LSU received a favorable ruling Thursday night when a Baton Rouge judge ruled players with professional experience can return to college for their fifth season.
The Southeastern Conference has been against having these players return to college from the pros.
After Thursday’s preliminary hearing the SEC released this statement.
“We disagree with the Court’s decision.
The SEC’s Presidents and Chancellors unanimously adopted a clear and reasonable standard: member universities should not place former professional athletes on their rosters. The Conference and its member universities have the right to establish, through agreed-upon governance procedures, the rules under which they voluntarily compete and to expect those rules to be followed.
The SEC will continue to defend this standard, the principle of fair competition, and the Conference’s authority to govern competition among its member universities.”
LSU has to officially add both Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to the team roster ahead of Saturday night’s home opener against Clemson.
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