LSU adds 2 players to lock roster; former NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris will not play for Tigers this season
LSU has finalized its roster at 105 players, effectively excluding former NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris from participating this season. The move follows intense legal and conference-level scrutiny regarding the eligibility of professional players returning to college sports.
Why it matters
This case highlights the evolving and contentious landscape of NCAA eligibility rules and the influence of professional leagues on collegiate athletics.
The battle over former NFL players returning to college appears to be over, for now.
LSU has added two players to its roster, bringing the total to 105 players. The Tigers added DE Gabriel Reliford and CB Aidan Anding, per Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger . With the roster at 105 players, neither Dae'Quan Wright nor Zxavian Harris will be allowed to join the LSU roster this season.
Wright and Harris have been in the media and the subject of plenty of discussion because both of them participated in this year's NFL preseason, going so far as to suit up for preseason games.
After not making their respective NFL rosters, and after the NCAA passed a new eligibility rule allowing players five years of eligibility over five years, both Wright and Harris were looking to return to the college ranks for one more season.
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