LSU, SEC further de-escalate legal battle over ex-NFL players by likely ending vote to possibly expel school

The Southeastern Conference and LSU continued to lower the temperature in their legal battle on Wednesday, as a source confirmed to The Advocate that the conference is expected to suspend its vote to potentially oust the school from the SEC. The news follows the postponement of a federal court hearing between the school and the conference — originally scheduled for Wednesday — and a letter LSU sent to the conference on Wednesday stating that it would not add two former NFL players at the center of this controversy to its roster. LSU president Wade Rousse , in a letter sent to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey that was obtained by The Advocate through a public-records request, wrote that LSU “would not place Dae’Quan Wright or Zxavian Harris on its roster,” the two ex-pros who have been at the center of the legal battle between the school and the conference. “LSU filled its two remaining roster spots with eligible student-athletes,” Rousse wrote. “The roster is now locked for the season. LSU complied with SEC rules.

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