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LSU roster finalized: Lane Kiffin doesn't add ex-NFL players Dae'Quan Wright, Zxavian Harris to team
The Tigers' roster will be locked for the season after adding two players, but not the ex-NFL players who were attempting to play for Lane Kiffin
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.
By filling his 105 roster spots, Lane Kiffin removes possibility of adding Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris this season.
The college football season is well underway, but plenty of off-field drama continues to unfold. The SEC has made it clear that it intends to punish the LSU Tigers over their recruiting actions involving two former NFL players.
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.
The NFL season kicks off on Wednesday night, and that is, rightfully so, the talk of the sports world. However, that is not the only topic NFL fans are discussing, as people still have gripes with the few NFL players who tried to go back to college football.
Tensions between the SEC and LSU -- particularly Lane Kiffin and the football program -- continue to rise as the conference launches another courtroom battle. On Thursday, in the midst of the Louisiana eligibility hearing,
Tight end Dae'Quan Wright's bid to return to college football came to an end on Tuesday when LSU filled out their roster with other players amid threats from the SEC to pursue expelling the school from the conference due to their desire to add players who spent time in the NFL this summer.
LSU’s attempt to add former NFL signees Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris appears to have finally come to an end, even as the program’s broader dispute with the SEC remains unresolved. LSU is reported to have filled its remaining roster spots with two other players,