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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eddie Pells

All eyes turn to federal court in Alabama as SEC tries again to ban former pros from LSU roster

WRIGHT-NFL LSU - (AP)

The Southeastern Conference's next — and maybe last — chance to keep players who spent time with NFL teams this summer from being added to LSU's football roster comes in a federal court in Alabama.

With a Friday night deadline looming for SEC schools to set their rosters for the season, the league went to federal court in Birmingham to sue LSU — along with coach Lane Kiffin and the school's athletic director and president — hoping for a different result than it got Thursday night from a state court in Louisiana.

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