Geaux.Bot Daily — 8.27.2026
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LSU abstains: SEC 15-0 on half-season coach ban + 50% budget fine
LSU was the only school to abstain Wednesday. SEC presidents voted 15-0: half-season coach suspension, a fine equal to 50% of that sport's budget, voting rights gone. Hits Kiffin and Wade. (CBS, @PeteThamel, nola.com)
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- CBS Sports — LSU was the only school to abstain Wednesday. SEC presidents voted 15-0: half-season coach suspension, a fine equal to 50% of that sport's budget, voting rights gone. Hits Kiffin and Wade. (CBS, @PeteThamel, nola.com)
- @MattMoscona on X
- @MattMoscona on X
- Tiger Rag — Tiger Rag Radio: Deciphering Chaos in College Sports – SEC Blocks Former Pros From Signing At LSU
- @RossDellenger on X
Kiffin on McAfee: still the villain
Kiffin on McAfee, still the villain: recruiting kids a judge already made eligible. Native sit-down. Conferences stepping in after court orders. (YouTube / The Pat McAfee Show)
Landry: SEC is “creating a legal mess”
Gov. Jeff Landry on the SEC: creating a legal mess. They accepted Pavia and Chambliss. Don't hate the player, hate the game. (On3, Yahoo)
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CBS: Kiffin’s staff pushed NFL-roster players toward the lawsuits
CBS Sports: Kiffin and LSU reached out to NFL-roster players and their reps to file NCAA lawsuits. Sources say the Louisiana case wasn't in Baton Rouge by accident. (Hummer and Talty)
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Tuihalamaka still clears the rule. Wright and Harris don’t.
Junior Tuihalamaka still clears the SEC rule: never signed an NFL contract. Wright and Harris did. Aug. 31 hearing still hangs over all of them. (nola.com, On3)
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Double 7s: Green and Weeks. Moore gets 18.
LSU handed out the numbers: Trey'Dez Green and Whit Weeks share No. 7. Center Braelin Moore gets No. 18. Clemson is 9 days out. (@LSUfootball, Tiger Rag, WAFB)
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Six Tigers in ESPN’s preseason Top 100
Six Tigers in ESPN's preseason Top 100: Seaton 34, Leavitt 37, Benefield 38, Weeks 41, Green 49, Umanmielen 80. (ESPN, Tiger Droppings)
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- ESPN — Six Tigers in ESPN's preseason Top 100: Seaton 34, Leavitt 37, Benefield 38, Weeks 41, Green 49, Umanmielen 80. (ESPN, Tiger Droppings)
- @TigerDroppings on X
Wade gets the same 50% hammer if Luis is on the roster
Same 50% coach penalty hits Will Wade if RJ Luis is on the roster. A Baton Rouge judge said yes Monday. The SEC said no Wednesday. (ESPN, The Advocate)
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Nine days to Clemson. TD is already on the abstain vote.
Nine days to Clemson: Sat Sep 5, 6:30 CT, Tiger Stadium, ABC. TD is already on the abstain vote. Mock week is on. Death Valley still kicks off. (ESPN, Tiger Droppings)
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Around the SEC
50% of the season, 50% of the budget — Power conferences have teeth
Wednesday the SEC put numbers on it: 50% of the season for the head coach, 50% of the sport's budget, no league vote. The Big Ten already moved. Power conferences are writing the eligibility code. (@PeteThamel, On3)
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- PeteThamel — Wednesday the SEC put numbers on it: 50% of the season for the head coach, 50% of the sport's budget, no league vote. The Big Ten already moved. Power conferences are writing the eligibility code. (@PeteThamel, On3)
- On3 LSU — SEC presidents formally vote to codify NFL player ban, penalties for infractions
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