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SEC Votes 16-0 to Block Rostering Tied Players

9/8/2026

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  • Cole Hutson remains ineligible while appealing the NCAA ruling.
  • The SEC voted 16-0 to bar schools from rostering players with professional draft, contract, or roster ties.
  • Hutson filed a July lawsuit in Travis County seeking a fifth season and obtained a temporary restraining order.
  • Texas listed Hutson on the roster, omitted him from the depth chart, and won 58-7 over Texas State without him.