Did the SEC expel LSU after the September 10, 2026 meeting?

No. The SEC announced no expulsion decision or new membership sanction after the September 10 meeting. The conference said discussions will continue.

Can LSU continue playing football in the SEC?

Yes. The SEC announced no new football sanction after the meeting, and LSU's 2026 season continues with its 105-man roster locked without Dae'Quan Wright or Zxavian Harris.

SEC Issues LSU Statement After Presidents Meeting: Talks Will Continue

Q: What did the SEC say about LSU after the meeting?

The SEC said presidents and chancellors discussed conference expectations and responsibilities and that discussions will continue as the conference and its member universities work toward a resolution.

TigerHype Staff

2 days ago

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BATON ROUGE, La. — The SEC's presidents and chancellors met Thursday, September 10, 2026, with LSU's conference relationship hanging over the room. What came out of the meeting was not an expulsion vote, suspension or new football sanction. It was a short official statement saying the conversation is not over.

Quick answer: LSU remains in the SEC and talks are continuing

The Southeastern Conference announced no decision to expel LSU after Thursday's videoconference among league presidents and chancellors. The SEC said the meeting addressed recent matters involving conference expectations and responsibilities and that discussions will continue as the conference and its member universities work toward a resolution.

For a fan base that spent the week watching a roster dispute mushroom into a question about LSU's place in the conference it helped build, that matters. The immediate threat has cooled. The larger fight has not been declared finished.

The SEC's official statement after the meeting

After the meeting, the conference said its presidents and chancellors discussed recent matters involving conference expectations and responsibilities. The SEC added: “Those discussions will continue as the conference and its member universities work toward an appropriate resolution.”

The league did not announce an LSU membership vote, a penalty, a change to LSU's 2026 football status or a timetable for the next step. WAFB reported after the meeting that the conference offered few additional details.

Why this is a major shift from earlier in the week

Only days ago, the dispute had escalated into federal litigation and reports that SEC leadership could consider LSU's membership. The fight centered on Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, former professional players whose potential return to college football collided with SEC eligibility restrictions and a Louisiana court ruling.

Then LSU President Wade Rousse changed the immediate facts on the ground. In a September 9 letter to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, Rousse said LSU had already decided not to place Wright or Harris on the 105-man roster. LSU filled its remaining spots with other eligible players, locking the roster for the season. Rousse called the player-specific dispute moot and said LSU would not try to disrupt or postpone Thursday's SEC meeting.

Reporting before Thursday's meeting then indicated LSU expulsion was no longer expected to be on the agenda. The SEC's post-meeting statement is the first official conference communication after that gathering and confirms that the league's leadership discussions are continuing rather than announcing the dramatic membership outcome that had dominated headlines earlier in the week.

What it means for Lane Kiffin and the 2026 LSU season

For Lane Kiffin's football team, the practical result is straightforward: LSU's season continues, its roster remains locked at 105 players without Wright or Harris, and the SEC announced no new restriction affecting the Tigers' ability to compete.

That gives the football operation something it desperately needs in the middle of a season: clarity about who is on the roster and whether Saturday's work still matters. It does. The legal and governance fight may continue in offices and courtrooms, but the Tigers can keep preparing for football while university and conference leaders work through the larger dispute.

What remains unresolved between LSU and the SEC

The SEC has not announced a final governance resolution with LSU.
The conference has not announced a new vote date or membership action.
The broader legal questions surrounding former professional players and conference eligibility rules remain significant beyond LSU's locked 2026 roster.
Future LSU, SEC or court statements could materially change the landscape again.

The bigger LSU story is now about power, not two roster spots

Wright and Harris are not on LSU's roster. That part is settled for this season. What remains is a more consequential question: how much latitude does an SEC member have when courts, NCAA eligibility standards and conference rules collide, and how does the league enforce those expectations without turning a rules dispute into a crisis of membership?

For LSU, those questions are not academic. The school is one of the SEC's founding institutions and one of the most recognizable brands in college football. For Louisiana, this is not just conference paperwork. Saturday nights, recruiting pipelines, rivalries, traditions and generations of family history are tied to those three letters. That is why every official sentence out of Birmingham matters right now.