Georgia A.G. urges SEC to take significant action against LSU, if it uses former NFL players - NBC Sports
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has threatened the SEC with potential expulsion of LSU if the university proceeds with plans to roster former NFL players. The dispute highlights ongoing legal and regulatory tensions regarding the definition of college athletes.
Why it matters
This conflict underscores the instability of the current collegiate sports model as it struggles to reconcile amateurism with professional-level athlete compensation and eligibility.
On Thursday, the legal battle over the SEC’s attempt to ban former NFL players returns to court. The situation has stirred very strong feelings.
Via Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports , Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has urged the SEC to react harshly, if LSU follows through on its plan to play players who hope to return to college after offseason and preseason stints in pro football.
“If LSU does in fact roster one or more pro athletes or demonstrates concrete plans to do so, we would strongly encourage the SEC to take all measures available to address this conduct, up to and including suspending and/or removing LSU from the Conference,” Carr wrote in a Wednesday letter to the SEC.
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