Could SEC vote to expel LSU cancel Tennessee game, Lane Kiffin's return? Latest updates
The SEC is set to vote on LSU's future in the conference Sept. 10.
The University of Tennessee football team's schedule may be affected by the ongoing legal dispute between the SEC and LSU. On September 8, the SEC lodged an amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, according to USA TODAY. A vote on LSU's future membership in the league is set for September 10.
Tennessee, the No. 18 Vols (1-0), is set to host LSU, the No. 8 Tigers (1-0), at Neyland Stadium on November 21. This will be Lane Kiffin's first appearance at Neyland Stadium since 2021, when fans reportedly threw debris and hit former UT coach Lane Kiffin with a golf ball.
The SEC initiated legal action against LSU and Kiffin on September 3, alleging violations of player eligibility rules. Kiffin added two former Ole Miss players, Zxavian Harris and Dae Quan Wright, to the LSU roster after a court order granted them eligibility. Neither Harris nor Wright played in LSU's 51-10 victory over Clemson in the season opener.
The SEC claims LSU lacks institutional control, citing Kiffin's comments during halftime of the Clemson game, in which he suggested LSU would have won even more if they had fielded professional players. For the expulsion vote to pass, 11 out of the 16 SEC presidents must support it.
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