Overview
- A Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction this week that blocks the SEC and NCAA from punishing named plaintiffs and cleared Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to be rostered, but the ruling is temporary and has prompted immediate appeals.
- The Southeastern Conference filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama seeking authority to enforce its new ban on former professional signees and its steep penalties against schools that use them.
- LSU chose not to add Wright and Harris to its official roster for Saturday's season opener with Clemson, a decision coach Lane Kiffin said was made because of legal and regulatory uncertainty and to protect the program.
- Clemson warned that using former pros could breach the teams' game contract and state officials including Georgia leaders urged strict enforcement, illustrating how contract clauses and political pressure are shaping school choices.
- The dispute stems from an NCAA eligibility change and roughly 40 lawsuits by the 2022 cohort, and the split between state court injunctions and federal litigation risks uneven, case‑by‑case outcomes for conferences, teams and players.