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No. 11 LSU rolls up 644 yards in Lane Kiffin's debut, clobbers Clemson
Sam Leavitt rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another, Dilin Jones rushed for two scores and No. 11 LSU's defense dominated in a 51-10 whipping of Clemson in the season opener for both teams Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La., ,The game started nearly two hours late because of a weather delay...
LSU leaves former pro players off roster for opener vs. Clemson
The two former NFL players who returned to college to join the LSU program were not added to the Tigers' roster ahead of the Saturday season opener against visiting Clemson.,Tight end Dae'Quan Wright and defensive lineman Zxavian Harris will miss the Saturday contest but still could be added to the ...
Report: Clemson notifies LSU playing former pros would breach contract
Clemson became the latest voice to speak out against LSU's attempt to get additional eligibility for players who spent this offseason on NFL rosters on Friday, according to a Yahoo Sports report.,Tight end Dae'Quan Wright and defensive lineman Zxavian Harris -- both of whom played for new LSU coach ...
Louisiana judge rules returning pros NCAA-eligible in injunction
Louisiana district court judge William Jorden approved a preliminary injunction on Thursday that would allow LSU to add tight end Dae'Quan Wright and defensive lineman Zxavian Harris to its roster after their brief stints in the NFL.,After a lengthy court hearing in Baton Rouge, Wright and Harris we...
SEC sues LSU to block use of former NFL players
The Southeastern Conference sued member school LSU in federal court on Thursday in an attempt to stop the Tigers from using former NFL players.,The LSU board of supervisors, university president Wade Rousse, athletic director Verge Ausberry and football coach Lane Kiffin are named as defendants in t...
Ukrainian Kate Koval leaves LSU over addition of Russian recruit
Ukrainian Kate Koval expounded upon her decision to leave LSU several days after stepping away from the team over the addition of a Russian recruit. ,Koval faces uncertain eligibility given her departure came after the transfer portal closed, but said she opted to leave Baton Rouge after head coach ...
Clemson's Dabo Swinney: Teams adding NFL camp rejects 'embarrassing'
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was stunned when the transfer portal became a recruiting reality, but he could hardly believe his ears when told power-conference teams were bringing back NFL players who didn't make the cut in training camp.,One of those teams, LSU, is the first team on Clemson's schedule...
Jerry Stovall, LSU great and Heisman runner-up, dies at 85
Jerry Stovall, who was "Mr. Everything" at LSU as a player and a Walter Camp award winner as a coach, died Monday in Baton Rouge, La. He was 85.,After growing up in West Monroe, La., Stovall played for the Tigers from 1960-62 as a halfback, safety, punter and kick returner. He was the runner-up to O...
Lane Kiffin says LSU players back adding waived NFL players
ESPN's College GameDay crew will be in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday to put a national spotlight on Lane Kiffin's debut for No. 11 LSU against Clemson.,That attention could extend beyond the field. Kiffin's pursuit of former college players who spent part of the summer in NFL camps has become a majo...
Report: NFL players returning to college can't play in league this season
The NFL plans to tell its clubs that players returning to play in college will be prohibited from signing this season with a league team, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The report said the NFL will clarify at some point during a special league meeting on Wednesday the rules that remain unaltered while ...
Big Ten, SEC ban returnees from NFL
The Big Ten and Southeastern conferences announced rule changes Tuesday that prevent players who have previously been with an NFL team from returning to play college football at one of their schools.,In the wake of a court order in Louisiana granting several undrafted free agents an unexpected fifth...
Report: Big Ten to ban returnees from NFL
The Big Ten intends to approve a rule change that will ban football players who have been with an NFL team from returning to college football at one of its member schools, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The rule is expected to be approved Tuesday and will apply to any player whose name has appeared on an NF...
LSU's Lane Kiffin defends adding NFL players who want 5th NCAA season
LSU is poised to become the first FBS program to sign undrafted free agents released by NFL teams, but coach Lane Kiffin defended his pursuit of such players, saying "most" coaches will soon be recruiting from the same pool.,Tight end Dae'Quan Wright, who played for Kiffin at Ole Miss over the past ...
Browns waive Dae'Quan Wright, paving reported return to college at LSU
The Cleveland Browns waived tight end Dae'Quan Wright on Sunday, paving a path for him to return to college football at LSU so long as he clears NFL waivers, his representation told ESPN.,Wright -- who signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent and then landed with Cleveland via ...
Skip Bertman, 5-time national champion at LSU, dies at 88
Legendary LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman, who guided the Tigers to five national championships before serving as the school's athletic director, died Friday at 88.,Bertman compiled an 870-330-3 record with seven Southeastern Conference titles and 11 trips to the Men's College World Series from 1984...
Jayden Daniels tells LSU to stop using his No. 5
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is telling LSU that it can't use his name, image and likeness, feeling betrayed after the school issued his jersey number to another player.,ESPN reported Thursday that Daniels' representatives sent a letter to LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry dem...
Jayden Daniels tells LSU to stop using his NIL
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is telling LSU that it can't use his name, image and likeness, feeling betrayed after the school issued his jersey number to another player.,ESPN reported Thursday that Daniels' representatives sent a letter to LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry dem...
Report: Jayden Daniels tells LSU to stop using his NIL
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is telling LSU that it can't use his name, image and likeness, feeling betrayed after the school issued his jersey number to another player.,ESPN reported Thursday that Daniels' representatives sent a letter to LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry dem...
Ole Miss suing two players who transferred to LSU
Ole Miss is taking two former players to court, charging they breached their contracts when they followed former head coach Lane Kiffin to LSU.,On Tuesday, Ole Miss filed lawsuits against Princewill Umanmielen and Devin Harper, who transferred to LSU in the offseason. In the lawsuits, filed in Missi...
SEC notebook: Texas motivated by daily work, not exterior expectations
There may not be a team in college football with more exterior pressure entering the 2026 season than the Texas Longhorns.,After Texas lost in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff in the 2023 and '24 seasons, last year's squad ended up just outside the CFP despite a season-ending victory o...