Lane Kiffin says ‘uncertainties’ led him to leave ex-NFL players off LSU roster

Much of the lead-up to Saturday's Week 1 matchup between LSU and Clemson centered not on the quarterback showdown, but on whether the Tigers would add former NFL players seeking a fifth year of eligibility to their 105-man roster.

Despite getting being granted a preliminary injunction by a Louisiana judge on Thursday, Sept. 3 to roster both Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, LSU ultimately opted against that late Friday, Sept. 4 — for now.

It was a decision that Tigers first-year coach Lane Kiffin explained during his appearance on ESPN's "College GameDay" in Baton Rouge alongside Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit.

"That wasn't easy. As much as I feel for the players, and I believe that you fight for what you believe in, and I believe that these kids have an opportunity to play, just like all the other kids around the country who are winning court cases and being put on rosters," Kiffin said on "College GameDay" on Saturday. "But at the same time, I'm the head coach of LSU and I had to make a decision that is for the big picture for LSU and the LSU football program, with the uncertainties of what potentially could…

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