SEC Officials Will Vote on LSU's Spot in Conference Amid Legal Battle over Player Eligibility

SEC Officials Will Vote on LSU's Spot in Conference Amid Legal Battle over Player Eligibility
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Southeastern Conference says its leaders will discuss kicking LSU out of the league over player eligibility dispute. The Associated Press Share this story The SEC is taking its federal case against the LSU Tigers to a whole new level. The SEC filed an amended complaint against LSU and Lane Kiffin, citing lack of institutional control over the football program and potential expulsion from the conference. The SEC isn't happy with Lane Kiffin right now. For the past two weeks, Kiffin has shown interest in signing two former NFL players who were recently cut from NFL training camps but had won temporary restraining orders from a judge allowing them to play in college. The SEC immediately filed a lawsuit to block […] The Southeastern Conference has scheduled a meeting Thursday to see if it has the right to expel LSU from one of the most prestigious sports leagues in the NCAA The SEC is seeking the authority to expel LSU from the league as part of a new amendment to its federal lawsuit against the school. In a filing, the SEC said it was seeking a temporary restraining order to 'protect the right of the Conference and its member institutions to govern themselves.' The league confirmed …

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