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The meeting was held a day after a hearing in the conference's lawsuit against LSU and coach Lane Kiffin was continued . That continuance came after LSU filled its final two roster spots on Tuesday evening and left no space to add former Ole Miss DT Zxavian Harris and ex-Rebels TE Dae'Quan Wright to the roster in 2026.
The two players had signed contracts with NFL teams but were cut during the preseason. They were eligible to return for a fifth season of college football after a Louisiana judge ruled that they should be granted an extra year following the NCAA's decision to give all college athletes in the class of 2023 and younger five years to play five seasons.
"The presidents and chancellors of the Southeastern Conference met Thursday by videoconference to discuss recent matters involving conference expectations and responsibilities," the SEC's brief statement said. "Those discussions will continue as the conference and its member universities work toward an appropriate resolution."
At one point, the Thursday meeting was slated to discuss the possibility of expelling LSU from the conference . As LSU had looked to sign both Harris and Wright, the conference made a rule that no player who had signed an NFL, NBA or WNBA contract could play for a member school.
Another Louisiana judge ruled a week ago that the players had the right to join the Tigers. However, they were not a part of LSU's roster last Friday, as the Tigers submitted a roster with 103 of its 105 scholarship spots filled.
The two open spots were presumably for Harris and Wright, and leaving them open allowed LSU to fill them at a later date. But the school seemed to back down amid the SEC's lawsuit on Tuesday, as it put two other players on the roster. An attorney for Wright and Harris has said the players are reviewing their options.
After LSU filled the spots, the animosity appeared to diminish between the league and school. LSU president Wade Rousse said in a letter that the pathway for the players to join the team no longer existed and the subject of kicking LSU out was no longer on the table for discussion on Thursday.
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