program right now.

LSU President Wade Rousse sent a letter to the SEC on Wednesday confirming that the school would not add two former NFL players to its roster.

The SEC plans to severely discipline any team that breaks its new rule that bans players who signed NFL contracts from the league.

A temporary restraining order prohibits the SEC from enforcing a new rule that threatens stiff penalties for any team that uses a player who previously signed a contract to play in the NFL, NBA or WNBA.

The SEC will forbid NFL, NBA and WNBA players from competing for any of the league's schools, the conference announced on Tuesday.

There has been enough recent movement in the talks to increase the chances that the super-sized CFP could be implemented next season.

A meeting of SEC presidents and chancellors Thursday ended without any punishment imposed on LSU. The conference issued a statement following the highly anticipated meeting, which court records had indicated would "decide whether to terminate Louisiana State University.