Judge shields LSU from SEC penalties over RJ Luis

A Baton Rouge judge issued an injunction on October 28 protecting LSU from Southeastern Conference penalties if the school adds basketball player RJ Luis to its roster, allowing him to practice and play until a November 13 hearing, according to reports on the ruling. The order temporarily prevents the SEC from penalizing LSU for rostering Luis while the court considers a preliminary injunction. It does not establish that LSU will add him to the team. The hearing is scheduled for November 13, when representatives for LSU and the conference are expected to appear. Luis’s attorney, Tony Clayton, said the amended filing sought to prevent the SEC, its commissioner and LSU from obstructing his ability to play. Clayton said LSU was being threatened by the commissioner. The petition also asked the judge to bar LSU from following conference directives that would keep Luis off the roster. The injunction follows an earlier ruling involving Luis’s eligibility. In late August, a judge granted a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, which has argued that Luis is ineligible because he entered the NBA draft without following NCAA procedures for preserving his college eligibility. The new...