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- Judge grants injunction to pro players seeking LSU returnDae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris have been cleared to return to college football after brief stints in the NFL, according to a judge's orders, setting up a dramatic showdown between the SEC and LSU.
- Transfers, recruits and roster moves for key men's NCAA basketball teamsWith one month left until games tip for the 2026-27 season, we're tracking player movement across key programs.
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- Sources: SEC to suspend head coaches who add pro playersSEC schools that bring back NFL, NBA or WNBA players to their programs will face steep discipline under a new policy unanimously approved by the conference's 16 members, sources confirmed to ESPN.
- SEC draws rule to stop NFL, NBA, WNBA players from returningAfter the Big Ten passed a rule stopping players returning from the NFL from playing at its schools, the SEC followed suit but took it further, adding basketball in announcing a policy forbidding members from rostering anyone from the NFL, NBA and WNBA.
- RJ Luis Jr., '25 Big East POY, granted injunction to play for LSUA Louisiana judge on Monday granted RJ Luis Jr., the 2025 Big East Player of the Year, a temporary injunction to play for LSU this season despite signing multiple NBA contracts.
- SEC: Pro athletes should not 'return to college competition'As LSU hopes to sign NFL tight end Dae'Quan Wright, if he clears waivers, the SEC on Monday issued a statement emphasizing its belief that athletes who choose to leave to sign pro contracts "should not then be permitted to return to college competition."