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Georgia A.G. Urges SEC to Take Significant Action Against LSU, if It Uses Former NFL Players
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr urged the SEC to use all legal means to enforce its ban after LSU said it may roster former pro athletes.
- Urging the conference to "take all measures available," Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr wrote to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday regarding LSU potentially rostering former professional athletes.
- SEC presidents voted 15-0 to ban former professional athletes from football and basketball teams following commitments from two of coach Lane Kiffin's former players who signed NFL contracts.
- Days after the rule passed, Louisiana state Judge William Jorden issued a ruling prohibiting the conference from enforcing the legislation, which created ongoing court proceedings that could clear players for the Tigers.
- Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman, president of the SEC's executive committee, told ESPN on Tuesday that the league is not backing away from its ban despite the ongoing legal standoff.
- Amid reports of internal chatter regarding potential extreme measures against the Tigers, Carr warned that "no institution should be allowed to ignore the obligations of Conference membership.
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BVM Sports USGeorgia AG urges SEC to suspend, expel LSU if school rosters former NFL players
A state judge is set to rule Thursday on whether former NFL players can suit up for LSU as Georgia's attorney general pushes commissioner Greg Sankey to impose severe conference penalties
Georgia Attorney General fully backing SEC in stance against LSU
Carl and Mike close out the show with thoughts on reports Georgia's Attorney General is encourage Greg Sankey to take all measures available should LSU move forward with rostering former NFL players and agree this may be what needs to happen across the SEC with other states in order for the latest college football dilemma to come to a rest. They then get back to more Falcons talk and while they express displeasure in what Ian Cunningham said in …
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