r/CFB • u/Fonzie5 UCF Knights • Big 12 • 18h ago

News [On3] BREAKING: The SEC has filed a lawsuit against LSU and head football coach Lane Kiffin, @PeteNakos reports.

https://x.com/on3/status/2095555292859646137?s=46&t=FavtrbPsHpJY8Odvh2TYUA
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u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT Purdue Boilermakers 18h ago

Tf is goin’ on

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u/Set-Admirable West Virginia • Backyard Brawl 17h ago

Lane Kiffin is doing his thing. This is the result.

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u/BerriesNCreme 17h ago

Lane is a habitual line stepper

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u/Kramerica_CEO Michigan Wolverines 17h ago

Fuck yo couch

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u/HBTFD1785 Georgia Bulldogs 17h ago

"I mean what am I gonna do? Jump up and start recruiting professional athletes to play college football for my team, like it's something to do? Come on, I have a little more sense than that.

Yeah, I remember recruiting professional athletes to play college football for my team."

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u/Kramerica_CEO Michigan Wolverines 17h ago

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

Man that skit is a classic. The way they rewind it and play what he said again ☠️

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u/binzoma Miami Hurricanes • Waterloo Warriors 16h ago

is this the 5 oclock drunk coed giveaway??

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u/Pandemic_Academic Washington State Cougars • Pac-12 17h ago

Buy anotha one ya rich mothafucka!

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u/katarh Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Donor 17h ago

No that's JD Vance

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u/Pnflkc3 Missouri Tigers • SEC 14h ago

They Should’ve never given Lane money!

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u/WhiskeyForTheWin Notre Dame Fighting Irish 16h ago

Fuck yo coach

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u/el_throw 17h ago

CHARLIE MURPHY!

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u/MickKeithCharlieRon Clemson Tigers 17h ago

Where the hell is Charlie Murphy when you need him? RIP

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u/surlymoe Penn State Nittany Lions 17h ago

*snorter. That's how I read it.

Both are true.

(and that's coming from a PSU fan!! Lol)

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u/MechaEscargot2 Ohio State Buckeyes 14h ago

Maybe the most accurate description of Lane.

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u/Dixiefootball Alabama Crimson Tide 14h ago

Lane would wear a UNITY ring and slap someone with it

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u/srs_house Swaggerbilt 16h ago

Kiffin: There's two things that turn me on - being a line stepper, and a 2 liter of diet dr pepper

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u/smoothtrip Michigan Wolverines 15h ago

I thought you are supposed to straddle the line? This seems like constantly crossing ever red line that is placed in front of him.

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u/NewspaperChemical785 Ohio State Buckeyes • Waterloo Warriors 17h ago

Al Davis was right

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u/jhallen2260 Nebraska Cornhuskers 17h ago

"FIRE LANE.... KIFFIN"

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u/problematic_glasses Michigan Wolverines • NBC 17h ago

this is what i think of every time lane kiffin is mentioned somewhere

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u/Orion14159 Kentucky Wildcats • Sickos 17h ago

r/brandnewsentence material right there

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u/DJ_Blakka /r/CFB 17h ago

Theres a lot of that going on in this thread

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u/TwoLiterHero UNLV Rebels • Valdosta State Blazers 17h ago

Honestly I think Al is responsible for Lane Kiffin.

He was the first coach to show any promise with us in years, so naturally Al had to get rid of him by breaking out the projector and embarrassing him (shitty do to a first time head coach).

And I don’t think Lane has respected authority or bothered caring about his image ever since.

Al Davis always had big time Palpatine vibes anyway lol

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u/c-papi South Carolina Gamecocks 16h ago

what a strange sentence

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u/tightiewhitieboy 17h ago

That guy has been a POS everywhere he has been.

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force 17h ago

Florida Atlantic is the only job he left on good terms. He couldn’t even leave on good terms at Alabama as their national championship winning OC.

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u/averagejoeag Texas A&M Aggies • Air Force Falcons 17h ago

He finally found a place as corrupt as him.

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u/bigpoppa85 17h ago

Match made in hell. Hope they all go up in flames.

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u/Electromotivation James Madison Dukes 15h ago

He will be the governor before we know it

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u/bigpoppa85 12h ago

I’m sure he is already calling the shots.

But, given Lane’s history, can you imagine how explosive this eventual divorce will be? The guy’s career is a total rollercoaster.

I honestly cannot think of a more talked about coach that has done as little ON THE FIELD. His Kardashian approach to coaching has certainly been professionally successful though 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Powerlevel-9000 Notre Dame • Arkansas 16h ago

As terrible as this is I still hate the fake injury strategy he uses more. He has done only harm to the sport.

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u/Hacym Florida Gators 17h ago

I’m so glad we dodged that bullet. 

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u/ParchedCoconut Florida Gators 16h ago

I mean, yes, but we all knew what we'd be getting into if we got him

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u/thefupachalupa Georgia Bulldogs • Virginia Tech Hokies 15h ago

Do we think he’d still be doing this at Ole Miss or has the LSU job gone to his head and made him ultra ridiculous?

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u/Flobking Syracuse Orange 14h ago

Lane Kiffin is doing his thing. This is the result.

Dude is another poster boy for nepo babies. Dude would not have a career if it weren't for his father.

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u/TheSwitchler 17h ago

The shit weasel is at it again

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u/NoleJawn Florida State Seminoles • Temple Owls 17h ago

The Shit Hawks are circling, Laney

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u/ozzyoslo Ohio State Buckeyes • Big Ten 17h ago

What's a shit hawk, Ricky?

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u/ItsMrChuckles South Carolina • Texas 15h ago

The shit apple doesn’t fall far from the shit tree Randy

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u/bevans1212 9h ago

Lane Kiffin is a shit leopard who can’t change his spots

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u/Lefthook16 Alabama Crimson Tide 17h ago

Basically what this could mean is the players won't be eligible. You have to have rosters set 24 hours before kickoff so theoretically changing a ruling even for 24 hours at this stage could cause LSU big problems. Pate broke it down on Sunday's show.

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u/Taako_Cross Penn State Nittany Lions 17h ago edited 9h ago

Nah some Baton Rouge judge will place an injunction to allow them to play with a court date in February ‘27 to determine if they’ll be allowed to play in the 26-27 season.

Edit: exactly what I said would happen- happened. Shocking.

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u/surlymoe Penn State Nittany Lions 17h ago

The Baton Rouge AG was wearing purple and the very first things she said outside the courthouse today before answering a question was, "Go Tigers!" So yeah, we have an unbiased lawsuit about to happen.

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u/Sir_Auron Florida Gators • ETSU Buccaneers 17h ago

*Go Tigahs

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u/Ion_bound Georgia Tech • Georgia Southern 17h ago

I mean the AG's job is to defend LSU right now. She's the state's lawyer and an entity of the state is getting sued.

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u/Lefthook16 Alabama Crimson Tide 17h ago

This court day today was brought by the SEC though. I'm still sorta confused how these guys enrolled into LSU this late. I'm in California. How come my avid teacher didn't advise us to apply to LSU? Easiest school ever to get into apparently.

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u/exipheas Texas A&M Aggies 17h ago

Because no advisor that cares about you would suggest you move to Louisiana.

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u/Ethanop1a 16h ago

How come my avid teacher didn't advise us to apply to LSU?

Because it is expensive for an out of state student without a scholarship. It's always been very easy to get in.

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u/KLWMotorsports Duke Blue Devils • Virginia Tech Hokies 16h ago

Easiest school ever to get into apparently.

Isn't Ole Miss like a 99% or some shit? You just have to have a pulse and not be legally brain dead.

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u/throwaway2987650 Florida Gators 12h ago edited 12h ago

At least Ole Miss has a nationally renowned English department, I could not tell you any redeeming things about LSU. It’s a giant junior college. Legitimately the worst school in the SEC.

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u/jbaker1225 Oklahoma Sooners 4h ago

I do think Mississippi State is worse.

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u/jimmybilly100 14h ago

Yeah, but how well do you football?

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u/Other-Comfortable929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 15h ago

If your submitted roster is at 105 it’s set but if it’s under 105 you can still add people later so they can just leave a few spots open and ride it out.

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u/nuclearcajun LSU Tigers • UCF Knights 17h ago

How? Lsu was only recruiting two players one wasn’t even a starter

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u/JustHereForCatss Tennessee Volunteers 17h ago

Lane Kiffin

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u/tagillaslover Clemson Tigers 17h ago

He’s actually such an idiot, I don’t understand it. He’s going through all this trouble for guys that were going to be backups 

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u/Set-Admirable West Virginia • Backyard Brawl 17h ago

He loves being the center of attention and skirting every rule possible. This is his version of natural selection.

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u/Electromotivation James Madison Dukes 15h ago

Maybe he’s doing some other really illegal things and once all the attention on this

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u/jcanci LSU Tigers 17h ago

I'm tired, boss. I just want LSU to be a good football team, but we are being abnormal and antisocial.

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u/Exempt_Puddle 17h ago

In the NFL, but as you should know most backups in the NFL would be starting studs at most colleges

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u/manbearpig520 17h ago

The guy was undrafted and had yet to even appear in a preseason game. That type of player is not a difference maker for a team like LSU. Especially not at his position. I’m sure he will contribute but he doesn’t move the needle for their expectations.

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u/MrChipKelly Texas Longhorns • Summertime Lover 16h ago

Wright is absolutely a potential difference maker for LSU, whether he starts or not. He immediately gives LSU four years of veteran leadership and experience, including in the CFP, and he’s plug-and-play as the hybrid H-back/wing/slot that Kiffin wants for his scheme because he just did it for two years at Ole Miss. And he gets exponentially more valuable if LSU makes it to the playoffs, where a single position having experienced and talented depth can easily be the difference between winning or losing.

I think Green is better than Wright and that’s why he’s starting, but Wright actually had more receptions and yards last year than anyone in LSU’s current TE room including Green, and more importantly it’s a super contact-heavy position with frequent injuries. In fact I’m pretty sure Green missed games just this last year with a knee thing. The reason Kiffin pushed so hard to add a contributor to the room is because after Green and Wright, every other TE that he has are JAGs at best and zeroes at worst. Having Wright as insurance is one bad play away from being a potentially huge deal.

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u/Exempt_Puddle 17h ago

No one player is gonna move the needle outside of a QB or dominant defensive player, but several players combined could move a needle. Its also telling LSU is willing to do this considering the controversy they would have predicted, so im guessing they know better than we do. I fucking hate it, but at that level people take calculated risks so clearly they think its worth it

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u/PackInevitable8185 Boise State Broncos 17h ago

Aren’t these guys who went undrafted? These aren’t even back ups. Sure there are even hall of famers who were UDFA, but as far as I am aware the vast majority don’t ever make it past the practice squad (if even that)… I actually read that even among drafted players only 30% make a 53 man roster, more like 5-10% if you are a late round pick… so if you go undrafted you will likely never be an actual NFL backup.

I am not saying these players cannot be good or even better than your average college player, but they are a big step down from actual NFL 2nd stringers.

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u/Exempt_Puddle 17h ago

Well I didnt make that initial claim of them being backups,, but seeing as no college team has exceeded 15 drafted in a single draft its not ridiculous to think some PS filler would be a successful starter in a college program.

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u/PackInevitable8185 Boise State Broncos 14h ago

Yeah it’s definitely possible, but it just doesn’t seem worth it for a team like LSU. I would think they could get somebody in the portal or coming out of HS who would be comparable, likely with a higher upside. If this is somewhere like Louisiana Tech then gain seems more worth it (but not really worth it either in the grand schemes).

My theory is that we are so deep into the attention/engagement economy that Kiffin just wants LSU football to be in all the headlines and on everyone’s social media feeds, because otherwise it is a head scratcher to me.

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u/Exempt_Puddle 14h ago

Man i could not agree with you more. I think your theory is probably closer to the truth. Either there is something more to it on the back-e nd, or they legitimately think they move the needle

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u/srs_house Swaggerbilt 16h ago

No, the LSU fans have openly admitted that most of the players they're after are just added depth behind the current projected LSU starters.

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u/Exempt_Puddle 16h ago

No offense man but I dont give a fuck what fans think. Many fans are uneducated, sensationalist, emotional, hyperbolic, and uninformed. They could definitely be right, but then that doesnt really add up to why LSU would be doing this then. Im no authority on the matter myself but if we try to read between the lines that doesnt make logical sense. Either there is something else going on here behind the scenes or they are wrong. Or maybe im wrong and lsu is run by a bunch of morons, but super successful long-time d1 coaches aren't typically complete idiots. Time will tell i guess!

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u/AsaKurai Virginia Tech Hokies 17h ago

He just needs to stay on as an OC at a top program. Every time you think he's back he reverts back to his old ways as a HC and makes folks mad whether he leaves or stays

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u/Short-MooseEh 17h ago

He's majorly self-destructive and is repeatedly forgiven when he fucks up, so he keeps pushing it.

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u/Jengalover Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 17h ago

Is idiot the right word?

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u/trivo8888 Ole Miss Rebels 17h ago

People have been saying that, but Wright would start at TE if he had been in camp for awhile.

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u/ActionAccomplished31 Fresno State Bulldogs • Oregon Ducks 17h ago

An LSU fan told me the other day that the tight end would be a backup, but they’re counting on the nfl drop downs to sure up their line, so they’d be starting.

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u/Porkball Arkansas Razorbacks 15h ago

sure up

"Shore up" is the correct expression here.

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u/ActionAccomplished31 Fresno State Bulldogs • Oregon Ducks 13h ago

Thanks

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u/squirtwv69 Ole Miss Rebels • Memphis Tigers 17h ago

Not even back ups. Tackling dummies on the practice team

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u/wisertime07 Clemson Tigers • The Citadel Bulldogs 17h ago

Kiffin be Kiff'in

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u/TortoiseWrath Alabama • Washington 17h ago

I bet the defendants waged a deliberate and coordinated campaign to recruit professional athletes to play football for LSU during the 2026-27 season

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u/Ranger_Nietzsche Illinois • Michigan 17h ago

As an organization I'd certainly be pissed if I found out a member convinced and assisted outside people to sue me.

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u/abris33 Colorado Buffaloes 17h ago

College football is either about to die a glorious death or get saved. No in between

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u/ReadyWash9992 Indiana • Old Brass Spittoon 17h ago

Purdue sucks! So do Michigan and Ohio State!

Oh, sorry, force of habit. Anyway, Coach Kiffin has been trying to make illegal lane changes.

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u/tc100292 Vanderbilt Commodores 17h ago

Lane burning bridges at multiple SEC schools bit him.

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u/crustang Rutgers • Edinburgh Napier 14h ago

nm.. waiting for the game in a couple hours, u?

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u/DDayDawg Mississippi State Bulldogs 17h ago

Step 1 of many that leads to LSU’s removal from the SEC. They don’t realize how serious this is. There is something huge happening in college football and the SEC knows that if they don’t make a strong move it will haunt them forever. LSU picked a stupid time to fight this fight.