The SEC is moving toward one of the most extreme punishments it can hand down, and LSU is in the crosshairs.
On Tuesday, the conference filed an amendment to its federal lawsuit against LSU, Lane Kiffin and other representatives that seeks the authority to expel LSU from the SEC. Under conference rules, ending a school’s membership would require a two-thirds vote of all presidents.
In a statement, the SEC said, "The SEC and its member universities have the right to establish, through agreed-upon governance procedures, the rules under which they voluntarily compete and to expect those rules to be followed."
The conference added, "Today's filing is necessary to defend that right and preserve the Conference's ability to govern competition among its members."
According to On3 Sports, a meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 10 to “decide whether to terminate Louisiana State University (“LSU”) as an SEC member institution pursuant to Section 3.1.5 of the SEC Constitution and Bylaws,”
The move comes after what the SEC appears to view as a breaking point with Kiffin and LSU. ESPN reported that the amended complaint cited Kiffin’s postgame remark after LSU’s 5110 win over Clemson on Saturday: "Imagine if we had pro players."
The complaint says that remark reflects disregard for the rule that players who have signed a pro contract cannot return to college.
It also lays out the SEC’s frustration in blunt terms: "The consensus at the September 4 meeting was and continues to be that LSU's demonstrated lack of institutional control at the university level-including complete lack of control over Coach Kiffin's actions - and other conduct alleged herein that is inconsistent with the principles and purposes of the Conference as set forth in Section 1.2 of the Constitution, made it imperative for a meeting to be called to consider the termination of LSU's membership in the Conference pursuant,"
If LSU is actually voted out, it would be a rare and jarring development. One of the few modern examples came in February 2001, when Temple University was removed from the Big East. That decision was tied to the program’s struggles and its inability to consistently meet the 25,000-attendance benchmark.
Temple fought to stay in the league and eventually reached a settlement that allowed it to remain through the 2004 season. By the end of that stretch, Temple was 30-126 overall and 14-80 in the Big East. It then spent two years as an independent before joining the Mid-American Conference in 2007.
The Big East later came back to Temple after losing several members to the ACC and Big 12.
LSU may not get that kind of path back if the SEC follows through. Conferences protect their image, whether that means competitive standards, academic standing or revenue, and the SEC is making clear it believes LSU has crossed a line.
Thursday now looms as the day LSU’s fate could be decided.
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