While a local judge in Baton Rouge ruled in favor of the NFL players, granting an injunction against the NCAA, the SEC fired right back, with commissioner Greg Sankey filing a lawsuit against LSU around the same time the hearing in Louisiana was taking place.While a court ruling has allowed former college players like Dae'Quan Wright to return to school and play at LSU, not everyone is sold that this is the right move.LSU Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin talks with SEC commissioner Greg Sankey during SEC Media Day 2026 at the JW Marriott Waterstreet in Tampa, Fla., on July 23, 2026.(University Images via Getty Images)That includes legendary sportscaster and Fox News contributor Jim Gray, who joined Fox and Friends earlier Saturday to discuss the ruling."This is ridiculous," Gray stated, defiantly.
"I think it's a shame, quite frankly...and it's wrong."COLTS GM CHRIS BALLARD RIPS NFL PLAYERS RETURNING TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL: 'STUPIDEST S--- I’VE EVER HEARD'Gray has covered the sport for many years and has seen the game change, especially in the wake of COVID-19, NIL, and the transfer portal, but this is a new can of worms that even he can't wrap his head around."If you declared to play in the NFL, that means that was your intention," Gray said.
"There's legal rights, and then there's right-wrong.And I just see this as wrong."LSU’S LANE KIFFIN FIRES BACK AT NFL RETURNEE BACKLASH: BLAME THE NCAA, NOT US FOR RECRUITING PRO ATHLETESGray then turned his sights towards Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin, who has been somewhat of a lightning rod for most of the offseason, even before this latest stunt.Head coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers is in action during fall practice at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., on Aug.
22, 2026.(University Images via Getty Images)"His motivations are to improve his team, and so, congratulations, this is how you want to improve your team," he quipped.
"It's not skirting the rules, but it's on the edge.""(Kiffin) has a very well-earned reputati...