Overview
- Sources reported Tuesday that the SEC will not clear former St. John’s star RJ Luis to compete for LSU in 2026-27.
- Luis had won a federal preliminary injunction that declared him eligible after he signed with LSU and sued the NCAA.
- The SEC announced a rule change after the court order that bars athletes who signed professional contracts from resuming college play and the conference applied that rule to Luis.
- LSU coach Will Wade has stepped back from pressing the case and the program will proceed with roster plans without Luis for the upcoming season.
- Luis, the 2025 Big East Player of the Year who went undrafted in 2025 and signed two-way and Exhibit 10 deals, now faces a likely professional path while the dispute highlights growing clashes between court rulings, conference policies, and NCAA governance.