LSU abstains from SEC vote to penalize coaches, schools for playing pro players

The SEC wanted unity. LSU chose to abstain, maintain renegade status

An abstention vote, former NFL players and looming lawsuits have put LSU at the center of a high-stakes fight over athlete eligibility.

LSU abstains from SEC vote to penalize coaches, schools for playing pro players

LSU was the only SEC school not to approve of the league's new penalty structure for coaches, schools that play ex-professional players

Sources: SEC to suspend coaches who add pros

SEC schools that bring back NFL, NBA or WNBA players to their programs will face steep discipline under a new policy unanimously approved by the conference's 16 members, sources confirmed to ESPN.

SEC finalizes harsh penalties for schools who roster former ‘pro’ athletes

The SEC has finalized its penalty structure for schools who attempt to roster players who previously signed a pro contract with the NFL, NBA, G League or WNBA, according to reports Wednesday by CBS Sports and On3. The SEC announced…

LSU abstains from SEC vote to penalize coaches, schools for playing pro players - RAW CHILI

LSU opted not to support the SEC's push to penalize programs that play former professional players in a vote Wednesday among the league's university

LSU reportedly abstained from unanimous SEC vote to confirm penalties for playing pro athletes

LSU abstained from voting in the formal SEC presidents’ vote on Wednesday that confirmed penalties contained in the legislation that would punish SEC schools for playing pro athletes, according to a report by ESPN insider Pete Thamel. The SEC presidents’ vote on Wednesday that enforced penalties for the usage of NFL players who tried to return to the SEC to continue their college careers carried a 15-0 vote, according to Thamel’s report on Wedne…