LSU could get booted from the SEC

The big picture: It's the latest escalation in a bitter fight between the university and the SEC over whether athletes who previously signed professional contracts can suit up again for college teams.

Catch up quick: A recent NCAA rule change allows athletes to play on college football teams for five years, but it failed to grandfather in 2022 high school graduates, according to the Washington Post.

• That policy shift also came just after some players signed contracts with professional teams. Now, they're looking to do a fifth year on a college team instead.
• But that breaks an SEC rule that pro players can't play college ball — and LSU is backing the pro players in court over it.
• Last week, a Baton Rouge judge temporarily cleared the way for those athletes to play with the Tigers, AP reports, even as the SEC filed a lawsuit against LSU the same day arguing the school is working against the conference.

Flashback: LSU has been part of the SEC since its inception in 1933.

• It would take a two-thirds vote of the conference's CEOs to kick LSU out of the conference, AP reports.

The bottom line: The Tigers are officially the new villains in college football.