The LSU Tigers turned one of the biggest injury mysteries of Week 3 into an even stranger story Thursday. Quarterback Sam Leavitt, who was surprisingly listed as doubtful for Saturday’s top-10 matchup with the Ole Miss Rebels,

LSU is facing the possibility of being kicked from the SEC after attempting to add former NFL players to its roster. Has the SEC ever expelled a member? We verify.

Adding pro players to a college roster went against NCAA and SEC rules, but a Louisiana state court issued an injunction allowing it to happen anyway. The SEC then threatened to ban LSU from the conference, at which point the school backed down and chose not to add the players to its roster.

Meanwhile, LSU President Wade Rousse sent a one-page letter, obtained by the AP, to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey stating that 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.

LSU president Wade Rousse sent SEC commissioner Greg Sankey a letter, dated Wednesday, to “clear up the allegations against LSU.”

LSU is facing the possibility of being kicked from the SEC after attempting to add former NFL players to its roster. Has the SEC ever expelled a member? We verify.

He electrified fans last season by leading the Rebels to the CFP semifinals. He hasn't lost any entertainment value in 2026.

As Southeastern Conference leaders prepared to consider expelling LSU last week, university officials weren’t lobbying inside the meeting room, they were actively avoiding it.