NCAA, SEC, LSU head to court in player eligibility case. What sides stand to gain

Will college football rosters – mandatory to be submitted a day before the first competition – contain ex-NFL players this week, specifically at LSU?

That’s the backdrop for court Thursday, Sept. 3, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the heels of 19th Judicial District Court Judge William Jorden’s temporary restraining order that specifically names the SEC and its commissioner, Greg Sankey, as defendants and precludes them from enforcing new policy that punishes league schools that field players with professional experience that meet certain criteria.

Those rosters must be submitted and certified to the CAPS system – College Athlete Payment System – no later than 24 hours before a team’s first competition of the season.

LSU makes its debut under new coach Lane Kiffin at home Saturday at 8 p.m. ET against Clemson.

On August 25, SEC institution leaders – presidents, chancellors, athletics directors – convened and unanimously adopted new policy that deemed it against league bylaws to sign or roster a player with professional experience, such as from the NFL, NBA or WNBA.

However, Jorden already had granted the temporary restraining order against the NCAA on Wednesday, Aug. 19; he added the SEC and Sankey to the order Friday, Aug. 28.

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/