Wait a minute, you mean schools that have been cheating for 50 years are still cheating? I’m shocked, I tell you, shocked!
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Yeah, the settlement was really an agreement to agree with respect to being governed by the CSC. But their proposed agreement was an overreach, and they didn’t engage with the schools enough and instead tried to just jam it down their throats.
The settlement wasn’t about enforcement authority, so that remains unresolved.
I’ve seen the “jam down their throats” stuff but I don’t know what that means. Maybe I’m not reading the settlement correctly but it looks like enforcement is in there. Plus it looks like reporting NIL is clearly spelled out which is probably why LSU is cooperating and says “this specific inquiry will be resolved shortly”.
I’m also guessing most of us (including myself) didn’t read the settlement or the article because it looks like this isn’t a football player:
Details of the investigation were not included in the short note and are not publicly known, but a person briefed on the matter said it was not related to football.
No!!. Say it ain’t so. Not LSU, one the finest academic institutions in the world, country, Southeast US, state of Louisiana, Baton Rouge. With such upstanding, moral leadership, going back to that great American Huey P. Long.
It can’t be true.
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This actually sounds like a whole lot of nuthin’
Here’s a pretty good synopsis on where the Participation Agreement stands. Despite the push from the CSC, I don’t see schools signing on based on the promise to make changes later. At this point, it seems like schools are treating the CSC as a governing body and making adjustments to get in compliance, but that will change if they start trying to impose harsh penalties.
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ESPN reported that the College Playoff Committee is having a conference call on 9/1/26, one of the issues being discussed is excluding schools who play players during regular season/CCG in violation of eligibility rules.
The Baton Rouge Judge is expected to rule on the temporary restraining order, related to 5 year eligibility, on 9/3/26. If the judge rules in favor of the athletes, expect the NCAA and SEC to appeal to a higher state court or federal court.
Based on the potential outcomes, I would not run the risk of being suspended as a coach for half the season, forfeiting 50% of football’s annual operating budget, and revocation of conference voting rights.
If I was LSU AD, I would kill any notion that the school will play potentially ineligible players until all appeals are exhausted.
But then again, this is LSU.
LSU is willing to go to the mats for a guy that has won a whole, whopping 2 CUSA Conference Titles in his ENTIRE career. Just stupid on their part…the ex-NFL cut players are not going to get them a Natty this year…Ol’ Lane is never dull even if he’s a weaseldi@&
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UT-Austin donors will find something to submarine Joey Freshwater before the end of the season.
On the one hand If the SEC does the unimaginable I would like the Big XII to also put their foot down. On the other having LSU and 3 other Texas Teams in conference is pretty appealing