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LSU head coach Lane Kiffin reacts in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Clemson, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

SEC leaders to discuss expelling LSU over player eligibility dispute

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

FILE - Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, speaks during NCAA college basketball women's SEC Media Day, Oct. 16, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Sankey, former NFL players head to court in college football fight over NCAA eligibility for ex-pros

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

FILE - Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, speaks during NCAA college basketball women's SEC Media Day, Oct. 16, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

SEC sues LSU, alleging coordinated push to recruit ex-pro athletes in defiance of rules

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey discusses upcoming NCAA College Football season during the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Media Days in Tampa, Fla., Monday, July, 20, 2026. (Hunter Dawkins/The Gazebo Gazette via AP)

Sankey reminds SEC schools to follow NCAA rules amid fifth-year eligibility rulings

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

FILE - Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti speaks during an news conference at the Big Ten Conference NCAA college football media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, July 26, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Big Ten: No league championship game if college football moves to a 24-team playoff

By Steve Megargee - Associated Press

FILE - Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, speaks during NCAA college basketball women's SEC Media Day, Oct. 16, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

SEC commissioner: Conversations about leaving NCAA are ‘real,’ but not what they want

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks to reporters during the conference's spring meetings, May 30, 2023, in Destin, Fla. (AP Photo/Ralph Russo, File)

Outlining concerns, SEC’s Sankey worries Senate bill could produce more lawsuits, not fewer

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, speaks during NCAA college basketball women's SEC Media Day, Oct. 16, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

SEC formally eliminates ‘cupcake weekend’ beginning in 2027

Associated Press

Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, speaks during NCAA college basketball women's SEC Media Day, Oct. 16, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

SEC commissioner stands firm on 16-team CFP, details challenges amid 24-team push

By Maura Carey - Associated Press

FILE - Vanderbilt fans climb a goalpost as they celebrate on the field after defeating Alabama in an NCAA football game, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

SEC amps up fines to $500,000 for rushing field, storming court

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

FILE - Big Ten Conference commissioner Tony Petitti, left, and Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey, right, hold a news conference after the two conferences held meetings, Oct. 10, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

SEC, Big Ten set to push for changes to CFP seeding in 2025

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

Texas fans throw water bottles and other items onto the field after defensive back Jahdae Barron's interception was initially ruled dead during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game against Georgia at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (/Houston Chronicle via AP)

No Texas fans caught, punished for throwing bottles at Georgia game

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during SEC Media Days, July 18, 2022, in Atlanta. Sankey told University of South Carolina trustees the league's union with the Big Ten Conference was created to provide leadership for a challenging landscape in college athletics. It is not, he said, a breakaway framework for the two healthiest, wealthiest leagues to run the game.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

SEC’s Sankey visits, talks with trustees, leaders at South Carolina on changing sports landscape

By Pete Iacobelli - Associated Press

Incoming NCAA president Charlie Baker speaks during the NCAA Convention, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, in San Antonio. Baker wants to create a new tier of Division I where athlete can be paid by schools. The new subdivision for schools with the most athletic resources could offer unlimited educational benefits, enter into name, image and likeness partnerships with athletes and compensate them through a trust fund (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File) **FILE**

NCAA president: Proposal to create new tier for big-money college sports just a start

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Monday, July 17, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

SEC commissioner calls on Congress to set national standards for athlete compensation

Associated Press

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during SEC Media Days, July 18, 2022, in Atlanta. The Southeastern Conference and Commissioner Greg Sankey have agreed to a contract extension through 2028. Financial terms were not disclosed in the release on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey agrees to contract extension through 2028

Associated Press

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks to reporters during the conference's spring meetings, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Destin, Fla. (AP Photo/Ralph Russo)

SEC puts emphasis on gambling after college sports roiled by multiple wagering scandals

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

8 or 9 conference games? SEC heads to spring meetings still debating schedule formats

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

A prerecorded message from Alabama coach Nick Saban is shown on the big screen at Bryant-Denny Stadium before the Iron Bowl NCAA college football game between Alabama and Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

SEC nearing finish line in fragile, virus-disrupted season

By PETE IACOBELLI - Associated Press

Georgia defensive back Eric Stokes (27) returns an interception for a touchdown during the second quarter of a NCAA college football, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Virus postponements hit SEC, Big Ten; 8 games across FBS

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press