{
  "id": 3337077,
  "title": "Lane Kiffin doesn't want NFL players in college football, but okay adding them at LSU",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/lane-kiffin-doesnt-want-nfl-players-in-college-football-but-okay",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T19:59:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lane-kiffin-doesnt-want-nfl-195944535.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lane Kiffin, LSU's football coach, doesn't support NFL players returning to college football, but he's considering adding such players to the Tigers' roster. Kiffin made this statement on an episode of the Pat McAfee Show, discussing the current landscape of college football.\n\nOne of the NFL players Kiffin brought in was former Ole Miss tight end Dae Quan Wright, who chose LSU over other schools that offered him. Kiffin noted that many schools, including his former one, had shown interest in Wright, but he ultimately chose LSU.\n\nRegarding the issue of NFL players returning to college, Kiffin admitted that he generally doesn't agree with it, stating that professionals shouldn't come back to college sports and football. However, he sees value in adding these players when they meet specific criteria, such as being part of a class ruled wrong by the NCAA and supposed to be 5-for-5.\n\nKiffin's strategy has already led to other significant moves, like gaining extra eligibility for Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia in court before the 2022 season. This ruling has now impacted all of the 2022 recruits. Kiffin also criticized the SEC for selectively supporting 5-for-5 players, expressing concern about an interesting situation where the conference would follow the court order for some players but not others for others.",
  "summary": "The Tigers coach aired out his concerns on The Pat McAfee Show.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "NFL players to LSU tracker: Updated list of 2026 rookies lured back to college by Lane Kiffin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nfl-players-to-lsu-tracker-updated-list-of-2026-rookies-lured-back-to",
        "published": "2026-08-25T12:05:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}