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Tennessee chancellor says SEC 'will not budge' on NFL rule​

The president of the SEC's executive committee, Tennessee chancellor Donde Plowman, told ESPN on Tuesday that the league "will not budge" on its rule that NFL players cannot return to college. Speaking on behalf of the SEC's presidents and chancellors, she made clear that the SEC is "prepared to defend our rules" and wants commissioner Greg Sankey to feel empowered to levy significant penalties.

"We have a responsibility to try and lead the best we can in this time of chaos," Plowman said. "Our group is united on this. This is not a rule we will budge on." She added: "Enough is enough."

Plowman's comments come amid a gripping potential showdown between LSU and the SEC over the eligibility of former NFL players who've committed to the Tigers but have yet to be formally added to the roster.

If the SEC takes immediate action to punish LSU, the league would be violating a standing court order issued by a state judge in Louisiana that prohibits the SEC and Sankey from enforcing any rules -- including conference-wide bans on pro players -- that would keep the players involved in an ongoing lawsuit off the field.

Plowman stressed that the SEC presidents and chancellors are most concerned with the "narrow" issue of players returning from the NFL to college, which has emerged amid a flurry of eligibility lawsuits of players seeking a fifth year of eligibility in the wake of the NCAA's new eligibility rules. She called the return to college a "line in the sand" for the presidents and chancellors.

"It's not a new rule," Plowman said of pros not being able to return to college. "We didn't just cook up a rule. It's not a new rule. The way we see it. We are a voluntary membership organization, and we have a right to set and enforce our rules. We want to clarify -- this is not about the five-for-five.

"This is about -- if you signed a contract, you signed a contract. That's always been the bottom line. You don't get to unsign it and come back."
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Georgia AG to SEC: 'Take all measures available' if LSU plays pros​

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is encouraging SEC commissioner Greg Sankey to take "all measures available," including suspending and/or removing LSU from the conference, if the Tigers elect to roster former NFL players this season.

In a letter to Sankey on Wednesday, Carr wrote that his office is prepared to "use all legal means necessary to protect the University of Georgia, student athletes, and the integrity of college athletics."

"College athletics are for college athletes only, and we are grateful the SEC has taken swift action to maintain that standard," Carr wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN. "However, the rules cannot be ignored or twisted to benefit one coach, one institution, or one program, and we refuse to stand by while that happens."
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here’s the funniest part about all of this crap.

not a single human being that participated in any NFL activities is even listed on LSU’s official roster right now.
not one.

but if you listen to the media and this Georgia AG, you’d swear that we’re gonna roll out an entire team of NFL pro-bowlers.

Texas however has a starting O-Lineman that took part in NFL mini camps.
yet nobody is really saying anything about that.



LSU did evaluate a few guys, some practiced, “committed” to LSU, etc.

so if all this plays out and they are deemed eligible, LSU can (and i’m assuming will) add them.
but as of this morning at least, none of them have been added yet.
 
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Nutriaitch said:
here’s the funniest part about all of this crap.

not a single human being that participated in any NFL activities is even listed on LSU’s official roster right now.
not one.

but if you listen to the media and this Georgia AG, you’d swear that we’re gonna roll out an entire team of NFL pro-bowlers.

Texas however has a starting O-Lineman that took part in NFL mini camps.
yet nobody is really saying anything about that.



LSU did evaluate a few guys, some practiced, “committed” to LSU, etc.

so if all this plays out and they are deemed eligible, LSU can (and i’m assuming will) add them.
but as of this morning at least, none of them have been added yet.
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Right.....but the reason is because of the pushback. It's not like LSU is being super cautious here. They would roll out an entire team of NFL pro bowlers if they could.
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
Right.....but the reason is because of the pushback. It's not like LSU is being super cautious here. They would roll out an entire team of NFL pro bowlers if they could.
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LSU has been pretty upfront about all of this.
Whatever is decided though all this bullshit to be the rule going forward is what LSU will follow.

but Lane is a very polarizing guy. Easy to hate.
so he’s on full blast right now over it.
 
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