NEW ORLEANS — The Southeastern Conference is no longer expected to vote on whether to expel Louisiana State University from the league Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday evening.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Thursday’s meeting, to be held by video conference, is not open to the public and because the SEC has not released a statement on the matter since a federal court filing Tuesday highlighted the league’s intent to vote on LSU’s membership.
The dispute between the conference and LSU stems largely from first-year Tigers football coach Lane Kiffin’s now-abandoned bid to add to the 2026 roster two players who had signed NFL contracts as undrafted rookies this past offseason.
A hearing scheduled Wednesday in a federal lawsuit the SEC filed against LSU was postponed by a judge in Birmingham, Alabama.
Meanwhile, LSU president Wade Rousse sent a one-page letter, obtained by the AP, to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey stating the league’s claims in its lawsuit against LSU are now moot because Kiffin had complied with a conference ban on rostering players who had previously signed contracts with NFL teams.