SEC files lawsuit against LSU, Lane Kiffin over school’s attempted use of NFL players

Tensions between the SEC and LSU — particularly Lane Kiffin and the football program — continue to rise as the conference launches another courtroom battle. On Thursday, in the midst of the Louisiana eligibility hearing, the conference filed a lawsuit against LSU and Kiffin.

In the filing, the SEC argues that Kiffin and the Tigers launched a coordinated campaign to recruit professional athletes in clear violation of existing conference rules.

"Despite the SEC's longstanding rules prohibiting professional athletes from returning to college athletics, Defendants saw this as an opportunity to be exploited," the conference wrote in its suit. "They began an orchestrated campaign to recruit professional athletes to join LSU's football roster for the 2026-27 season."

NEWS: The SEC is suing LSU in federal court over Lane Kiffin's pursuit of former NFL players. Suit was filed at 11:42 a.m. CT in the Northern District of Alabama.SEC is suing under the First Amendment. pic.twitter.com/nIbe2avhYe

Sources told CBS Sports that Kiffin and his staff reached out to certain NFL players or their representation and encouraged them to bring a lawsuit against the NCAA, and those suits eventually included the SEC. The conference argues that the actions of LSU and Kiffin have "harmed…

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