LSU announces final decision on adding former NFL players
· Yahoo Sports
The biggest storyline in college football over the past few weeks has been LSU and head coach Lane Kiffin’s attempts to add multiple players to its roster who had signed NFL contracts and spent time with NFL teams this preseason. Now, LSU has made a final decision on that matter.
With the looming threat of expulsion from the SEC, the Tigers have made it clear that they will not add the players to the roster this season.
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LSU Looked to Add Former Pro Players
Heading into the 2026 season, LSU and Kiffin had been moving forward with plans to bring in at least three players who signed professional contracts this summer, including former Ole Miss players Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris.
Adding those players to the roster would break two separate league rules, as the SEC prohibits players from entering the conference after signing a professional contract while also restricting intraconference transfers outside of the designated transfer portal window.
However, a Baton Rouge judge has issued an order preventing both the NCAA and SEC from enforcing their restrictions related to eligibility, the transfer portal, and professional players returning to college football.
On Thursday last week, Judge William Jorden, out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ruled in favor of LSU by approving a preliminary injunction “that prohibits the NCAA and SEC from punishing any school” that fields former professional players. That would have paved the way for the players to potentially play in Saturday’s game against Clemson.
Ultimately, LSU opted against adding the players to the roster for this game. However, the team only rostered 103 players for the game, allowing two open spots to potentially add Wright and Harris to the roster later in the season.
LSU Finalizes Its Roster
According to college football insider Pete Thamel of ESPN, LSU has announced a final decision on the matter by adding two additional players to the school’s roster. This means that the team’s roster is now full at 105 players, and Wright and Harris will not be able to be added to the roster this season.
“NEWS: LSU football is adding two players to the school’s roster, which will complete it at 105 players, per ESPN sources. This will lock LSU’s roster for the rest of the year, which will eliminate the program’s ability to add Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris,” Thamel wrote in a post on X.
This should seemingly bring the whole ordeal to a close.
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