{
  "id": 5749622,
  "title": "Meet the two ex-NFL players joining LSU, Lane Kiffin to play in college football games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/meet-the-two-ex-nfl-players-joining-lsu-lane-kiffin-to-play-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T09:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/meet-two-ex-nfl-players-090001943.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dae Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, both former NFL players, have been ruled eligible to play for LSU in college football games. The decision was made on Thursday when a Baton Rouge judge approved the athletes' additional year of eligibility due to a recent federal lawsuit. Wright and Harris previously played for LSU coach Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss for two seasons. Wright, who went undrafted in the 2026 NFL Draft, signed with the Philadelphia Eagles and later the Cleveland Browns, while Harris, also an Undrafted Free Agent, played for the New Orleans Saints before being waived. The SEC has recently filed a lawsuit regarding the issue.",
  "summary": "A Louisiana judge has seemingly paved the way for Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to return to LSU despite being on NFL rosters.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dae Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, ex-NFL players, eligible for LSU football.",
    "Baton Rouge judge approved additional year of eligibility for both athletes.",
    "Wright and Harris previously played for LSU coach Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "LSU's football coach is inadvertently helping Ted Cruz pass college sports reforms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/lsus-football-coach-is-inadvertently-helping-ted-cruz-pass-college",
        "published": "2026-09-05T12:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}