Following recent developments that have seen former college players enter the professional ranks, only to regain college eligibility through court orders, the conference voted Tuesday to bar those athletes moving forward.Under the new Big Ten policy, any athlete who has signed with a professional team, declared for the NFL Draft or participated in any type of professional training camp will be ineligible for conference competition.NFL TO NCAA? COURTROOM CHAOS IS GIVING PRO ATHLETES A BIZARRE PATH BACK TO COLLEGE, AND IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUNBig Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti speaks at Big Ten football media day at Lucas Oil Stadium on July 26, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana.(Michael Hickey/Getty Images)The decision comes after players in several states were granted injunctions or temporary restraining orders allowing them to play this season.Most of the lawsuits stem from the NCAA’s new eligibility guidelines, which give athletes five years to play five seasons of college athletics.Since June, there have been a plethora of lawsuits filed in state courts that have granted athletes an additional season of eligibility, with multiple judges ruling in favor of plaintiffs that argued the NCAA's new rules should have included them being grandfathered into the process.In recent days, LSU head coach Lane Kiffin has taken a beating in the court of public opinion, and from many within the SEC, for bringing back players who have already gained NFL experience.This includes former Ole Miss football players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, who are both set to join the LSU roster thanks to a ruling from the 19th District Court of Louisiana that granted them an additional season of eligibility.LSU’S LANE KIFFIN FIRES BACK AT NFL RETURNEE BACKLASH: BLAME THE NCAA, NOT US FOR RECRUITING PRO ATHLETESLSU Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin speaks at SEC Football Kickoff Media Day at Tampa Marriott Water Street in Tampa, Fla., on July 23, 2026.
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