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SEC files complaint seeking LSU expulsion, TRO ahead

9/9/2026

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Summary

Story summary

The SEC filed a complaint in Alabama seeking LSU's expulsion.
The suit names President Wade Rousse, Coach Lane Kiffin and Attorney Elizabeth B. Murrill.
The SEC seeks a temporary restraining order to block interference with a Sept. 10 meeting.
The Sept. 10 meeting requires a two-thirds vote of SEC presidents to expel LSU per Section 3.1.5.
After a Sept. 3 injunction, LSU added NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to its 105-man roster.

History

Historical Context

The NCAA’s 1987 death-penalty sanction against SMU—its football program cancelled after a $61,000 booster slush-fund was uncovered and 55 scholarships were stripped—shattered the Southwest Conference and spurred the 1996 realignment that created today’s power conferences. In 2024 the SEC’s complaint to expel LSU echoes that precedent, showing how extreme penalties can reshape conference membership.

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Story summary

The SEC filed a complaint in Alabama seeking LSU's expulsion.
The suit names President Wade Rousse, Coach Lane Kiffin and Attorney Elizabeth B. Murrill.
The SEC seeks a temporary restraining order to block interference with a Sept. 10 meeting.
The Sept. 10 meeting requires a two-thirds vote of SEC presidents to expel LSU per Section 3.1.5.
After a Sept. 3 injunction, LSU added NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to its 105-man roster.

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