The SEC collectively has been discussing a possible breakaway from the NCAA for almost one year, despite pushback from other conferences.

The school's Thursday meeting came after a hearing was continued in its suit against LSU and coach Lane Kiffin.

In defiance of conference rules, LSU and Kiffin tried to add two professional football players, Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, to the Tigers, citing recent conflicting court rulings about an extra year of eligibility for players in the 2022 recruiting class.

Big Noon Kickoff crew debate whether the SEC has an early edge on the Big Ten and which QB has been most impressive so far.

SEC presidents and chancellors will no longer consider expelling LSU from the conference during Thursday’s scheduled meeting, according to Yahoo! Sports‘ Ross Dellenger. The report comes on the same day that LSU president Wade Rousse said in a letter to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday that the school has complied with the league’s roster rules.

Today’s filing is necessary to ... preserve the Conference’s ability to govern competition among its members,” the league said.

A former Annapolis resident was charged in federal court by the Securities and Exchange Commission for raising $1.5 million by stealing the identity of a licensed professional and making misrepresentations to an investor over three years.

A combustible situation between the Southeastern Conference and the LSU Tigers may have cooled, but despite a Thursday meeting, it doesn't appear to be over.