BATON ROUGE, La. — The Southeastern Conference will no longer consider expelling LSU after the university agreed to comply with league roster rules, according to a report from Yahoo Sports.
SEC chancellors and presidents had faced a scheduled meeting Thursday where LSU’s expulsion was a possibility. However, the conference backed off the threat after LSU President Wade Rousse confirmed the university would follow conference roster limits. The SEC still plans to hold its Thursday meeting, but the expulsion is no longer on the agenda.
The dispute stemmed from a legal battle over two former NFL players, Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, who sought to return to college athletics following an NCAA ruling. A Baton Rouge judge ruled last week that both players were eligible to play, despite opposition from the SEC.
LSU has since finalized its 105-player roster without Wright and Harris. Following the decision, attorneys for the two players announced they are considering their legal options.
A related hearing scheduled to take place in Alabama was postponed and will be rescheduled.
Supporters on campus expressed relief and stood by the university’s status in the conference.
"They're not kicking LSU out of the SEC; we are the SEC. They don't want to lose Saturday nights in Tiger Stadium," LSU alumnus Frank Duffy said.
LSU student Cohen Thibodeaux echoed the importance of the program to the conference.
"If you ask anybody, anybody that's a fan of the SEC, what's one of the best environments you've been in for SEC football, they say the Death Valley," Thibodeaux said.
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